Hercules Pillars, Holbornback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Am I the only person who thinks this place always smells of bogs
mrse1 - 19 Sep 2007 12:48 |
"RogerB" has got it just right - see below.
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Beer and prices fine, but the freemasons connection is truly wierd. Wierd.
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Set in a dour and featureless modern office block, the “Pillars” is not particularly inviting from the outside. The interior is a medium size single room bar that probably looks bigger than it is due to the abundance of mirror tiles along the walls. The central area is divided in two by a shoulder length wood and glass screen with brass trimmings that stretches between 2 pillars. The bar is more wood and brass and the floors are part tiled, part wood and part carpet. All in all, the interior is that of a traditional pub that has obviously undergone many refurbishments and I would hazard a guess that there are very few original features. There is a plasma screen, games machine, cigarette machine and a separate function room. Behind the bar, 2 busts of Hercules prop up the ceiling and further busts and murals can be found on the opposite wall. The main reason for anyone to come here are the Real Ales – 7 hand-pumps (6 were on during my visit including 2 guest beers). That said £2.71 for a 3.7% Ruddles Best is probably a bit higher than I would expect in the area. The food menu looks OK and they have a separate sausage menu (7 different types). To summarise, the “Pillars” is a rather plastic pub which is fine if you like sausages with your Real Ales.
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I agree with David, this is a totally different animal to that in Greek Street. This "Pillars" is full of gentlemen of a certain age who look like they may perform dodgy handshakes and wear one trouser leg at half-mast (if you know what I mean). The last time I went there they had something wrong with the drains and it was most unpleasant. The "Mason" type gentlemen seem to enjoy it though (the pub, not the pong)!
Pippa - 28 Jul 2004 16:37 |
Don't confuse this pub with the much better Pillars of Hercules on Greek St!
David - 11 Jun 2004 11:37 |
Excellent pub,
Excellent selection of +5.0a/c fine ales,
Excellent food,
Great for getting totally bloated after being on a totally pointless and dull conference in the hotel opposite.
Hector - 9 Jun 2004 17:04 |
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