The Regent

Great pub, especially for watching sport. Loads of screens—sometimes showing different games at once—which makes it ideal for match days. The front is more of a restaurant, but head to the back for the real action. There’s a tiny beer garden out front, but don’t be fooled—the real garden out back is huge, leafy, and brilliant in the sun. Order via the QR code for speed and ease. Food’s decent, if a bit overpriced. Staff are lovely, and the crowd has that classic, friendly South West London energy. A solid spot for weekend pints and big games.

I've just had the loveliest hour sitting on their terrace [front of pub] watching the world go by with a very thirst quenching pint of Brixton IPA. Incredibly decent staff: a) Allowed me to try beer before I committed to a pint [I hate larger and needed assurance it wasn't tasting like larger] b) a lovely chap, passer by stopped to ask if he could have his water bottle re-filled and a female staff member didn't hesitate to fulfil his request. Great atmosphere, good vibe generally around this area. Highly recommend and would gladly return!

We went on a Weds night and although quiet at first, the pub became really lively. Anna was our star waitress. She received us so warmly and always having a smile at hand! The wines on the menu are good value for money. My friend is not easy to please, and she left The Regent wanting to return. Oh, and the fish and chips was great too

Decided to give this pub a try and it was such a lovely hidden gem. The food was delicious, portions were extremely generous, drinks selection was excellent and the atmosphere as well. Overall this is a perfect pub for Sunday roast or for a casual drink.

I hosted my birthday at The Regent Pub, and it was absolutely brilliant! The food was amazing, and everyone loved it. The staff were so friendly and made us feel really special, going above and beyond to make sure we had a great time. The live music added the perfect vibe to the celebration, creating a fun and lively atmosphere. It truly was the ideal spot for my birthday. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate – highly recommend it!

The Regent Pub is absolutely fantastic! The food is top-notch, with a great variety of delicious options that never disappoint. The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming, making you feel right at home as soon as you walk through the door. One of the highlights is definitely the live music, which creates such a lively and enjoyable atmosphere. Whether you're there for a meal, drinks, or just to enjoy some tunes, this place never fails to deliver an unforgettable experience. Highly recommend!

I've been to The Regent lots during my time within SW London and can honestly say there isn't a more welcoming pub. They always host great events, the staff are friendly and the food is fab. Really recommend for both big groups and smaller catch-ups.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brilliant pub made even better by Alycia The Regent is a cracking spot but Alycia truly makes it stand out. From the moment you walk in she makes you feel right at home. She’s friendly, attentive and always on the ball even when the place is packed. You can tell she genuinely cares about the customers, always taking time for a quick chat or remembering what you usually order. Her energy and warmth bring a real sense of community to the pub. If you’re heading to The Regent, hope Alycia’s behind the bar. You’ll be in great hands!

For a large pub it is very clean, classy, and comfortable. They also really maximize their viewing screens on sports days so it's hard to have a bad seat in the house (unless you're right under a projector screen). However, this place is so popular you'll need to book in advance, which they make very easy for you to do on their website. It seems that if you haven't booked for game day, you'll be standing. (They have a very classy, user-friendly website as well.) I also hear it's a great place to host parties. Although there is no party room, there are some great corners with couches for hosting large groups. I've never done it but others have told me it's a great place for such events. Hmmm....I just read on here that they have Red Stripe on tap, so I must return...and soon!

Favoured by many, the Regent doesn't quite know what it wants to be, Sports Bar, or Gastro Pub? to me it has the looks of a Gastro Pub and the food of a Wetherspoons. To be honest, I don't see what all the fuss is about, unless you're football mad, there's not much going on here. As for the food, I recently tried the steak here, one of the pricier items on the menu and this was average at best. There's certainly room for improvement on the menu, but most come to drink, not quite in the same league as 'The Stonhouse' (clapham common) or 'The Avalon' (clapham south). Would not eat here again unless I had to.

I miss the Balham Tup, I'm not going to lie. It was a big old lofty space for watching sport, meeting friends and getting some semi-decent pub grub. Now we have the Regent. The Tup went and got all gentrified. Gastro food has replaced the standard fare of old and now you can drink posh beers and practically smell the new paint job. Not bad this place; a bit swanky for where it is and I'm sure there are others like me who thought it was just fine as it was.

This pub looks enchanting from the outside, with its fairy lights in the window, but completely boring and more like a sports bar on the inside. Its also much bigger than expected and has extremely high ceilings, which made it a bit ... I can only describe it as echo-ey and empty. Staff was nice enough and look of the menu was very promising. It was rather more than I expected for non-specialised pub food but, one gets used to pay £10 for a burger nowadays. Sadly it was a huge disappointment: The burger was very bland. I don't know how they managed to make it so tasteless. The fries were also limp and not salted. In other pubs with comparable food (like Wetherspoons) I can at least feel grateful that I haven't spend much money on bad food, but I could not retreat into that comfort at this place. Sad face indeed.

Good atmosphere, very friendly staff, Red Stripe on tap, decent gastropub food I went to The Regent to meet some potential (and hopefully future) housemates. I was a fan at first sight as the pub looked cosy yet spacious and was fully decked out in Halloween decorations. Now having spent several of my formative years in the US, Halloween is near and dear to my heart and finding a place that wholeheartedly celebrates it in London is always a good surprise. The second (or is this the third?) point in its favour is the fact it has Red Stripe on tap. Now I know as far as quality goes, Red Stripe is somewhere in the middling range as it's not as watery and tasteless as say Bud Lite but it doesn't have the full range of flavour or hoppiness as one comes to expect after drinking British and German beers for the last two years. But drinking this easy downing beer brings back memories of Cool Runnings (which is one of my favourite movies) and the Red Stripe commercials which were hilarious. The pub itself was good for having a chat while still feeling in a happening place. The food was a few steps above typical pub grub but not overwhelmingly fine dining that you needed to go back to the cash point to reload afterwards. I think for 6 of us (5 meals and a couple of drinks apiece) the bill came to about 60 squids.The waitstaff were incredibly friendly and fielded all manner of questions and requests for our table with a dazzling smile. There are several large screen tvs which I imagine would be good for watching a game although while I was there they just played ads for kitchens. They also do special X-factor nights for when the show is on if that's you thing. Overall, I'll be back and possibly on a weekly basis if I move to Balham as it has the makings of a local.

The Regent is a large gastropub located around the corner, despite this I have never eaten there as I only ever go to the pub quiz on a Sunday night. From what I've seen the food looks good although it is a little on the pricey side. From a quiz point of view the lighting isn't that good for such a large venue so looking at the picture round can be difficult. There are a good selection of beers on tap plus they show live sport on big screens so I will probably pay another visit in future.

From my sole visit, I would have to say that this is a pub of contrasts. First though, the consistent aspects. The beer is uninspiring -- all cooking lager, with the exception of Guinness. Drinks prices are steep - £3.70 for a 330ml bottle of lager. Service is glacially slow. Food is, apparently, not too bad (although I didn't try it myself). As for the contrasting aspects of The Regent, these seem to be based around the venue's two large rooms. On my visit, the front room was pleasantly lit and furnished, and full of beautiful people. The back room, however, was a diabolical hovel -- dark, sweaty, deafeningly loud, crowded to the point of complete immobility, full of rude, braying, elbowing tossers, broken glass on the floor, and so on. I won't be going back.

Replacing what used to be the Balham Tup, The Regent is nice and spacious. They still show sport, though it seems there is more focus on food and drink, it has turned into a Gastropub. They have table service with super friendly staff and a good varied menu. It is a great place to catch up with a group of friends.

I came here twice for pub quiz. The quiz was hard for me because I am American and I'm not to one remember odd trivia facts. The quiz guy is quite nice. I think there's a lot of people in the 40s who are probably going to beat you, so that shouldn't really be your intention. That said, the space is huge and pretty. The food is said to be mediocre by Matt B.'s friends.

To be fair it's a decent sports bar and the service is usually quick and efficient. Fine for drinking. My problem is the food. We ordered the beef roast and a venison burger. The roast was cold and the quality of the veg was poor. It was clearly reheated (obviously not enough), The venison burger was not venison, it tasted more like beef mince although it was difficult to distinguish the type of meat considering it was completely overcooked and grey in colour. Both the chorizo and burger were burned and the bun was cold. The only good thing about the meal was the french fries because they tasted like McDonalds chips....Which left us thinking that that's where we should have gone in the first place, at least the chips would have been cheaper. For £16.50 for each main course this menu is completely overpriced. Given the other options available in the area for a Sunday lunch I would have expected better quality and more competitive pricing. I'll probably go back for a pint but if I'm feeling peckish I won't be ordering from their kitchen.

A pretty pub, absolutely love the decor, but the atmosphere inside did not match how it looks. They play lots of sport there which doesn't quite fit, but as far as I remember the food was decent enough,

Good night, but bar staff are very slow to serve despite not being that busy. They have a tendency to look straight through you! One actually spent about 10 minutes spooning mayonnaise into tiny pots while eyeing up all of us waiting to be served! That said, thanks to the GM for turning the music down when asked! It was absolutely deafening. To have to yell to be heard by your friends is distinctly unpleasant.

Good food, but astronomically over priced. Could do with being redecorated.

Good food, good beer and a nice variety of wine for the missus to choose from. 2 meals for under £20 seemed reasonable. Would go back again.

I went here for a pub quiz in the first week of Feb with friends. We decided to get food and I chose a burger from what I thought to be a limited menu. The kitchen is part open and from the moment that each of the member of the group arrived they each had the same complaint about the smoke. The whole bar was filled with a smoke that stung your eyes, kind of like if fat is left in the oven. If the smoke wasn't bad enough my food was. A stale crumbly role, a bland burger and posh titled chips that turned out to be under cooked. I sent the chips back and to be fair, a bigger portion came back. Still not fully cooked. On the plus side the quiz was quite diverse, but with over 30 teams, it dragged and the quiz master missed about five teams off the results, and wrongly crowned one team winners before having to change. Would I go back? Absolutely not unless I couldn't get my friends to go elsewhere and then I'd wear old clothes and be sure to get home with time for a shower and some home cooked food.