The Understudy in Lambeth

Awesome place for having drinks. Best outdoor seats with lovely views of Thames river n around city skyscrapers as well as seatings inside. Even though busy most of the time due to its awesome location in busy area. But still overall not bad for drinks n get together with friends.

This place has a really nice atmosphere and the drinks are very reasonably priced for Southbank. The staff are always really lovely.

Located inside the national theatre this pub / fast food restaurant serves 3 different options Mexican, Indian and southern chicken. Food was lovely.

Good location and beer. Very close to where I work. However, visited first time last night and a young boy served in the bar charged me £12.20 for a pint of beer and disppeared. I tried to ask his colleage to have refund but no one could answer my questions. So just be careful the amount you have tapped on the card machine!!

Loads of outdoor seating Food is quite good (though not cheap). Unreliable though - advertising 3 sellers, but only 1 was open just after 8pm yesterday. Beer is decent (but much smaller range than it used to be)

The food was alright and it's very convenient to grab a pre-theatre bite.But.The experience is extremely stressful due to the following reasons:1. The music was way too loud to a point where I was getting a migraine. It also competes with the announcements through the speakers, which comes up every 5 minutes. The announcement volume had to be turned up as well due to the loud music and created a very unpleasant crackling noise.2. It's very stuffy. We still have a pandemic going on and with the number of people standing in line and seated at the table, is it possible to keep the doors opened at all times? It's very stuffy in there.3. A bit slow for a fast food joint. We ordered a nachos and 3 tacos and that took well over 20 minutes. Normally I wouldn't mind the wait, but the loud music and stuffy air made me feel very claustrophobic and uncomfortable. Made the 20 minutes wait felt like an hour.

Do not recommend. Their card machine doesn't accept cards from abroad and the waitress was looking at my friend like a criminal, as if it was her fault that a pub in such a central touristy part doesn't have the appropriate settings. To make matters worse, they do not accept cash - I guess this method of payment that people have used for millenia is very low for such a "prestige" place. Also, the lager tasted a bit stale. All of the points wouldn't have mattered that much if the staff was nice and friendly, but alas that wasn't the case.

The chicken is amazingly tasty! Be careful with the sauce, it's very spicy! A 'medium' here I think is the same as a regular 'hot'!

A nice little bar attached to the national theatre, has a rather student vibe, laid back and casual but not too noisy.Seated outside in the summer you can order a good selection of drinks, as well as food from stalls nearby. In the winter/autumn they have blankets to keep you warm if you choose to sit outside.Inside seating is limited, but worth it when it's available in the evening (no worries about the weather).Drink selection is good, and prior to the pandemic they'd let you try tasters on drinks on the tap. Reasonably priced as well for the area.

Amazing place to hang out and chat with friends! Better to do the chatting outside though, the music can get a bit loud inside. Their beers are nice, and you get a guy who looks like Russell Brand serve you which is pretty cool I guess