About Us

At the Punch Tavern, we provide well-cooked British comfort food in a beautiful heritage pub. The team strives to create ´the local in the City´ with a warm welcome for all.

We are an all-day bar and restaurant as well as catering for parties, events and local offices.

We have recently been awarded ‘Best Food Pub in London’ and ‘Best Tenanted/Leased Pub in London’ 2008 by trade magazine The Morning Advertiser, as well as being a finalist for Stella Artois 2008 ‘Love Your Local Competition’ to find London’s favourite pub.

Address
99 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1DE
Tel:
020 7353 6658
Email:
theteam@punchtavern.com

Opening Hours
Mon-Wed 7:30am-11:00pm
Thu-Fri 7:30am-12:00am
Sat 10:00am-5:00pm
Saturday evening and Sunday for private hire only.

Current team

• Owned and managed for the past 5 years by Sunnil Panjabi (previously managed restaurants for Raymond Blanc, Chez Gerard and Chutney Mary)
• Head Chef, Dee Whooley (previously worked for Anthony Worrall Thompson, benefited from the tutelage of Mark Emberton and had Richard Corrigan as his consultant in his first Head Chef role)

Pub History

• The Punch Tavern was rebuilt by Saville and Martin in 1894-5.
• The previous building on the site was known as the "Crown and Sugar Loaf" but was renamed the "Punch Tavern" in the late 1840s because of its association with the satirical Punch Magazine whose journalists frequented the pub.
• A Grade II listed building with many original Victorian features including a glazed tiled entrance hall with etched glass doors, barrel-vaulted ceiling, ten 6ft mirrors, marble bar, dark oak panelling, ornate fireplace and a series of original Punch & Judy themed paintings.