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Whatever you do,don't eat here. They have been prosecuted twice for the state of their kitchens.Mouse excrement was discovered under the meat grill and on top of barbecue sauce containers.YUK !
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Small very busy pub the pint of Theakstons Old Peculiar was acceptable.
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OK pub, very busy when I was in here with lots of people drinking red wine. Pint was good but nothing special.
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One for the summer. Unless you're a civil servant who plans to forget their briefcase - before seeing it on breakfast news - I wouldn't venture here for a long night on the beer.
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Have drunk in here on many occasions, on and off, over the last 15 years. The pub is fine generally the staff are ok but I was really disappointed when I was in there on Wednesday evening and having been served two of the cloudiest pints of London Pride I have ever seen in my life - the bar maids response was 'what is the problem?'! There was then only a couple of beers to choose from which were very average for a serious price! Worth a visit and for local workers it is a good pub but I have been really disapointed by the cost and service recently hence the poor points!
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Very crowded on the street level so we went downstairs. Pleasant enough but nothing to shout about.
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Hi there Folks, i read that someone had seen in the paper that The Red Lion had a mouse problem, well, the closure occurred in January 2006, its not recent. Since then, there has been a complete change of management and staff alike. They have now regained the exsquisitely high standards people expect from The Red Lion.
Rest assured,a visit to The Red Lion will have you leaving with a big smile on your face after a great time at one of Londons best located Pubs
anonymous - 18 Mar 2007 22:05 |
Must admit it's years since I've been in here (2000?) but just read in the papers that it's just had a mouse infestation??
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Great pub for me, over the road from work and has Greene King IPA. Have had many a lunchtime pint in here.
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Hard to take a look around as the place is packed everytime I have been there. I had a tough time being recognized at the bar as a customer but eventually I got a Theakston's Best Bitter which seemed past its prime.
I would not go out of my way to drink here.
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Very busy pub set in the middle of the main Government offices. Main drawback - you always have to stand. Handy for the Houses of Parliament.
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Great pint of Adnams and friendly staff. Luckily we were in there on a Saturday evening so we didn't encounter any of the 'Rupert and Cuthbert' types mentioned by FattusBlokus. Didn't appear to have changed too much since a previous visit some 18 or so years ago which is great.
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Traditional in appearance, woeful in service. Interior tables 'reserved' for non-existent diners - the procedure for ordering food is apparently to be harried by a spotty, spikey haired chap with him prodding a modest menu of overpriced microwave tat at you. Disappointing - please reassure me that we were just unfortunate to be visiting on a Sunday?....
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Nice pub 2 sit outside on one of the benches and watch the world go by. Ale selection was a tad limited on day visited though.
My Rating 7/10
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The Guy behind the food counter is Great !! Best hand turned cod in Westminster.
Good pub only downside is full of Rupert and Cuthbert types - who seem to have 50p between them. They always wear their House of Commons passes though - so you can spot them a mile off !!!
Apart from that - its the best pub in Whitehall
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Decent pub. Apparently Gordon Brown's ex adviser Charlie Whelan used to run his ops from the bar here. Good Adnams on with some limited outside seating.
anonymous - 5 Jan 2006 19:03 |
Traditional pub - enjoy it whenever I am in the area. I have been fortunate to be there during off hours so have been able to enjoy the pub rather than fight the crowds. Fits Westminster well.
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I was here yesterday afternoon after walking through London in the blazing heat, and I was rewarded with one of the coldest beers I've ever tasted and a nice little seat outside watching the world go by. The interior is very "traditional pub", staff are pleasant, good range of beers, although there didn't seem to be an abundance of seating inside and I suspect it gets packed in the evening (it was fairly full when I arrived, and that was at 3pm). If you sit outside you can play "spot the politician" as you watch all the anonymous big black Mercs collecting important-looking people from the government buildings thereabouts.
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Dropped by in the evening and saw a good mix for patrons: government types in ties, tourists in comfort clothing and various friends and relations. All seemed to be having a good time. Good ale selection and at a fair price for London. The pub fits into its surroundings well.
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Very nice pub, good range of drinks and sitting outside in the sun with a cold beer watching the world go by in such a busy location is a good way to spend an hour.
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A pub in this area will always attract cappucino seeking tourists.
But the beer is fine and staff are spot on. The cartoons on the walls of politicians past add as sense of location to the place being just round the corner from the Commons and across the road from Downing St. Worth a visit.
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Rammed full of parliamentary researchers that descend on it as soon as the sun comes out. The pub in London where everyone knows your name.
Wonderful atmosphere and does not matter that it gets crowded as everyone piles outside anyway.
Laura - 27 Aug 2004 10:34 |
Rammed full of tourists drinking coffee when I was there on a Saturday lunchtime.
Martin - 18 Mar 2004 17:01 |
Excellent central london drinker's pub.
will - 27 Nov 2003 14:48 |
The last two times i have been in here the service has not been very good. On the first occasion they ran out of druaght beer.....at 18:00. Not good.
The second time was about a couple of weeks ago. Ordered some food and had to wait over 30 minutes for that culinary masterpiece.....the pub sandwich!
Must say the overall standard has dropped markedly, as is becoming more of a tourists pub.
Rob - 25 Jul 2003 10:57 |
My fave London pub....and so close to Big Ben
Andy Middleton - 17 Mar 2003 22:21 |
This pub has a top notch selection of ales, including the often overlooked cask conditioned tetley's Bitter, all the mor refeshing after a long awaited stressful interview.
Patrick - 9 Mar 2003 14:37 |
Good beer crap food. One of my favorite London pubs (because it's only 5 minutes from the office!!).
Very busy all week round with a mixed crowd, and no dress code facsists!
Rob - 3 Jan 2003 13:42 |
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