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The Melton Mowbray has currently got Fullers Vintage Ale (2008 vintage) on cask. It's limited edition beer as it's usually only bottle-conditioned and is pretty special. 8.5% ABV and £3.75 a pint so it's expensive but a real rare treat. Get down and try some.
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Fairly standard-issue Fullers pub, but the guest beer - Ossett Brewery Snow Drop - was excellent.
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The Melton Mowbray has been a reliable pub for a number of years now. Usual Fullers beers and there is often something else interesting, whether it’s a real guest or not I’m unsure. Expensive, but then again aren’t all Fullers pubs. One of it's big plus points is the friendly and efficient service. Food is popular but doesn’t stifle the drinking experience as it does in some pubs. This is a proper city drinking pub, and a pretty good one.
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This week coming (22nd-26th Oct) The Melton Mowbray is having a mini cask ale festival starting with Fullers London Porter, Mr Harry and Vintage Ale (8.5% - normally only for the export market) and Castle Rock Nottingham Gold. Later in the week, there’ll be Tom Woods Hop & Glory and Wychwood Hobgoblin as well as the usual complete Fullers range.
The Cellar Bar is open every evening for this week, as two of the much needed handpumps are down there, and provides more of an ale supping sanctuary away from the hubbub of the City
I got the name from a hairdryer...
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I agree with f90x. All a bit too automatic for my liking and the ale wasn’t great either. Another ‘industrial’ site which knocks out ale and grabs your cash without a thought for the customers’ wants and needs.
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The Melton is a great pub but it has become a victim of its own success. A couple of years ago it used to be easy enough to get a pint on a Friday night.
Now its always rammed with part time drinkers.
Can be hard to get a seat most nights these days.
Still a good place though with a good mix of people. Bar staff are all great and service is quick and efficient.
Beers alright.
Gents toilets stink - really stink.
Pleasant atmosphere. Good male to female ratio.
( Any pub with all female staff is worth visiting in my book ! )
Its also in marching distance of Secrets and the Griffin.
Always busy in the summer. It's not too bad as everyone spills out onto the street to watch the afternoon parade of city girls going home.
Roll on summer..
The place is definitely better than the sum of its parts. I've had some great nights there and go all the time so my rating may be slightly biased..
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Doesn't do much for me, this one. Just a place that sell booze. You can't miss it so good for meeting people.
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Went in for lunch on Thursday. Got there at 12noon, and the place was empty, but the six attractive young barmaids gave me the impression it wouldn't be empty for long. Not being a 'real-ale' man, I can't comment on the ales, but they serve Grolsch so I was happy. The food was good pub food at a fair price - my cheese & bacon burger was good, and the wife had a Steak Ale pie (with a base!!) which she enjoyed very much. By 12:30, the place was packed and the atmosphere was very good. A good London pub experience, as it should be.
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Spacious Fuller's pub that's well worth a visit. Good beers in good condition and the price isn't too bad. Lovely dark wood decor that along with the seemingly permanent crowds adds to a cosy atmosphere. The barmaids are efficient, friendly and very attractive.
Not sure that this is a great place to spend a whole evening but dropping in for a couple if you are on your way somewhere else in the area is highly recommended.
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Like an Irish Tardis this one,...looks big from the street don't it,..!
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Agree with below, but for ESB (always a bit cloudy but not so bad as to kick up a stink. A busy pub that suffers from ? Wish I could pinpoint what was wrong as this should be a cracker. The beer is so so and the staf are efficient but unfriendly.
A better bet seems to be the Viaduct Tavern at the moment
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Not sure what they do in the cellar here, as the Pride and the Discovery (normally reliable pints) hardly ever seem to be spot on. Shame because I am a fan of Fullers ales.
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Roomy but rammo. Always.
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Roomy Fullers pub with the usual Fullers range. Beer OK and there is plenty of space to expand into. However I had the stuffed chicken in here and it was barely edible! I suspect it was dodo instead! I can't account for other items on the food menu but none of my companions had trouble with theirs.
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A Fullers pub, unusually for Central London, so was expecting a certain level of quality - Couldn't shake off of the feeling that it was like being in a Wetherspoons. For no apparent reason, I didn't enjoy my pint in here, the Guinness wasn't great and the interior was pants. Go to the Cittie of Yorke, it's a far far better pub.
Not the worst pub in the world though. And why "Melton Mowbray" - It's in Rutland?
TheGP - 22 Apr 2006 19:34 |
Went here for the first time in a while. Still a nice pub and was heaving when we were there but managed to get served immediately. Beer £2.80 ish but we were drinking the celebration ale which was pretty good.
The Gents could do with some work. Appalling condition.
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Visited here again over christmas when the nearby Old Mitre shut early.
Once again reliable pint of Fullers and a joeval atmosphere.
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Don't think I have ever been charged so much for a large glass of house white £5.95 and it was cool not cold! Surly staff when asked for a change. Not too busy when I was in. Food ordered was not as described on its menu. Won't be in again
anonymous - 10 Nov 2005 01:48 |
Have always liked this well run Fullers House. Very popular with local workers and tourists. Beer is always good.
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Not unpleasant but the staff often have English as a second language, and worse, they seem to have problems keeping their real ales up to scratch.
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I liked this pub, traditional pub decor in dark wood, nice Fuller's beer, good selection of pies on the menu.
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Excellent spacious comfortable pub right near Chancery Lane tube. Great traditional architecture, artistic and interesting modern touches. Check out the wooden horse on the top floor. Pleasant atmosphere even when crowded - it has that City buzz in a good way. Well kept Fullers beers. Not just for suits - quite a few construction workers as well. Definitely worth a visit when you're in the area.
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Got extremly pissed here las tnight. Good pride and honey dew.. Nice pub
anonymous - 13 May 2004 09:11 |
Agree it's not a place to search out but if you happen to be in the area you won't be disappointed. The London Pride was slightly cold, but tasted good. The staff seemed friendly and the tables were checked for empties frequently.
Graham - 1 Dec 2003 11:09 |
It's a Fuller's Ale and Pie pub. It's a very full Fuller's Ale and Pie pub. All the usual stuff you'd expect from the chain and hordes of suits and legal eagles from the offices nearby spilling out onto the pavement. Not one to seek out, but it's an easy one for strangers in the area to find. Just look for the mass of people on the pavement swilling beer and saying things like "tort" and "caveat emptor" to each other.
Steve - 17 Apr 2003 16:11 |
