Celebrate Beaujolais!
Join us as we raise a glass of joyful Beaujolais. Or hold your own tasting event for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Crusting Pipe
The Crusting Pipe Wine Bar and Restaurant is set in the heart of Covent Garden Market, just minutes from Charing Cross, Embankment, Covent Garden and Leicester Square tube stations. You can relax in the covered courtyard and enjoy one of the regular live operatic performances over a glass of wine, or head inside to the bar and dining rooms and escape the hubbub above in one of the many cosy corners.
Open from breakfast, through to lunch, afternoon tea, pre-theatre dining and dinner, tables at The Crusting Pipe are always in high demand. You will find classic British dishes on the menu, made with seasonal ingredients sourced from our trusted suppliers. Choose from an interesting and diverse selection of wines to enjoy with them, all sourced by Davy’s Wine Merchants. Whether you’re hosting birthday drinks, a leaving do or group dinner, The Crusting Pipe has flexible private and semi-private areas which can accommodate all manner of events. The team looks forward to welcoming you soon.
Crusting Pipe
27 The Market
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 8RD
- London Underground (Covent Garden (3 mins), Leicester Square (6 mins), Charing Cross (5 mins))
- National Rail (Charing Cross (5 mins))
What's On
Champagne Soirée
Join us once a month for an evening of exploration into what makes Champagne the world’s most famous celebratory drink at our Champagne tasting.
Davy's X Grahams Winter Partnership
This Winter, we are showcasing an exceptional serving of Graham's Tawny and Vintage Port across all Davy's Wine Bars. Warm up with the rich-bodied flavours of Graham's tawny and vintage ports - wines cherished and perfected through generations.
Our doors are open on:
Mon
09:00 – 22:00
Tue
09:00 – 22:00
Wed
09:00 – 23:00
Thu
09:00 – 23:00
Fri
09:00 – 23:00
Sat
09:00 – 23:00
Sun
09:00 – 22:00
Private Dining Rooms
The Crusting Pipe sits in a prime location, in the heart of Covent Garden. Parties are our bread and butter – we have been hosting all manner of private parties and events for more than 35 years. We offer a variety of bookable spaces for drinks parties and group dining, while our private dining rooms provide more discreet spaces for a smaller dinner party or business meeting.
Private Rooms
8 seatedSemi-Private Spaces
6 seated2x 14 seated / 20 standing
2x 18 seated
36 seated
Exclusive Hire
160 seated / 200 standingCourtyard 65 seated
Customer Reviews
"We had a wonderful evening! We love the private room; very conducive for conducting meetings and then having a great dinner afterwards. Very grateful for the kind and attentive service of the staff."
"Great place for organised drinks on a Friday afternoon. The reservation process was easy, they were able to accommodate our large group, and the staff were very attentive. The live music was unexpected and delightful."
"Once I was a regular when I worked in the area but now it is a special treat to visit from time to time. Such lovely attentive service in a congenial place."
"Love this place. Always have a relaxing time listening to the live music while sipping on a few ports. "
Food & Wine
Visitors to The Crusting Pipe enjoy classic British cooking, using seasonal, and wherever possible, locally sourced ingredients. All of our wines are supplied by Davy’s Wine Merchants and selected by James Davy and the wine buying team.
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