The Wigmore

The toastie comes out under a cast iron bacon press, which is the reason the cheese is where it should be instead of pooled on the plate.

Why go

It is a pub built into a former banking hall on the side of The Langham, and the first thing anyone writes about it is the furniture. Sinéad Cranna managed a whole paragraph on sofas "so plush and deep that attempting to change positions can mean losing your hand in fabric for a few panic-stricken seconds" (The Infatuation). The drinks list is the part with real range: wines on tap, house punches, cask ales, craft beer and a house brew called Saison (The Wigmore). Michel Roux oversees the menu, which is worth knowing both as pedigree and as a reason to discount his own public recommendation of the place. On the plate, the last independent scoring put it at 7.7, with the classics running "from inoffensive to tasty".

Order this / avoid

• Order: the XXL stovetop toastie for the table, three cheeses and mustard, pressed. The masala spiced scotch egg, crumbed in crisp potato straws rather than breadcrumbs. Fat chips with bloody mary salt. A pint of the house Saison.
• Avoid: the heritage carrot and quinoa salad as a main, which is where the menu puts it and where a reviewer said you will be disappointed. The strawberry and almond tart. The spring lamb pie unless a thin gravy does not bother you.

What locals & experts say

• Emily Roux, chef-co-owner of Caractère, asked on TOPJAW for her best bar or pub: "Best bar or pub? [The] Wigmore. In winter months I would definitely head there for a pie. I like how epic the Wigmore feels." She is Michel Roux Jr's daughter, which is worth knowing since he writes this menu. ref
• Sinéad Cranna for The Infatuation, scoring 7.7, on where it works: "we like this classy Marylebone spot best for big group meet-ups. The kind where well-stuffed armchairs and champagne put everyone in a good mood, and the proximity to Oxford Circus lessens the chance for arguments about geographical favouritism." Her line on the food is that the British classics "range from inoffensive to tasty." ref
• One chef vote was thrown out. Michel Roux publicly recommends The Wigmore, and The Wigmore's own site says he oversees its menu, so that is a chef recommending his own room and it carries no weight here.

Good to know

• Where: 15 Langham Place, attached to The Langham, a few minutes from Oxford Circus.
• Timing: noon to 11pm Monday to Saturday, and it shuts at 7pm on Sunday, which catches people out.
• Sunday roast: served 12:30 to 5:30, with Devonshire chicken or Northumbrian aged prime rib.
• Booking: recommended, especially for a group, which is what the room is best at.
• Hygiene: the pub has no FSA registration of its own. The Langham, which it sits inside, holds rating 5 from an inspection on 22 July 2026. That is the hotel's record, not the pub's. ref

Jeff's take (his words)

Nothing here is Jeff's. His saved-places export carries an empty Note for The Wigmore, so jeff_note stays empty. The master row called it Michel Roux Jr's posh tavern with a famous toastie, and checking that line is what turned up the self-recommendation in our own vote record.

Verdict (Chef Jeff ladder)

could-visit — Go if you are passing, and go for the toastie. It is the size of a child's cricket bat, three cheeses and mustard, and it arrives under a cast iron press with the cheddar coming out of the sides, which is the one thing here everybody agrees on. The room is a former banking hall with velvet sofas deep enough that a reviewer wrote about losing her hand in one, and it works for a group near Oxford Circus. The plate is where it stalls. Sinead Cranna scored it 7.7 in June 2025 and said the British classics range from inoffensive to tasty, then named three misses: a lamb pie whose gravy runs out the moment you cut it, a quinoa salad filed under mains that is really a side, and an underbaked tart. Michel Roux oversees the menu, so his own recommendation of the place is a self-recommendation and is not counted here. Emily Roux, his daughter, goes for the pie in winter, and that pick is kept with the relationship stated. Food and drink come before rooms, and the room is doing most of the work.