Horseshoe, Clerkenwellback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Played darts in here on Tuesday. Nice to see real ale on and the boards were good quality. All in all not a bad pub.
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I hear they do a lovely soup.
anonymous - 5 Apr 2007 17:03 |
One of Londons best darts pubs, one permanent oche, up to five in total on big darts occasions. Good beer.
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An okay, down to earth, locals pub. The ale is well kept, and it's a generally well kept place.
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As Stonch says, unpretentious. Food and beer both being honest and reliable and not trying to be anything more. Heavy emphasis on sports, both to watch and play, and in fact if you wander in on a weekday evening you're very likely to find a darts match going on. Some people may not be too impressed with the male-to-female ratio here, but if you are more interested in totty-spotting than drinking, then you will most likely be elsewhere.
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A lazy term for a pub, I admit, but if this isn't unpretentious nowhere is.
Situated just off Clerkenwell Green in a pleasant setting, in the Horseshoe you appear to have the perfect village pub. The leaded windows, quaint sign and attractive building are however slightly incongruous when taken with the interior. Stripped floors, flashing (though muted) gamblers, big screen, long bar. The clientele here are a mix of local residents (though not the IKEA loft type - it sits on the edge of a small Peabody Trust estate) and nearby office workers. Very friendly bar man, and old boy from Leeds, seems desperate for a chat because most customers are too busy taking in the sport, playing pool upstairs or lounging in the sun trap back yard.
Beers are GK IPA (boring) and Sharp's Cornish Coaster (absolutely outstanding pint when I was last in) and its certainly cheap - £2.40 for real ale with £2 house spirit doubles. I can't comment on the quality or price of the fizzy keg stuff, but suffice to say the selection was standard.
In an area of much better pubs you won't be doing yourself any disservice by missing this one out - but its a fairly solid local's boozer and I wish it well.
6/10
anonymous - 11 Jul 2006 10:37 |
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