Having a SUNDAY ROAST at one of LONDON'S MOST HISTORIC PUBS! 

The Spaniards was the evening pick up joint in the late 1980s as loads of AU PAIRS every weekend - So much fun 40 years ago

That beef was so rare a good vet could get it back in the fields again...btw happy birthday.

Lovely beer garden chap, food looked nice ..I love root vegetables 👌👌 for £20 a bit on the small side...but hi, you looked like you enjoyed it 👍👍

Happy Birthday, Gary! Used to drive past Spaniards Inn as a child on way to school. All the best from San Diego, USA

Gary that was a lovely review, thank you. To be honest, I'm unsure about the 8/10 score. I did think the portion size was a little small, but only until the very end when you told us the price of £20 + service. For £20, I would not expect much more of a portion than that, especially not in London.

Happy birthday Gary ! Wishing you all the very best !

I read through the whole menu and have to say, the variety and value is amazing! I loved that there were dogs out with their owners, enjoying finer weather! Anywhere my little dog can come is my choice - she's a rescue with only 3 legs and just wants to be with her people all the time - and would love to be in a setting such as that!

Hello Gary, you seem to be working through all my stomping grounds. Peter Cook used to drink and hold court in the Spaniards as he used to live around the corner. Another couple of pubs worth a try for a roast, The Tufnell Park Taven in Tufnell Park and The Grapes in Limehouse

I used to go there as a kid with my parents and later as a teenager. I moved away in early adult life but I still go back from time to time. I had the fish and chips there in September and it was a nice piece of fish for £18 .Blew the Seashell Lisson Grove out of the water. It's in a lovely , if now over -populated and discovered part of the world, right next to Kenwood House. The atmosphere is always great and the last time I went the service was excellent . I think for where it is, the price and portion sizes are about right. Great review as usual.

From 5mins 29 secs in you can hear either a wood pigeon...OR Mr Turpin hooting in delight' Gary you stood and delivered yet again.

Again a stunning plate of food but that dog in the background presented well 8 out of 10

Happy Birthday Gary ! another great food review !

Garry what a video lad top quality production as always looking forward to seeing more from you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'll agree on the portion size. Looked a tad pared back to me. Incidently, what does your cameraman eat on these fact-finding missions?

Happy Belated Birthday, Gary. 🍾🥂 Haven't been there, but from my POV it's not worth the trip from the centre of London...

This is my local and I was there a few days ago having the steak which was lush and potion size very good!! Happy belated 😊

Happy Birthday Gary. Another fair and top-quality review

I’ve heard of The Spaniards, before. Three roasties would not go down well in our house - it’s usually half a plateful. Yorkies looked good but not dense enough in my opinion. Can’t beat the Gary Rhodes recipe. My favourite, every time! Keep up the good work, Gary! Loving the channel xxx

Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🍷🍺🍾 Gary! ❤❤

Love any history Gary! Love my beef 😋 the surroundings look amazing! Nicely presented! Need a Doggy bag Gary lol 😆 😅 H

The beef looks delicious Gary, I like horseradish sauce with mine, another one I would like to try x🤩

Spanyards? Happy Birthday Gary. Used to drink there in the 70's! 8 a fair mark for what was busy pub grub.

Going to “Salad central” will always be smaller portions. Patrons more interested about handbag dog posts than eating. Pub itself appeared lovely

Happy belated Gary. You have a fantastic presentation. Myself and gf always enjoy your vids. Best wishes and keep on giving it a go!

Should have visited the Heath behind Jack Straws Castle, just down the road. Might have found more beef to chew on.

Yes a stingy portion, don't get much for your money. At lest it was cooked well, but I'll never go near them with the size of portion.. Its a bit like somewhere advertising a large breakfast and you only get one egg. Agreed with your point.

Hi gary, you should try st johns tavern on junction road n19. Make sure you try their rump roast. Usually perfect blush red throughout without any grey matter.

Happy birthday for 8 months ago lol. Beautiful outdoor area.

Just watching this now so a very happy belated birthday and also a happy new year, keep the great videos coming

With my critics hat on , I agree with you, small portions dry Yorkshire, I couldn't have earn it without the jred wine gravy, price not bad but think 8 is being kind.sheila & Patrick.

❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜💖💕🎉🎊💃🏽💃🏽 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY!!! 💃🏽🎊🎉💕💖💜🩵💙💚💛🧡❤️ Many Happy returns, hope you had a stunner. Roast, it looked delicious, nicely presented. Maybe the portion size was because the chef didn't expect to be fully booked? Love a good homemade Yorkie! But for the price. Did you say it was your Birthday? Sometimes theyll give something extra. My anxiety over the puppy crying though. 😭 Him and the Camera man not eating.. 💔💔 All Cuteness must eat well. 😂😉 Happy Belated Birthday, much love and appreciation. 🥰👏🏽👏🏽

Gary, I agree. The portions were a bit stingy and you have to find a balance between 'value for money' and 'quality not quantity'.

I thought for the price and quality it was grate and i think 8 is a fair score, such a shame when they skimp on the cheep filler's like potatoes. Chris.

It's looking a lot better than when I used to go in there back in the 1980s....for London I didn't think the price was to bad but I would be disappointed with only 3 roast potatoes.....

I would have to liked some mash with it but enjoy and happy belated birthday 🎊🎂

Try the roasts at Simpson's in the Strand. I was taken there once and it was superb.

I go to a place called The Henry Potts which is in Chester. British old school pub.

Morning Gary and happy belated birthday for 3 months ago. Beef too rare for my liking Gary but know thats how you like your beef. Was the meal hot Gary as it looked cold to me. Didn't look like a big enough portion as you say. Thank you Gary

Best pub in Hampstead …. Also you should try the Freemasons in Hampstead

Needs another slice of beef and another roastie. Looks a cracking beer garden though

New subscriber here. The beef looked just how i like it but two thin strips was measly. The yorkshire looked good and at least was sizeable but as you said overall it was not a decent meal size for £20. My question is was the food piping hot? It didn't look it. Also was the plate warmed? It ia a real bugbear of mine when you are served hot food on a cold plate.

Hey Gary just found the channel love the vids, keep up the good work 💪

A very happy birthday to you gary. Keep up the good work that you are doing.

Quality place, quality staff, quality food. Could of done with one more slice of beef and one more roast potato. Also Yorkshire pudding should be a pudding with crispy edges. The original idea of the Yorkshire pudding was to fill you up to make up for the lack of meat. Morden versions are far to light, crispy and fluffy. I usually ask to exchange the Yorkshire pudding for mote potatoes or parsnips. Also quality review thank you.

Lot of men like their grub, not worth 20 quid, the video beforehand, palos, where you had that amazing fry up, he could have charged 20 quid, suppose it all depends on the popularity of the place, love your channel gary 👍

Just found your channel.Happy birthday mate 👍

A belated Happy Birthday Gary..✌️. You obv' ❤ roast Beef, but yet to see you have a Chicken one! Maybe will stumble upon a vid still though. All the best...

GOD !! has he got worms !! that was a good portion ! .

Looks good but , maybe it's just me I I would of liked more gravy . Most places give you more gravy if you ask . You may have preferred the amount you had though.

Great review Gary but the knife in the mouth is a no go for me.Sorry 😂

Another couple of potatoes & 1 more slice of beef would be worth the price maybe, but looked ok & tasted good so fair enough👍

A fair mark - its all about the food and skimpy portions dont cut it. Arriving in 10 mins is alarming but you say it tasted great so im probably off the mark here. Great review.

Just not enough food on the plate. Good review Gary.

Mr cameraman should have paid for this as it was your birthday 😂 meal looked gorgeous but i would agree portion size needed to be bigger for that price.

Spaniards Inn eh? I wouldn't mind a penny for every driver that wished it was knocked down fifty years ago. A notorious bottleneck for vehicles. Having said that, I've sunk many a pint in there over the decades. Wonderful pub situated in one of London's top ten locations. Personally a top three London location. Is the Aviary still there? With regards to the food, it all looked delicious and I would say value for money priced at £20 considering the location. For me, I would go somewhere that I got twice the amount of food for the same money. I could of course order and devour two meals but £40 is way out of my financial comfort zone. If as you say, the place get's very busy, then the pricing must be correct. Thanks for the video. I've just found your channel and I'm liking it.

Looked nice but a roast dinner should always be good quality and yes i agree too small of portion there but 8/10 I'd agree 👍

I’ve had more as a sandwich filling 🤣👍

Expensive for what you got. Happy Birthday. 🎉

Yes. Shame about the small portions of roast potatoes and beef. Happy Birthday.

Not a lover of parsnips, portion too small. 6/10 . Thanks for the review Gary. ❤ your channel.🌹♥️👍

Well this was 7 months ago now, so Happy Very Belated Birthday Gary lol As it was your birthday then, did cameraman pay for the meal?? As for the portion size I agree-could of at least given you another Yorkshire Pud + a potato at the very least! Another solid review buddy 👍🏻

It was Roast Sirloin of beef , have you any idea how much that is for the pub too buy ? It’s a fortune so if you want bigger portions go too a pub with a cheeper joint like roast topside , you pay your money and you make your choice, quality costs .

It's a pity that they don't have Roast Lechon on the menu, which would be treat coming from a Spanish heritage establishment. But your meal could have done with some mashed potatoes. which would have made the meal more complete.

Happy Birthday! I agree, you got a small portion for the money!

Happy Birthday Gary 🍻

Happy birthday Gary 🎉 wow that was very overpriced for the portion you got, looked good though

Happy birthday Gary - agree its not value for money, even for outer London prices.I would of still been hungry after eating it. As for tasting from your knife ( which seemed to have upset one viewer) , nothing wrong with that in any way shape of form, millions of people do it daily. Looking forward to your trips up North - bet we see a far superior value for money comparison!

My bar for full English is to have a gristle free sausage and melt in your mouth bacon. If anyone can point me in the direction of a flavoursome 100% guaranteed gristle free sausage, I am all ears. (Not Pigs ears, obviously🙂). Great review, but £50 for a full English? How much do you think it was actually, worth out of interest? 👍

If you haven't got an appetite at the start of this video, you will have by the time it finishes. Oh, Happy Birthday.

Very nice presentation and ambience. 8 out of 10 seemed a bit tough. I agreed the RB was too thin and the Yorkshire Pudding a but light.

Gary 8 out of 10 was about right

Bleedin' yapping dog in the background! Enough to give you a headache and put you off your really little £22 dinner.😫

Alright Gary No Horseradish !! looks good but slightly meager on the portion, was my first impression great review as usual, TBH FOR THAT REASON im out !! £20 crazy ! get yourself up North and do a comparison cheers macca

Well, from an American perspective, the portion would get a lot of adverse comments. Everything else certainly looked top-tier.

20 quid is pertty good,a a few years ago 20 may have been exspenive enough, But not today , everythings has gone up including wages ,for 3 quid a extra side of rosties or mash still good

What I have noticed in the short time I have watched your channel is that the EU needs to raise the price slightly and increase the portions more like half of an American portion. To find that sweet spot, basically, the EU gives too little and America gives too much.

Brill, Gary. I had a Great Dane that eat less than you. I would rather buy you a new Wardrop than take you to dinner.😂😂😂

If that's what you call a sunday lunch . I'll eat my hat ..

Good food is never expensive gary

Luv watching your videos

The Yorkshire and gravy bulking out the plate there. Pity the gravy isn't on the side. A few more roasts and no cauliflower cheese?.

Happy belated bday mate! 🎉

We always tip 20 percent in Canada

Well, it was ok for a Starter The Yorkie Pud looked like thin cardboard, the meat looked good, albeit severely rationed. Was wondering about the veggies, you say they were really good ..... were the carrots just boiled or was more effort put into them with, say, cooking with Maple Syrup or Honey to enhance ??? It's a shame, the venue looked great ..... but the meal was quite poor and miniscule. I'll give the place 4.

From my experience of pub roasts recently, that is the standard portion size you tend to get . It’s too small for me aswell . You would never have that problem at a Toby carvery even if the food isn’t quite on a par as here. I don’t care because Toby’s food quality is still very decent and you get filled up . I literally can’t bring myself to eat a roast anywhere else , 21 day aged beef or not .

When Charles dickens popped up I nearly shite myself..

if you had 2 courses - starter or pud - i think the portion would be ok

What was better. The Spaniards or the black lion?

Is a dog friendly pub? I heard a dog barking ❤I hope the dog is ok ❤I love animals ❤Your food looks delicious to me 😍🇺🇸

I'd have to agree with you,look'd very nicely presented etc,but high £,s+ service charge,not good vfm,we use "Prince off wales" Green lanes Ilford Essex. 2 Roast+2Deserts £21 or "The Three Traveller s" Near Whalebone Lane Dagenham Essex. Roast dinner £8.99 each this pub is noisy though.rgds

No disrespect to dog owners, but who wants to hear someone's dog yelping the whole time they're there. If you can't control your dog and it's begging, don't bring it. No everyone LOVES your dog.......Great Job Gary!

It seems to me as an American British food is crap no offence love your channel and enjoy watching you sir

Two more roast potatoes and bobs your uncle.! 👍🏽

According to the menu your plate of food should have amounted to 1778 kcal. Honestly I don't think that was true in your case, not by a long stretch. But what you got really looked good.

Go to a carvery..put on the plate what you want, for about 70% less..

If there small portions you need a dessert Gary

Run by the Dick Turpin pub co M&B.

This why the country is like it is the disconnect between London and the rest of us is enormous you can get that lot at our local carvery for £12.50 and don't bang on about quality a cow is a cow and a spud is a spud choose where you are

Happy birthday Gary!!

i know its a bit late , but ... 🍰🍰HAPPY BIRTHDAY