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Average pint of spitfire;nothing to write home about
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A 'dodgy council estate pub'? What rubbish!
There's always a nice few ales on here.
I agree about the odd shaped bar though.
Have a couple here, then pop over the road to The Lamb And Flag.
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Went in here and felt like I was on some dodgy council estate pub. Clientele left a lot to be desired. Took a long time to get served due to incompetant bar staff.
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Went in for quick couple of pints for a friend of a friends birthday.
Beer was ok, wouldn't rush back for it though, like most Covent Garden pubs really.
A bit like the rest of the pub which suffers from having a bar far to big for the rest of the pub, so even with a few people in there it becomes cramped.
mrse1 - 18 Feb 2008 10:49 |
Reasonable pub, but always very cramped due to the odd triangular shape of the bar. Close to Covent Garden, and usually a safe bet for a decent pint.
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This has improved so much over the years from the old grot-pot days. These days it is welcoming, ok beers, reasonable food, good atmosphere.
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Great Pub. Good lunchtime atmosphere and the company was next to none.
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A decent enough pub. Quite a nice Spitfire on.However I had the annoying thing again of asking for a half and getting a pint. I have a Northern accent but it not that strong, honestly. i think it maybe a lack of concentration.
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As the Roundhouse is very close to Leicester Square/Covent Garden, but just far enough away as to not be surrounded with tourists, it is a good place to meet up with friends before going somewhere else.
It is a small pub with a large bar and can get extremely busy, especially during the summer months when the big sets of double doors are opened up and everyone spills out onto the pavement. It can be a pain fighting your way through the mass of people to the downstairs toilets.
I’ve found the bar staff to be fairly miserable, but the booze is well kept and you don’t have to wait very long when it is busy.
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I used to work around the corner from this place so have spent many a lunch and evening in this place, it has nothing special to offer, there are plenty of other boozers like it. In the summer however it get busy with people standing out front blocking the pavement.
there are other bars within walking distance which are better.
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A good pub in all the respects that have been noted before. My only gripe is that the manager refused to let my client (from Germany) sample the real ales (come on, mate, you're a franchise pub in Covent Garden, not some hard-done-by East London local!)
Nice pub though, considering what an over-priced, irritating, tourist / out-of-towner magnet Covent Garden is.
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Concur with the past comments. I have been trying to find this pub for ages as it was my hang out before meeting my mate coming off work on Garrick while visting London. Great place to chill and watch the people waltz by. Cannot comment on the ale, but had good lagers. Also, bar staff were cool too for an area that can get a bit hectic. Look forward to going back.
Joseph65
USA
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Birthday's, Christmas and Maunday Thursday.........it's all been done in this fine little boozer.
Always a good spot for people watching as the constant flux of people walking past never abates.
Beers are good, and it has a good atmoshpere.
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Still does the best pint of Old Peculiar south of Masham.
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A pleasant and relaxing T&J Bernard pub. Old Peculier is a popular and well kept regular, and there is always a guest ale. The room is shaped like a ship's stern. Warm, friendly buzz of conversation. A decent, inoffensive pub.
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Above average chain pub. Nice place to stand outside on a friday evening in summer. Haven't been for a while, but the ales always used to be spot on.
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Have had some great nights in the Roundhouse. Old Peculiar is excellent in here and the staff are a good laugh. Encouraging me once to make paper aeroplanes and throw them about. The beer made me do it. Fortunately no one lost an eye.
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One of the best.
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The round house has a nice relaxing atmosphere with the feel of a traditional pub that I feel are on the decrease. The staff are polite and friendly and the service great. The food is the other good thing about the Round House with a good selection of the healthy sort. To find no chips on a menu was a pleasant surprise allowing you to get drunk but stay healthy. Good idea Round House, keep it up.
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And still THE place in London for a great pint of Old Peculiar :-)
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Just had a little bit of paint, smells nice! The ales are fab, always got old pec and Fullers. great pride seems to be taken with cleanliness, much better than it was a couple of years ago. Still really busy on a friday night too!!
Tim Adams - 23 Aug 2004 23:51 |
Still selling Old Pec! Yummy :-)
Darren in the City - 28 Jul 2004 14:37 |
Great friendly atmosphere, and very refreshing after an afternoon of shopping. Wonderful view.
Dawn - 2 Apr 2004 20:43 |
Nice pub. Shame about the toilets.
anonymous - 17 Sep 2003 11:58 |
A rare treat indeed in London - a good pub that sells Old Peculiar. Have never seen any men in macs there....
Darren in the City - 9 Jul 2003 11:50 |
I thought this place was ok. We didn't stop long though. And we were near the door...
TheG - 20 Jun 2003 10:53 |
Great atmosphere - cramped though!
Matt Le Ross - 28 Apr 2003 12:31 |
Last time i was in here there was a tramp wanking in the toilets. Sums place up really
bayden bell - 1 Apr 2003 13:51 |
Bloody awful - a meat market full of men in macs - avoid
beergimp - 30 Mar 2003 20:52 |
