Effra Social - Lambeth

I had a fantastic time at the Quiz Night on a Tuesday at Effra Social. The atmosphere was lively and the quiz host was entertaining. I will definitely return to try the food next time.

Fantastic all round. I had the vegetarian Wellington roast and hands down the best veggie option I’ve had with a roast dinner. My friend had the roast lamb and was also very impressed. Has been completely re-done outside and looks incredible. Also spotted heaters for evenings. Staff were so lovely and went above and beyond for us, and everything was so fast considering how busy it was. Would highly recommend. Really reasonable prices also! Can’t wait to book another Sunday at this sun trap

Hi, Love your venue and have been visiting the last 3 years. Ordered some double vodka sodas however they tasted extremely weak. We were hesitant to ask about the drinks as we didnt want to be difficult or inconvenience the bar staff, nevertheless we asked Jordan (super attentive and nice employee) about the drinks and he said that they were indeed weak and needed to be topped up, despite the protestations of the bar staff. Super impressed with his bubby personality and willingness to acomodate us, more of him please! Definitely a local for us and will remain so. Thank you!

FOOD: We had roast beef and cheesecake. The roast beef was very fatty, and where there was meat it was gelatinous, chewy, and difficult to cut (particularly with the poor quality knives supplied), so that we left more than we ate despite being hungry. I now remember it was like this over a year ago, so that 's not likely to change. The 'cheesecake ' served in little enamel dishes, was in fact some diminutive cheap-tasting biscuit-like substance with a cheesecake-like-substance piped on top in rosettes. SERVICE: Our aperitifs arrived minutes before our mains; our mains were served without a wine order being taken; our mains plates were left on the table for more than 30 minutes, obliging us to remove them ourselves; and our wine arrived with our puddings an hour after our mains. The staff were pleasant enough, just too inexperienced and stretched.

I booked the private second room (the Churchill Room) for my birthday celebration for 50 people and it was absolutely perfect! We had our own bartender for the evening with a decent array of drinks, we could play our own music that went to a suitable volume for the number of people present, and the room was a great size and really nicely furnished. Can’t comment on the food as we didn’t eat, but based on my limited previous experience of this venue the food is really good. Would recommend this place to anyone who is planning a private party!