The Fable

The Fable is a bar Smithfield London located in United Kingdom.

6 / 10
244
ratings
Address

52 Holborn Viaduct London Greater London EC1A 2FD United Kingdom

Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Music Yes
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 35


Keywords:

cocktails great value good for groups seafood breakfast food sea bass steak lunch capers good for special occasions takes reservations
Martha Rotter

If you are a fan of books you will go crazy for the decor here! Beautiful

Thunder Cat

A bar and restaurant set over three levels that is popular with groups and private parties which often results in large sections being fenced off. Not recommended for a quiet dinner .

Lucy Nowicki

Good place to meet up with friends and have a starter cocktail . A bit overpriced depending on what you order. Place fills up fast and gets loud but overall an ok place for a drink or two.

Tiago Teixeira Correia

The decor is so good. Try and get the place for a private night to get the best out of it

Mihalis Naoum

Not many things are good here. Probably only the beers are ok. The D&M burger was disappointing. The bun was cold, the patty was over cooked- and they dont even ask u how would like it to be cooked.

Brooke Louise

Totally acceptable fare - two vegan main options were green pearl barley risotto (bit overly salted) and cauliflower steak . Nice enough.

James Brian

Nice decor, bad music , city crowd. Forget getting served at the bar upstairs, unless you're a mate (yup, "that" happened). Head to the quieter bar downstairs.

Rusty D

Great dishes for serving, but the food and service remains lacking!

Steffi C

Excellent breakfast and superb service.

Valentina Ciolino

Currently selling a Megan Sparkle cocktail - very fruity and nice

Joan Vidal Bosch

Good bar and nice drinks. Perfect for parties.

Keith Matthew

Awesome venue with fantastic food and reasonably priced. Get involved!

Boon Koh

Great bar , lots of space upstairs and downstairs, but way too noisy when its packed!!

Barry Green

Service was good although it was Saturday afternoon, food was as expected and priced ok, just like all bar one. The interior is very cool

Valentina Ciolino

Delicious sea bass - with tons of capers

Little Scrapes

Bring a magnifying glass to read the wine and bottled beer menu .

super pup

Pretty meh place that feels like a more suburban version of the Botanist (which is also not great). Food was horrible - duck flatbread was stir fry with jar sauce on stale pizza dough . Drinks ok.

Pablo Ampuero

The food in the restaurant is lovely. The food in the bar is like barely edible cholera.

Alistair

Friendly staff and good food.

Pooja Vir

Excellent cocktails but the food leaves a lot to be desired. Especially disappointed with their soggy chips and getting a beef burger when I ordered a veggie one.

Sudip Bhaduri

Steak lobster prosecco pre football tiffin for an England fan

Rika Williams

The food was amazing

James Mayes

Great cocktails !

Rakhi Dave

Great venue

Munaf Dalvi

20 minutes to get served drinks in the upstairs bar when the place is empty!

K

Can get very busy with office workers. Very loud . Ok for lunch but there are better places around the area.

Sean Olson-Roy

Have a beer or two!

Simon Morley

Very crowded , excessively loud music , long service times at the bar aside from that, it's fine.

Natasha Maksimenko

Amazing cocktails !!

Andrew Richardson

The service leaves something to be desired. Very slow and with forced chit chat. Food was alright but small portions. A bit of a "city " vibe.

Melyssa Bernstein

Ambiance is cool , food is very mediocre, typical British chain

Charlotte Kay

20min to get served a beer when the place is empty? Bad start for a new place.

Stephen Fairweather

Expensive. Not a great selection of pints. Terrible music . Apart from that great.

Denitza Mihaylova

Horrible service,better skip it

Constantine Che

Стильно, вкусно, хорошая музыка , большие порции . Не очень быстрое обслуживание, но если не торопитесь - здесь хорошо

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