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In the next couple of months, we'll be working on bringing you a selection of tasty cocktails to enjoy in the summer sun. Since then the brothers have opened a number of traditional and contemporary pubs and bars in and around South London. We are a family run business that strongly believes in forging close links with other businesses in the Waterloo & Southwark areas.

The Head Office team are always out & about in the area looking at new & exciting innovations for their sites. Our managers and bar staff are trained to the highest quality and they specialise in building the business through excellent service with a personal touch. For lunch, we serve a daily changing lunch menu with a selection of Thai dishes to choose from.
Reviews (16)
Cindy Z.
Cindy Z.
Jun 13, 2018
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It started raining, so we hopped into the closest bar around hoping to wait the rain out (except it only got worse instead). The pub was chill as I had a shot of Jameson and a bottle of Ginger Beer. I have to admit that the Ginger Beer they offered was pretty darn delicious. The bartender was pretty friendly with us as well. Not too shabby of a spot to pass by.
John O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan
Mar 11, 2018
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Just visited the Ring for the 1st time, had a pint and their Ring burger . Absolutely savage! Nice food, friendly staff and great beer Highly recommend it
Pam H.
Pam H.
Feb 19, 2017
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Immediately after arriving in London and settling into our accommodation, we wanted to novelty experience of eating at a pub that serves thai food. We tried to go to another pub close by, but their kitchen was closed due to trivia night, so we were directed to Windmill. I got the spicy noodles and they don't joke when the menu says "spicy". I really like spicy food, but this noodle dish was burning-and-tingling-lips kind of spicy. As for the second dish we got, we got the sweet and sour tofu with rice, which provided a good offset to the spice of the first dish.

It was a Sunday
Brent S.
Brent S.
Jul 08, 2016
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Can't comment on the pub itself, but the Thai food they serve outside during lunch is delicious, and at £5, a bargain. It's generally on the spicier side, but it's fresh, and the service is fast.
Anson C.
Anson C.
Feb 11, 2016
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Friendly and prompt service. Lively sports bar but you feel welcome just eating and soaking in the atmosphere. Decent Thai food. Pad thai had lots of veggies.
Meike B.
Meike B.
Dec 06, 2014
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I think I preferred the Windmill before its renovation - it used to be a non-assuming old-school pub attracting a mixed crowd of theatre goers waiting for their plays to start (it is right next door to the Young Vic) and guys enjoying a quick pint after work and/or while following the football which is screend on several screens dotted around the bar.

It has had a makeover but really nothing has changed. But forget the idea of a quiet Sunday afternoon ... we actually came especially for a Thai lunch as our first choice the King's Arms down the road (the Windmill's brother) reverts
Wayne H.
Wayne H.
Jul 27, 2014
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Another popular South Bank hang out among working professionals.

Serves decent Thai food lunch, too.

Outdoor seating is out front and always packed in the summer months.

Ideal place to grab a drink before catching a show at one of The Cut's few theaters.
Buford T.
Buford T.
Aug 05, 2013
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I feel awkward saying this but I really did not like this place. I wanted to. In fact, I'd been here about 18 months ago and remembered it as being far better.

Firstly my drink tasted sketchy as hell. A diet coke apparently... but if you gave me the glass and asked me to ideitify it by taste I wouldn't have guessed. It tasted really carbon-y like sparkling water. It overwhelmed any other flavour in there.
My boyfriend's glass had lipstick on it... not a great start.

We were there to eat because we were in the area... we had wanted to get food at the Young Vic but it was closed
Qype User Vrya
Qype User Vrya
Jun 06, 2012
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This is the same chain as Jack's down the road, so pricing is very similar but as this is a pub and Jack's is more of a bar, some have reviewed that this is at the pricey end. The great thing about this place is that it's not rammed and it doesn't take 20 minutes to get a drink. Add to this a chilled atmosphere, quirky decor and perfectly good thai food and I'd say it's definitely worth a look.
Katie B.
Katie B.
Sep 05, 2011
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Popped in after a fab evening at the Young Vic Theatre. Just fancied a quick drink before heading home and didn't really want to venture far and risk hitting the Friday night mayhem in other bars.

Was busy but not packed and after about 10 minutes we managed to bag a table for the four of us.

London prices - as expected - has a nice, cosy interior with posters covering the ceiling and old-fashioned lampshades, also has some outside seating and TVs showing sport.

That's all I have to say really - it did what it said on the tin, i.e. served alcohol, and that's all we really wanted
Qype User Sian
Qype User Sian
Jul 31, 2011
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In a kind of not quite hungry enough for lunch limbo, a quick drink was had at The Windmill. My friend has had some pretty shocking experiences of the pub, but it was either this or The Ring down the road and I really don't like The Ring so I won.
It was fairly quiet with most people sitting outside in the sun (usually lovely, I'd imagine) but a mild hangover kept us inside. They've got a pretty good selection of drinks (Crabbie's, yay). Barmaid was friendly too. I'd come back. It wouldn't be my first choice (and perhaps not even my second or third), but I think it
Suzanne H.
Suzanne H.
Jun 04, 2010
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It's a sunny day in Waterloo, i wanna go to lunch with my co-worker but I don't wanna spend a lot and he wants to sit outside and drink a beer. Where to go where to go.. the Windmill of course.
Everytime I had walked the windmill on a lunch break I had always seen the older drunk at lunch crowd, so I thought that it might be a bit of a grimey pub, but i was pleasantly surprised! do NOT judge a pub by it's outside patrons....
The inside was surprisingly nice but the highlight HAD to be the thai lunch!!! It was alarmingly good. Every bite we took we kept saying "wow! this is great
Gavin D.
Gavin D.
Apr 21, 2009
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Great pub to visit when on the South Bank, maybe en route to the theatre.

The walls are covered in photographs of actors which makes for a very intimate atmosphere.

Can get very busy towards the end of the week.

They serve really good thai food - the steamed fish is particularly nice
Yee Gan O.
Yee Gan O.
Apr 09, 2009
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Nice venue just down from Waterloo Station for my hockey team to grab a drink before our end of season curry. On this balmy spring evening, the bar was filled mainly with suited after-hours workers. Prices were reasonable for this part of London.

Enough indoor seating for our group of 14 to grab a large corner for ourselves. The big TV screens enabled the Liverpool and Chelsea fans to keep abreast of the Champion League's action. Little noisy to chat but we managed.

Pleasant place to spend a couple of hours, especially if you like footy.
Hannah R.
Hannah R.
Dec 02, 2008
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My memories of windmills involve elaborate mini golf courses, the Dutch countryside, taking my pet ostrich for walks, giving a concert with Edith Piaf in front of a crowd of 100,975,465.5 people and this pub.

Twas a Sunday night when I went to the Windmill Tavern, and all was well. The wind was not blowing and the mills were not grinding their daily bushel of corn, but I was meeting up with a friend for drinks.

We walked into the Windmill. Fortunately, the blades froze in time, and we did not get sliced into more pieces than an apple pie being shared among a family with 20 kids. Inside
Geoff R.
Geoff R.
Aug 21, 2008
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There are a number of pubs in the area that serve Thai food, and this is probably the best. Excellent value food, decent selection of drinks, even one or two ales. Just a relaxed place to grab lunch!