Gastropub Near Me in Fulham: The Harwood Arms' Venison Scotch Egg and Roasts

The Harwood Arms sits on Walham Grove in Fulham, SW6 1QP, about six minutes on foot from Fulham Broadway station, and it calls itself the only Michelin-starred pub in London. If you searched gastropub near me hoping for more than a burger, this is the serious version: a two-course set menu at £64 or three courses at £79, built on British game, with a venison Scotch egg at £12 as the opening snack.

The pub reopened in September 2008 after a refurbishment, as a collaboration between Brett Graham of The Ledbury, game specialist Mike Robinson of the Pot Kiln in Berkshire, and Edwin Vaux of the Vaux brewing family. The star arrived a year after launch, according to the Top 50 Gastropubs profile, and in 2020 the Harwood became the first London pub to top that list. Head chef today is Josh Cutress, formerly of The Square and The Ledbury.

Graham and Robinson are still directors, and the menu leans on their supply lines. Graham's Capability Graham business provides venison, Jersey beef, Iberian pork, charcuterie and cold-pressed rapeseed oil, while Robinson runs a wild venison business called Deer Box. That is why game birds and deer appear on almost every menu here, and why the printed menu carries a small warning that game birds may contain shot.

There is no à la carte, only the £64 and £79 set menus, and the daily sheet changes. On the menu for Friday 16 October 2026, mains included Berkshire fallow deer with turnips, black fig and endive; red-legged partridge with caramelised celeriac, blackberry and cabbage; and roast Cornish cod with coco beans, mussels and Iberian lardo. Puddings ran to a tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream and whiskey custard, and a custard tart with fig leaf and yoghurt.

Order the snacks before anything else. The Venison Scotch Egg at £12 is the dish people travel across London for, and there is a Glamorgan vegetarian version at the same price. Beef tartare on bone marrow toast costs £12, and potato crisps with cod roe are £8. A vegetarian set menu is available on request, but the kitchen states it cannot cater for vegans or for anyone at risk of anaphylaxis from cross-contamination.

Sunday is the pub's busiest day and its longest service, running from noon to 8:15pm with roasts all day. The Sunday menu from 11 October 2026 kept the same £64 and £79 pricing and offered Jersey beef sirloin with horseradish cream for a £7.50 supplement per person, Cumbrian pork belly with lovage and fennel honey, slow-cooked deer shoulder wrapped in bacon, and Cornish cod with brown crab sauce, plus a roast for two to share.

Every roast comes with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, greens, cauliflower cheese and celeriac, and the sticky toffee pudding with malt, IPA and vanilla ice cream is the classic finish. Because service runs continuously, a 4pm booking is the quiet trick: the lunch crowd has thinned, the kitchen is still sending out full roasts, and you are not racing a 2pm turnover. OpenTable included the Harwood in its July 2026 list of the best Sunday lunches in London.

Reservations go through OpenTable up to 90 days ahead, and card details are required for every booking. Cancel within 24 hours or fail to show, and the pub charges £50 per person. The largest table is eight. Late arrivals are handled strictly: a 9:15pm booking that turns up after 9:30pm can only order two courses, and after 9:45pm the table is not guaranteed. A discretionary 12.5 percent service charge is added to all bills.

Lunch is limited. The pub serves lunch only on Friday and Saturday from noon to 2:15pm, plus the long Sunday service, while dinner runs Monday to Saturday from 5:30pm to 9:15pm. That means Monday to Thursday is dinner only. Friday lunch has a perk for wine lovers: corkage, normally £40 per 75cl bottle with one bottle per person, is waived on Friday lunchtimes, except in December.

From the street the Harwood still looks like an ordinary London local, with a coat of arms hanging outside and game trophies mounted on the walls inside. Dress is casual, and OpenTable's reviewers describe the noise as energetic rather than hushed. Dogs are part of the identity: OpenTable's July 2026 roundup of dog-friendly London restaurants singled out staff who remember dogs' names, so expect a spaniel or two by the bar.

The bar pours draught Camden Hells, Beavertown Neck Oil and Guinness at £7.50 a pint, with Timothy Taylor's on cask at £7. Wine by the glass starts with a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo at £9 for 125ml, and an Irish Coffee costs £14. Regulars include locals who call it a favourite London dining room, alongside visitors from Portland and New York who booked weeks ahead specifically for the Sunday roast.

This is not a pub for a spontaneous pint and a pie. With set menus at £64 and £79 before the 12.5 percent service charge, value is the Harwood's weakest score on OpenTable, at 4.4 against 4.8 for food, and one October 2026 reviewer gave it three stars as a bit pricey for the overall experience. If you only want a taste, book the Friday lunch, order the Scotch egg and two courses, and bring your own bottle with no corkage.

Plan B for a full book is to walk to Brompton Cemetery, a Royal Parks site on Fulham Road, SW10 9UG, whose pedestrian gates open from 7am to 6pm and which has a café on site. Then try OpenTable again for a late table; cancellations within the 24-hour window are common because of the no-show charge, and the 9:15pm slot is often the one that frees up.

Address: Walham Grove, Fulham, London SW6 1QP. Nearest stations: Fulham Broadway on the District line, about six minutes on foot, and West Brompton. Hours: lunch Friday and Saturday 12pm to 2:15pm, Sunday 12pm to 8:15pm, dinner Monday to Saturday 5:30pm to 9:15pm. Parking around the pub is permit and residents only before 8pm, so take the Tube or a taxi.

Who it suits: game lovers, anyone marking a birthday or anniversary over a Sunday roast, and dog owners who want a Michelin meal without leaving the dog at home. Who it does not suit: vegans, diners with severe allergies, and groups larger than eight. Ask in the Karpo APP for other Fulham pubs nearby if you want a pre-dinner drink before your booking.