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Overpriced but beer in good condition. Small in size and cosy when there aren't too many poeple in. Clean but rather uninspiring interior.
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Tried it again after a long gap, attracted by the "Under New Management" banner. Still overpriced, still mediocre.
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Whenever I have been in there the Young's bitter has been good - just the thing to wash down an excellent full English breakfast in the upstairs restaurant. For lunch, a freshly made hot pork sandwich with a sausage and mustard on the side takes some beating. It's a shame that the interior of the bar is so uninspiring having lost all its original Victorian features, but it's worth a visit for the good food.
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This is not a Youngs pub but it does serve the best pint of Youngs Bitter I have sampled for many years.It was kept in superb condition as was the Archers Red Robin.If you like meat the beef sandwiches at the bar are good value but we had a good lunch at the upstairs restaurant which serves home cooking at sensible prices including a mixed grill.The Hope has a friendly atmosphere and in my view is the best in the area.
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Young's pub with a guest ale. There's a novelty. Decent enough downstairs. Wouldn't mind getting a breakfast here someday.
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RUN DOWN???? Clerkenwell?
anonymous - 5 Jun 2006 20:55 |
Stopped in here for a quick half one lunchtime. Scruffy, but not in a good way. The whole area is run down and frankly smells. It was a warm day and the proximity to a meat market probablt doesn't help.
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Just smashed a morning pint of Young's in here. Good pint, but at £2.90 is should be.
anonymous - 27 Apr 2006 09:54 |
Used to go in here once a year for a big breakfast before annual outing to Brighton with FB and the gang. Food was always fab (huge portions of everything) - staff always helpful and the Guinness (all I can drink at 7 in the morning) was always good.
Hope (no pun intended) that it hasn't gone downhill - perhaps I shall visit again at a more civilized time.
8/10 on previous experiences
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This pub is not called the Hope and Sirloin. It is called simply "the Hope". It is owned by the Young's brewery and has a restaurant upstairs called the Sirloin.
I find it a fairly unwelcoming place, serving as it does a very poor selection of beers (Youngs and Youngs Special real ales, standard fizzy pop lagers, tiny fridge with nothing much in it).
However it does open at 7am or something like that for market workers, like a couple of other pubs round here.
anonymous - 14 Feb 2006 12:43 |
£3 for a pint of Archers. Expensive drinks, for average boozer with middling atmosphere.
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