Britannia Pub

Was in town for the weekend to visit family and friends. After visiting the Santa Monica Pier decided to stop by this place because it was okay to smoke, a very rare thing in California. Doorman was absolutely a rockstar when it came to customer service, friendliness and inviting us to come and hang out this bar. Live music a very pretty bartender who was fast with the drinks. A great spot to chill, talk, listen, and have fun. After leaving L.A. 33 yrs ago, it's nice to see there are still spots that were like it was in the late 80s and 90s.

Came here for Happy Hour, which runs from 4 - 7pm, Monday - Friday. HH is as follows: $7 Domestic Drafts $7 Well Drinks $7 Well Wine $8 Craft & Import Beers $9 Guinness $7 Food: Fish (3) & Chips Buffalo Wings (3) with Fries Nachos (add meat $1.50) Chicken Strips with Fries I was not very impressed by the expensive beer pricing, but my brother thoroughly enjoyed his pint of Guinness. I ordered the Fish & Chips, which has 3 small pieces of fish, but they were admittedly delicious. Place had a bit of a grungy feel to it, but I can see how it is needed and welcome in a place like Santa Monica.

Great vibes. Friendly staff. They have pool 🎱 and show all the Eagles and Penn State football games. So if you are from Philly, a nice spot to come and hang out! They also have tasty food and drinks! And you can get a non alcoholic beer too!

The Britannia British Pub. It is April 30th, 2025. It is my beloved cousin's birthday. We normally take a simple meal in our area and during which I deliver my gifts. This year was different. In our phone call the night before, we both expressed a sort of wanderlust, and so we began driving without destination. The road led us to a favorite coffee shop in W. Hollywood, and we discussed where we would go next. It was a dreary day, overcast, so we decided to seek the sunshine and fresh air of Santa Monica. We went to a city parking lot right on the beach, with the intent of dipping a toe in the Pacific Ocean, thereby ending our short adventure. We looked at each other and noticed that we were not dressed for a beach outing. We noticed that the hike to the shoreline was nearly 200 yards, and both knew that our event was over. We both began to drive home. We had failed. I thought about lunch. "Let's get a sandwich or something at the Santa Monica Promenade," says I. We were both a bit peckish, so we took a spot in a public parking lot a block away and headed to our future. We had not walked a full block when we heard people, happy people, watching a football match, cheering. As we approached, we noticed a friendly little bar, people smiling, and some match on the many TVs. "Let's go in." We entered the Britannia Pub. It is on the old Route 66. It has a nice outdoor patio and big open windows so that guests can also enjoy the fresh ocean air. Very nice. We were greeted by Max, the barkeeper, who smiled so broadly at us that we were forced to smile back. As it turns out, we had arrived during happy hour, and we were handed a menu. There was a standing chalkboard by the door that read, "Fish and Chips, $7.50." We like fish, so we ordered 2 of those. Neither of us drink anymore, so we ordered two Diet Colas. The fish and chips arrived in a few minutes and were fresh, crispy, and delicious. We asked about what teams were playing, and the crowd was filled with people who were only too happy to describe the game. We got lucky by finding the Britannia British Pub. It is an inexpensive and fun place. The food is delicious. The crowd is welcoming and advised us that the drinks are strong. The Britannia British Pub 318 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Website/Menu: britanniapub.com Phone: (310) 458- 5350 Highly recommended. Great fun, good food. 3 thumbs up.

I've had a drink at a far more than decent price from what little experience I have, pool table and full setup of the style is just fun, amazing, and a seriously beautiful let alone convenient design. There's a couple of TV's in the back with a fake grass in a nearly picnic looking settling, karaoke, pool, easy walk to the restroom with seriously fair space, clean restrooms along with everything, and the bar has many seats yet is conveniently away from each other area without it feeling like you're missing out on anything tucked away somewhere.

The bartender on Sunday gets five stars. Atmosphere is cool, but it's just a pub. The fish and chips... That was the worst fish and chips I've ever had. The worst. I wanted to try there Philly cheese steak egg rolls because that sounded cool, but after the fish and chips I knew I shouldn't even try.

Stopped in for my first visit because of the sign out front advertising the $7 Fish n Chips Special. Portion was adequate for the price and food came out crispy and hot. I don’t know if it was the temp of the fryer or the cut of fish, but instead of flaky goodness I got mush. Beer batter was ok, but what was inside wasn’t. No flavor to that or the tartar sauce. The fries were standard fare food service but cooked well. Sadly the chips were the best part!

EDIT: Fish and chips is now $8 and you get 2 pieces. Still good tho... Great happy hour prices. $7 fish and chips, $8 Guinness (20oz), $6-7 for other beers (16oz). The place is kinda grungy and smells funny but whatever

Every time I've been here it's been a good experience. Felt like the happy hr fish and chips were great for 7 bucks in 2025. Crispy but not overly breaded and their tartar sauce seemed home made if you're into that. Chill environment all the times I've come, and super nice bartenders. A hidden little gem tucked away a few blocks from the beach.

This is a pretty good place to grab a drink but I'd be weary about the food. It's a bit pricey and it's just fine. I would say typical bar food quality. The servers are nice. You can order on a table QR code or go up to the bar. They have some outside seating and indoor seating. I wouldn't get the quesadilla but the fish and chips were solid. Chips were bland but fish was decent!

They changed the tip to an extra $10 on my receipt. When i tried calling no one answered. Would not recommend!

We came here in a Friday. It was bustling, the music was great and the staff was cordial and very nice and attentive. Have a great fun friday!

Great bar pub and you feel like you're right in the heart of London! Almost says good drinks for beer infamous fish, and chips!

I had to kill some time in SM while my daughter was at a birthday party and saw this place was happening during Sunday morning NFL games. Everyone was watching the Eagles game. All good, am a fan of Philly. I was wearing a 49ers hat. As I entered a guy tapped me on my shoulder and asked me to take my hat off. Why? He said no other team besides Eagles gear allowed. I said I am friendly and just want to watch football, have a beer and lunch. He said nope thats the rules. I left totally disturbed. What is that about??? Not very inclusive. Weak! I will be sending a note to the City

I have so many things to say about this place. First of all, my friends and I are from the Bay Area and came down to LA and had plans to find a good pub to watch the football game at. This place was rather dirty. Didn't look like it was well kept at all. There wasn't a lot of seating on the main floor so we decided to go upstairs where the pool table was and they had some TVs there that we can catch the game on. Our server was friendly and turned on the game for us, but the audio did not match. The audio was matched up to the game below. When we asked if we can get audio on the television, we were told that the main game was playing downstairs Please help me understand how the cowboys game was the main game, when we were in LA and the LA Rams were playing. It made absolutely no sense. But that's just the ambience part that turned us off. Now. Let me tell you about the food. My friend ordered steak nachos and her nachos came with no steak at all. My other friend ordered a french dip and that one just really baffled me. The meat was not thinly sliced beef as what a French dip should have in it. Instead, it was something that looked similar to corned beef and it had some kind of strange gravy drizzled over it. No au jus. But it did come with a strange side of some other kind of meat that looked maybe like it could be carnitas. Not really sure. Then when my friend said something and decided to get something different instead, and she ordered steak nachos, hers also came with only a few small bits of steak. As for myself, I ordered The Philly cheesesteak. And it was tasty, but it was missing mushrooms and at that point in time I just didn't want to seem like I just was continuing to complain because I can tell that our waitress was getting rather frustrated with us because her annoyance was written all over her face But the part that really bothered me was they tried to double charge my friend for both the food that she didn't eat and the steak nachos. I let the other guy who was helping us out know that I just felt like that wasn't right that they were trying to double charge her and he said he would make it up by giving us free drinks. But that was already after having brought us free shots to try to make up for the poor service we were receiving. Now here's the funny thing, after we decided to take the piece offering and drink the shots, it didn't even taste like it had alcohol in it. It tasted like shot glasses full of raspberry lemonade. Thankfully the guy I spoke to made it right and took off one of the meals from my friend. But other than that, there was really absolutely no compensation for the terrible service that we received. Unfortunately this brought down a lot of the energy within our group and turn the experience a bit sour for us. I never like having a give bad reviews for a place, but this place just took the prize for really bad service. I will say that the guy who helped us tried to stay as friendly as he possibly could. But the waitress was so obviously frustrated with us. And for what reason, for speaking up that we were getting poor service, it makes no sense. I would never in a million years come back to this place again. And the only reason why I'm giving them two stars rather than one is because the guy made up for it by correcting the bill. Then again it wasn't anything super outstanding, he was just doing what was right in the first place. I guess out of the goodness of my heart is why I'm giving him a second star.

I had a beer and fish and chips it was so delicious I really enjoyed it it's not a fancy restaurant it's not expensive prices are very reasonable I recommend this place

Just recently learned this spot is also one of the few Eagles bars in Santa Monica. They could benefit from having more food options but are a solid sports bar with reliable service and strong pours. The Philly cheesesteak style egg rolls were tasty and I'd order them again--Britannia also happens to be a great place for late night karaoke, usually accompanied by a lively, fun crowd. Looking forward to my next visit

I have been coming to this place for years, Often by myself and I always love going to their tea place section. I noticed the price went up $10 for the tray but the quality of the food went down. The waitress working that section has been there for years, I can't recall her name, and she makes the experience worthy. She's very sweet and professional. I will try again. Hopefully it was a bad day.

I came to meet up with some other writers I know tonight. I got here a little early, during Happy Hour, so I ordered the fish n chips. It was tasty. What impressed me about this place was 1. Friendly staff, 2. Good food, and 3. Totally handicap accessible. I use a walker and often find barriers to events I want to go to. If you want a friendly place to relax, this is it.

Been going here for drinks for a while because it's a great place to socialize with coworkers. The main stem of my complaint is, my buddy ordered just fine. Then when it's my time to order I tell the bartender, I am a dd tonight and want something non alcoholic, she tells me about a non alcoholic Heineken after I ask for a virgin Shirly temple, which they didn't have grenadine for (acceptable), I then order a virgin margarita, she comes back 2-3 minutes later and says she doesn't have grenadine. When does a margarita, even a virgin one have grenadine? Long story short, she gave me a Heineken silver, which after sitting down I'm reading that it's 4.0% alcohol. Other than that, food is good, karaoke nights and occasional bar crawl events make this place a stand out, but not when your bartender doesn't know how to make items a regular customer would order. #pleasedriveresponsibly

This place is TRASH! Everything looks old and raggedy. We walked in because we were waiting for friends who came from out of town. They were going to an nfl game but wanted to have a quick hang. This bar was one of the only bars open at the time so we walked in and waited for them. Unfortunately, they were wearing a jersey that wasn't the Eagles. They were turned away and told they couldn't come in with a jersey that wasn't the Eagles. Such a terrible atmosphere, terrible pub, overall would give this place zero stars.

One of the near snacking spot . Check out thier Happy hours 3-7pm M-F." Plus also serves healthy Breakfast

Fly Eagles fly ! This place is insane and soooo fun for Eagles games. I felt like I was at The Linc ! Philadelphia Eagles football baby. Thanks Brit. !

A simple pub in the heart of Santa Monica. I have fond memories of wandering in on a Sunday evening when a Beatles cover band happened to be playing. All older gentlemen wearing Beatles style wigs, they were slumped over their guitars and seemed like they might fall collapse at any moment, despite wagging their heads back and forth. The music was astoundingly good, probably one of the best acts I've seen for free off the promenade, and the crowd was not as pretentious as you might expect. I imagine it sees a lot of tourists during the summer, like most places in this area.

Enjoyed a Euro2020 game here, the location is low key and dive like, but very fun, it is a welcome departure from the tourist spots which are all around. You will encounter everyday folks just enjoying the day. You can sit inside and outside, they have a patio are on the street which is perfect for enjoying a sunny day. This place has reasonable pricing on drinks considering the location and proximity to 3rd street. There is plenty of parking structures around, which are Free if you don't stay more than a few hours. On the plus side, I've come here with my daughters when walking around Santa Monica and they will let you use the bathroom. Cheerio!

had such a good time watching the NFL here. Max is the best bartender ever. He gave great service.

Amazing Sunday dinner made by chef Mary. Delicious roast and Lamb, fantastic mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, veggies and Yorkshire pudding. Thank you Mary!!

Hands down, the WORST bar food (specifically the nachos) that I've ever had. The bartender was nice though. As was the cockroach that scurried along our booth. Go to get drunk here, but don't eat here. No one should be able to mess up nachos. No one.

Cool pub I stopped in to grab a beer n a water. Large sized beer. I would recommend a stop here. Cool vibe

came by to kill some time while my daughter was at a practice. nice folks serving up the brews. pretty quite on a tuesday morning. outdoor spot is great for people watching. i'm sure it gets pretty busy during the evening and game days.

Terrible. Ordered 818 Tequila and the Bartender charged me for Casamigos which is more expensive. He said he didn't know the difference. So they had to refund me and charge me again. Sneaky little bastard

My wife and I had our post wedding party here at the Pub and were so happy with everything. From the owner to the cook, to the bartenders, all treated us and our guests with very well. And, to top it all off, it happened to be karaoke night! So much fun there and very grateful to the staff for hosting us. Thank you!

I was hoping this would be a great place to watch the eagles game. But the dj should get a tutorial on what's traditional to play during games. That sound he plays is a hawk! And the " back it up" with the truck?!? The first down audio? He's like a kid with a new sound board. Staff is great, however. Wait! Just discovered " The Garage". They kill it!

The Karaoke Nights are really great and they are a fun way to get up and sing especially for first timers. We first went on a Sunday but then we added Thursday's, both have great hosts and an easy laid back pub feel. The gentleman at the door is more of a host/security/manager type of guy rather than the bouncer type and seems to do his best to make us feel very welcomed. This is a great dive bar /pub and we like it.

Strolled by the Britannia this morning looking for the Arsenal game. I guess the proprietor (never gave me his name) was not in a good mood, as he branded me a "drunk" and said "shoo". So.... I did.

Great service! Bartenders are friendly and attentive. Great happy hour for food and beverage

It's kind of a confusing space. It's supposed to be a British pub but they were playing a bunch of teen bop style music super loud. They had Hawaiian style decorations outside, which also didn't really fit the British pub theme. The staff was nice enough. The location is pretty dumpy though and the whole place looks like it needs a major overhaul.

The Britannia Pub has been around for some time. I like coming here to meetup with friends and watching a game. The best part here is the atmosphere..they have a patio out front on Santa Monica Blvd. and have a big window to look out from inside and the big window helps with getting that awesome SM beach breeze inside.

I love The Britannia! There's always a fun vibe and the food & drink consistently hit the spot. Great place to catch a game on any of the big screens. The staff did a great job at a private party I attended in their upstairs alcove last week. Well done!

Be careful at this establishment. My friend found glass in his Jack and coke and the bartender, Hilary, was constantly running her hands through her dirty hair and then touching ice, garnishes, etc.... Didn't see her wash her hands once. Place is filthy and management doesn't care.

Came here today late morn. Have been before and service was definitely friendlier. Woman working on bar side seemed to be part of the place and was pleasant. Fellow behind the bar total prick. Said, by way of conversation, sorry a bit off going to spread husband's ashes. He relied yes, you are (wasn't actually - we had no Interaction) and rolled his eyes. Maybe a little friendlier would have helped.

Britannia is a pretty average pub. Nothing too special about this place. I went on a Saturday to watch a football game and had a pretty great time. They offer a wide selection of "special" drinks, we ended up grabbing Irish coffee, espresso martinis, and 3 bottles of champagne. Honestly the drinks were pretty strong and not the greatest. I enjoyed the champagne the most, can go wrong there. We ordered breakfast burritos, tenders, wings, and fries. I only really recommended the wings and burritos. Fries are meh, and tenders are not the best, frozen would be better. The wings on the other hand are phenomenal.

On a spontaneous LA trip, we stopped in here as we were walking the streets. So glad we did! This place was boomin! Sports, drinks, live music and karaoke! The owner Paul was very accommodating as well. We told him we were from out of town and he made us feel very welcome! Although I'm a niners fan, I'd love to come back here for an Eagles game and check it out (Eagles bar).

Food was decent about what I would expect. Service was solid and being able to order online was a plus. The pub is a bit old but not bad. restrooms could use some work. Went for an Eagles vs Cowboys game, if your an eagles fan, you'll love watching the games here! fly eagles fly

Overcharged. They bussed my table when I went to the bathroom. Told the bartender and he told me "no problem we take care of our guests here" and then they charged me for the replacement. Not cool.

Gross dive bar. We had to go here to pick up our St. Patrick's bar crawl wristbands. The bald headed bouncer was on a power trip, typical. He had an obnoxiously bright flashlight that he was literally shining directly in peoples eyes. Do better, you're in Santa Monica.

They have one of best Happy Hour Appetizers ! Lived their wings & chips $5 Especially their Fish & chips is worth stopping by here !!

I love the Brit. It has some of the best pub-vibes in the city, and feels like a proper local hangout. Great place to watch the game while getting some delicious food and great drinks. Before covid I would eat here any time I was working in Santa Monica because they had the best lunch specials. Philly cheesesteak and a Dos Equis for $14? C'mon Brit!! On top of everything else I love the decor, especially all the Beatles memorabilia. I'm a huge Beatles fan, and an Anglophile in general apparently. So glad to be able to eat lunch here again, this place is the best and can't wait until they can start those lunch specials up again!! Cheers Brit

Please request that this business adjust their policies to be a more responsible community member. I just called Britannia Pub to ask if they could l ask their patrons who are currently unmasked on the public side walk to move back on to the designated patio area or to use masks when on the public thoroughfare and I was hung up on. I am currently recovering from back surgery and in order to feel safe and avoid numerous unmasked and cheering patrons (they are watching sports which I applaud) I had to step into the lane of oncoming traffic. I am glad they are open and patrons can gather to watch sports, please enforce mask use in public thorough fare and provide safe pedestrian passage. Update: I called one more time and got hung up again. I did my best to directly communicate with the restaurant as I am someone who believes we are all in this together and they have every right to be open. But I am also a former patron who would like to be able to safely walk down the sidewalk. There lack of communication or responsiveness to my direct and kind hearted efforts to request this consideration of the pedestrian pathway leaves me no choice but to report them to code enforcement. If you see this happening again, please call (310) 458-4984 or fill out complaint on Santa Monica code enforcement https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/About-Us/Code-Enforcement/

I'm a huge eagles fan and watched more than 20 games here over the past 5+ years. Usually it's a great Philly experience but the management made a huge mistake today. Closing the bar for a private party during the eagles playoff game? Are you kidding? And worse, you had the biggest prick of bouncer at the door yelling at your customers. Totally ruined my opinion of your bar.

HH: Mon-Fri 3-7 Highlights: $5 Beers $5 Wells $6 appetizers A block off the touristy 3rd Street promenade you'll find a pretty awesome British pub. The happy hour is great! Cheap, strong drinks and some bar grub to soak it up. It has a pub look but it's more of a neighborhood sports bar vibe. The crowd is a mix of regulars and some tourists just wandering in. Plenty of seating and TVs to catch a game. The patio out front is great during summer evenings. Staff is super friendly. Come in to chill with some friends and get away from the overpriced fare down the street. They also have live music and other events throughout the week.

Went to this bar to watch the Eagles Cowboys game. Place was definitely dedicated to the birds. The bar has two levels and adequate accommodations for outdoor seating. We sat at the bar and ordered cheesesteaks. The cheesesteaks weren't too bad, would definitely have loved a better roll, but meat and cheese ratio was fantastic. The DJ was always making the crowd go nuts, even when we were losing. Loved the atmosphere and people! Will be back!

Me and 2 friends all got FOOD POISONING here on Sunday after the LA Marathon. 2 of us got nachos and they came out cold. We all started VOMITING on Tuesday night and have barely been able to eat anything for days. The waiter however, was very kind and I wish him well and hope he goes and gets a job somewhere better. Also how is this even considered British when the whole menu is "Nachos" "Fries" and "American Breakfast" ???

This review is only for their happy hour (Monday through Friday 3pm-7pm; $3.50 domestic beer, $4.50 imports/craft beers, $4.50 house wine cabernet and chardonnary, and $4.50 wells). I came on a Monday at 6pm and there weren't a lot of people here but they were watching the Monday Night Football game. Most of the people there were either sitting at the bar or outside so if you want a bar seat you might have to come in a bit earlier (or maybe on a day when there are no sports events happening). Speaking of sports, this place is an Eagles bar! They also have an upstairs so there is more seating when it gets super packed. A friend and I only ordered a beer each which totaled to be $9 pre-tip. I think that's a pretty good deal, especially for the Santa Monica area near Third Street. They have some food specials during happy hour which don't look too bad. If I'm in the area again, I'd come back and try some of their food.

I was out with my sister and some friends celebrating her 21st birthday and when we got to this place and gave the bouncer her ID (it was a real ID btw) the bouncer refused it and said he wouldn't let any of us in even tho he hadn't even checked the rest of our IDs. We asked why he couldn't let us in and he just said "we have the right to refuse customers" and then said "our last call was at 1a anyway so we aren't letting anyone in (it was 1:15 at that time) " which would've been fine, but then we walked out and he immediately let the people behind us in. We had gone to another bar and as we were walking back in the direction of our house, we had to pass this pub again and the bouncer was standing outside. None of us were looking at him or said anything to him but he went out of his way to call my friend a pussy, and then proceeded to call the same friend (who is gay) the f slur. We turned around and argued with him and he threatened to fight my friends. Attaching a picture of him below. This guy needs to be fired immediately. If anyone else has had a similar experience with this bouncer pls let me know!

Fun Philadelphia Eagles bar. The hubs is from PA originally so when we moved out to Santa Monica he was thrilled to check it out. The place has 2 floors indoor and outdoor areas and large flat screen TVs. Prices are decent for this area at $6 a beer, and mind you we did not go for happy hour, but have every intention of doing so in the near future ;) One other fun thing they have is karaoke several nights a week. So if you need to blow off some steam or just let loose it's pretty fun!

This is the perfect place for happy hour. Met a friend here Friday evening and we were able to get a table just fine. There's indoor and outdoor seating. All drafts are $5 and wine is $6. All happy hour food is $6 which includes: fish and chips, wings and fries, chicken fingers and fries, and many other bites. The portions are pretty fair too. It was enough for me to feel full. But if you aren't, it's cheap enough to buy another. $11 for a meal in Santa Monica just can't be beat!