The West End is a busy tourist hotspot - with China Town, Leicester Square, and the famous Eros Statue creating a great day of exploring, you're sure to get peckish and luckily St James Tavern provides the haven you'll need to recharge. This classic British pub has stood on the site since 1773 and has attracted all diners over the centuries from the likes of Charles Dickens to famous names from the nearby theatres. Pop in for a drink or some delicious pub food - plus you never know, you might just be sharing the dining room with a celebrity.
St James Tavern takes traditional pub food and elevates it to better heights with elegance and an infusion of unique flavour. Start off your meal with tender, glazed, sticky chicken skewers; marinated in sweet mango and pineapple, the chicken takes on a pleasant kick of heat with the addition of chilli and its accompaniment of a bed of peppery rocket. For a more traditional taste of pub food, you may opt for crispy whitebait or a selection of warm bread, slow-roasted tomatoes, and fresh olives.
Moving onto the main course, the pub splits its offering into pub favourites and signature burgers. The team are serious about their favourites - you'll find everything you could expect from a British menu with three different pies, cod and chips, and sausage and mash providing a hearty, warming taste of British culinary passion.
While the pub classics are not altered, the burgers show off the team's creative side. Your typical burger comes loaded with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon and a tangy burger sauce; a chicken burger is transformed by Korean spices, barbecue sauce, and a coriander mayo; and the showstopper is a beef burger topped with bacon, button mushrooms and a free cheese burger sauce.
Just try to leave room for a British finale of bread and butter pudding fingers with an entire jug of custard for dipping.