Grumbles Restaurant is an independent Pimlico bistro that first opened on Churton Street in 1964. Original wooden booths and a cosy interior preserve the atmosphere of its early years, while generations of regulars have made it one of the area’s longstanding neighbourhood institutions.
The menu focuses on familiar British and French cooking. Escargots in garlic butter, prawns, mussels and burrata provide varied beginnings before house favourites such as fish pie, calves liver with bacon, beer battered cod and grilled fillet steak.
Grumbles fillet steak is finished with a crust of English mustard and brown sugar, giving the restaurant a distinctive signature dish. Salads, grilled chicken and halloumi offer lighter choices, while sticky date pudding, crumble and vanilla ice cream continue the comforting style through dessert.
Set menus are available at lunch and during early dinner, and Sunday brings a traditional roast lunch. An extensive wine list, a weekly bring your own bottle evening and daily lunch and dinner opening reinforce the relaxed character that has kept the restaurant popular for more than sixty years.
Address: 35 Churton Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 2LT, United Kingdom
Grumbles Menu
A la Carte
BASKET OF BREAD WITH MARINATED OLIVES
HOME-MADE SOUP OF THE DAY
AVOCADO WITH PRAWNS & MARIE-ROSE SAUCE
GRILLED GOATS CHEESE ON CROÛTON WITH RED ONION MARMALADE, ROCKET, AND BALSAMIC DRESSING
HALF A DOZEN ESCARGOTS IN GARLIC BUTTER
DOZEN £15.25
MOULES MARINIÈRES
AS MAIN WITH CHIPS £17.50
PAN FRIED TIGER PRAWNS WITH GARLIC, CHILLI, OLIVE OIL & PARSLEY
GRUMBLES SALAD WITH BROAD BEANS, FRENCH BEANS & CONFIT TOMATO
WITH GRILLED CHICKEN OR HALOUMI, AND DIJON DRESSING
GRUMBLES’ FISH PIE TOPPED WITH PIPED POTATO
COD IN BEER BATTER WITH CHIPS, MINTED PEAS & TARTARE SAUCE
CHAR-GRILLED CALVES’ LIVER AND BACON WITH ONION COMPOTE
HOME-MADE BURGER WITH CHIPS
WITH CHEESE OR BACON £1.95 each
CHAR-GRILLED FILLET STEAK 8oz WITH CHIPS
WITH A CHOICE OF PEPPERCORN OR STILTON SAUCE, OR GARLIC BUTTER
CHAR-GRILLED GRUMBLES’ FILLET STEAK 8oz WITH CHIPS
WITH A CRUST OF ENGLISH MUSTARD & BROWN SUGAR
EXAMPLE SPECIALS
GLAZED DUCK LEG CONFIT WITH POMEGRANATE, BLOOD ORANGE AND SUGAR SNAPS
FRESH FILLET OF SEA BREAM WITH ROAST MIXED BEETROOT, SAUTÉED KALE AND CHERRY TOMATO & CAPER DRESSING
SIDES
CHIPS
MASHED POTATOES
CREAMED SPINACH
MINTED GARDEN PEAS
MIXED LEAF SALAD
FRENCH BEANS
CHILDREN’S MENU
2 COURSES £9.95 (Available for kids under 12)
FISH & CHIPS WITH PEAS
GRILLED CHICKEN & CHIPS
PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE
PUDDINGS
CRÈME BRULÉE
STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH CUSTARD & BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
APPLE & BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE WITH CREAM
RASPBERRY OR MANGO SORBET
VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH TOASTED ALMONDS & HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE
COLSTON BASSETT STILTON WITH BISCUITS & CELERY
HOT DRINKS
ESPRESSO
DOUBLE £4.25
AMERICANO
CAPPUCCINO / LATTE £4.75
HOT CHOCOLATE
LIQUEUR COFFEE
ENGLISH BREAKFAST, EARL GREY, CAMOMILE, PEPPERMINT OR GREEN TEA
PUDDING WINES
MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE, SOLERA N.V., Half Bottle
ELYSIUM BLACK MUSCAT, CALIFORNIA ’22, Half Bottle
ESSENSIA ORANGE MUSCAT CALIFORNIA ‘21, Half Bottle
AFTER-DINNER DRINKS
FAMOUS GROUSE; LAMB’S NAVY RUM
MALIBU, BAILEY’S, TIA MARIA, AMARETTO, SAMBUCCA, FRANGELICO, LIMONCELLO
JAMESON, SOUTHERN COMFORT, TEQUILA, GRAPPA, KUMMEL, COINTREAU
CALVADOS, ARMAGNAC V.S.O.P, COURVOISIER V.S, JACK DANIELS, GRAND MARNIER, DRAMBUIE, STREGA
GLENLIVET, REMY MARTIN V.S.O.P
GREEN CHARTREUSE
GLASS OF BARROS LBV PORT (100ml)
RED WINES
175ml BOTTLE GLASS
LES BOULES ROUGE ‘24/25 (VIN DE FRANCE)
ECHEVERRIA MERLOT RESERVA, MOLINA ’23/24 (CHILE)
VINA EDMARA PINOT NOIR, VALLE CENTRAL ’24/25 (CHILE)
FOUNDSTONE SHIRAZ, BERTON VINEYARDS ’22/23 (AUSTRALIA)
PRIMITIVO ‘IL PUMO’, SAN MARZANO, PUGLIA ‘23/24 (ITALY)
CORAL BAY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON ’23 (CALIFORNIA)
CHÂTEAU MAZETIER, PASCAL PALLARUELO ’20 (BORDEAUX)
ONDARRE RIOJA RESERVA ‘20/21 (SPAIN)
ANDELUNA 1300 MALBEC, MENDOZA ‘24/25 (ARGENTINA)
PINOT NOIR ‘LES TURITELLES’, DOMAINE D’ALTUGNAC ’24 (LANGUEDOC)
LE COQ VOLANT, DOMAINE DE GALUVAL, CÔTES DU RHÔNE ‘22 (RHÔNE)
FLEURIE, DOMAINE DE LA MADONE ‘23/24 (BEAUJOLAIS)
DOMAINE ST DAMIEN ‘PLAN DE DIEU’, CÔTES DU RHÔNE ‘23/24 (RHÔNE)
CHIANTI CLASSICO, SAN JACOPO DA VICCHIOMAGGIO ’24 (ITALY)
DOMAINE FOURREY, PINOT NOIR ’22/23 (BOURGOGNE)
CHÂTEAU CISSAC, CRU BOURGEOIS, HAUT-MEDOC ‘18/19 (BORDEAUX)
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE ‘LE MIOCÈNE’, DOMAINE GRAND VENEUR ’23 (RHÔNE)
CHÂTEAU LAFON-ROCHET 4eme CRU CLASSÉ, ST ESTEPHE ‘11/15 (BORDEAUX)
Half Bottles
RED WINES
ECHEVERRIA MERLOT RESERVA, MOLINA ’23/24 (CHILE)
CHIANTI CLASSICO, SAN JACOPO DA VICCHIOMAGGIO ’23/24 (ITALY)
FLEURIE, DOMAINE DE LA MADONE ’22/24 (BEAUJOLAIS)
ROSÉ
CINTILA ROSÉ, PENÍNSULA DE SETÚBAL ‘24/25 (PORTUGAL)
DOMAINE PINCHINAT ‘23/24 (PROVENCE)
WHITE WINES
175ml BOTTLE GLASS
LES BOULES BLANC ‘24/25 (VIN DE FRANCE)
ECHEVERRIA SAUVIGNON BLANC, MOLINA ‘24/25 (CHILE)
FOUNDSTONE UNOAKED CHARDONNAY, BERTON VINEYARD ‘24/25 (AUSTRALIA)
MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE, CUVÉE CHÉREAU CARRÉ ’24 (LOIRE)
‘METAL LABEL’ CLASSIC VIOGNIER, BERTON VINEYARD ’25/26 (AUSTRALIA)
PINOT GRIGIO, ANDREA DI PEC ’24/25 (ITALY)
PICPOUL DE PINET, ‘LA SERRE’, VILLA NORIA ’24/25 (LANGUEDOC)
TUATARA BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH ’24/25 (NEW ZEALAND)
SAN SILVESTRO, GAVI DI GAVI, PIEDMONT ‘24/25 (ITALY)
DILUVIO ALBARIÑO, DE HAAN ALTÉS, RÍAS BAIXAS ’24 (SPAIN)
MÂCON-BUSSIÈRES, THIERRY DROUIN ‘24/25 (BOURGOGNE)
SAINT VÉRAN, ‘PLAISANCE’, THIERRY DROUIN ‘24 (BOURGOGNE)
CHABLIS, DOMAINE FOURREY ‘23/25 (BOURGOGNE)
SANCERRE, LE CHÊNE DU ROY, DOMAINE PIERRE GIRAULT ’24 (LOIRE)
POUILLY FUMÉ, LES LOGES, DOMAINE DES RABICHATTES ’24 (LOIRE)
MEURSAULT, ‘LES GRANDS CHARRONS’, BACHEY-LEGROS ‘21/22 (BOURGOGNE)
Half Bottles
WHITE WINES
ECHEVERRIA SAUVIGNON BLANC ’24/25 (CHILE)
MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE, CUVÉE CHÉREAU CARRÉ ’24 (LOIRE)
CHABLIS, DOMAINE FOURREY ‘23/25 (BOURGOGNE)
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE
125ml GLASS