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A haunt for those city boys from ubs and no mistake. On my latest visit I was unable to avoid the conversation of a particular group of three individuals, led in no small part by a washed up old oil trader recounting stories from his early nineties hayday to a genial german and a man who was unable talk in any coherent fashion by the end of the evening.
A fine pubic house but try to avoid the tiresome ramblings of the locals.
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Steady on. Seems to be a general dislike for people who work for a living, wear a suit and like beer (and this pub!) I'd also love to be described as dissolute, but only my mother would say that...
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Great atmosphere. So much better since the smoking ban !!
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Visited this pub yesterday and was reasonably impressed. Yes, the suits are out and about but you'd expect that near Liv. St and Bishopsgate. I'm a northerner by upbringing and I like my real ale. I have to say I've never had a decent pint of London Pride anywhere across London in my 20 years of working in/out of the capital. That was until last night - THE PLACED SERVED A BELTER. I was then mightily impressed. I watched the barmaid pour my friend a Pride and thought "HEY, that looks good and a head on it. I'll have one of them please and in a mug please." Both requests were dutifully observed and the lovely lassie quickly became Miss World with me the stand-in Pierce Brosnan!! A nice place and I'll be going back for more. Many thanks.
Mcloj - 27 Sep 2007 12:18 |
Not bad at all, Visited on a Friday night and got served reletavley quickly, good buzz and a busy atmosphere without being overwhelming.
Beer was good (reasonable selection of Fullers and Timothy Taylor)all in all not bad at all. Very nice surprise being as close as it is to Liverpool St.
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Nice and dingy with booths for really hiding in. Mostly I've been in here at lunchtime as it seems to suit rather than the evening. Always seems to have plenty of bar staff and a fair sprinkling of dissolute looking City workers.
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Visited tonight... After standing...waiting for a pint of pride, only to find 10 minutes later that ALL bitter was off?!?!
I felt they could have turned the clips round or put a towel over the pumps... Poor
anonymous - 6 Oct 2006 22:10 |
been to this pub quite alot , never had many problems apart from the getting a seat thing , the staff always seem to change everytime i go there , beer isnt that bad , wouldnt use all the time but handy when meeting friends at liverpool st
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Have used this pub a few times recently at lunchtimes and afternoons. Its furbished rather well and American aquaintances always seem to like, it, and its handy for the cab rank and Liverpool Street connections. Most of the bar staff are helpful when you buy a drink, and there is a wide range of beers , real ales (varies - Youngs is always good) are well kept, but they are usually served up to an inch short of the top of the glass.
The food is well overpriced and not very good value or tasy. Typical tosh heated up by a cook I would say. The only real problem with this pub is, if you ever find a table spare, it will be full of dirty plates from the last customers. When the waitress brings YOUR food to the table they will leave the dirty plates on the table (has happened every time to me - 5 or 6 different days). If you then have the audacity to go and put them on the bar, the bar staff will scowl and suggest that the bar is not the place for old plates!
This place obviously hasn't got a manager or any staff training. Totally the wrong attitude too. But given the location thyen it will still take money i suppose.
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Magic!......this place goes straight to the top of the class
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Dark and smokey - would hate to go to that mezzanine level. Layout means it's hard not to be in someones way to the bar when stood having a pint.
Having said all that - not at the bottom of the list for the area.
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Stop Press! For every pint of Greene King IPA you drink, (or order), you get a playing card. 4 playing cards equals one free ticket to the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival at Olympia on 2nd-6th August.
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Need to invest in new lightbulbs. That aside beer is cheap and service quick. Good place to drink lots, quickly without going broke.
Selly - 11 Jul 2005 16:29 |
i like this pub its got a dark dingy feel and layout,..but objectively its pretty squalid,.....does smell a bit
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It's got those posters in the window advertising how cheap the crap fizzy lager is at certain times which put me off before I went in there.. but those aside, it's not too bad. It does get very busy for the small size and they do seem often to run out of the beverage of choice, but it's not really a session kind of place so these annoyances aren't too serious. It's occasionally worth popping in just to make the change but there are much better city boozers out there if you know where to look.
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£2 for a pint of Carlsberg, that is hard to beat.
More often than not you'll get a table. Very smokey though.
I like it though.
Gerard - 16 Mar 2004 14:37 |
Nice little boozer with quick service, but always running out of Pride. Maybe if they didn't stock so many drinks for people who don't like drinking, they'd have more room in the cellar.
Steve - 11 Mar 2004 09:05 |
A pub that sells some tasty ales and the pokey cabins for secretive talks will appeal to the Yanks. Odd smell lingers around the pub. Often frequented by an old soak by the name of Pieface when looking for his 11am fix
Adam - 1 Mar 2004 14:54 |
I was in there on Friday with my mate Harper, drinking Bombardier. Good choice of venue for a decent pint in the City. Shame about my choice of drinking partner though!
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The beer isn't bad, but unfortunately the pub smells of fried fish ALL the time.
Will - 16 Feb 2004 13:55 |
Once visited by me every workday, this latest refurb has got rid of its railway memorabilia and has imported fake advertising mirrors and a fake clock. However only old regulars would notice this, and overall the place is vastly improved, as has the beer choice. Will certainly revisit.
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1 min walk from Liverpool St. Station. Recently redecorated. It is usually awash with brokers and city types at most times of the day, but retains a friendly atmosphere.
Steve Elliott - 14 Aug 2003 13:06 |
