Eat Out London!The Jolly Gardeners
The Jolly Gardeners | Bar, Kitchen & Garden
Our full á la carte menu is available on Wednesday - Saturday evenings & Sunday lunchtime.
Lunch menu availability: Monday/Tuesday lunchtime & dinner.
Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 4pm
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The Jolly Gardeners | Weber Grill Academy
The kitchen is headed up by former Masterchef winner Dhruv Baker.
We are also passionate about BBQ.
As well as running Grill Academy courses we have a dedicated outdoor BBQ kitchen and menu.
The Jolly Gardeners
The Jolly Gardeners has a history as a pub for 120 years.
Charlie Chaplin was one of the famous locals; it is said his father was playing frequently on the house’s piano to entertain the local community.
Scenes of two famous movies – “Snatch” and “The Calcium Kid” – were shot in the pub.
After an intensive renovation the JOLLY came back to life under new management as Zeitgeist @ The Jolly Gardeners.
Being London’s first German gastropub the Zeitgeist offers a huge selection of German beers, 18 on tap and more than 30 bottled beers, and several German Schnapps.
Zeitgeist at the Jolly Gardeners | Bars and pubs in Vauxhall, London
In October 2007, this spacious Victorian pub in an almost comically isolated spot behind Lambeth Bridge was spruced up by new German owners.
A few German flags brighten up the pub – not something you would have seen in the middle of the last century, when this part of Lambeth was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe.
The main attraction, of course, is the list of German beers, which contains few familiar names (Beck’s is about it) and covers most styles, from aromatic weiss varieties through light pilsners to darker brews.
Occasional beer festivals further increase the variety.
The bar’s popular with German expats, who gather to watch Bundesliga matches on two big screens.