please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Visited after work on a sunny Friday evening. Busy, but the weather pulled most of the punters out onto the street, so wasn't too crowded inside. Reasonable sized, open interior, and the building istelf dates back several hundred years.
Only intended to stay for one, but was so impressed that I had to stay on for a second. 8 real ales on I think, and the two I had were very well kept. Service quick and efficient, and the barman was friendly and knowledgeable. They even had pork scratching along with the crisps, not something you see so much these days.
Like the Castle a few minutes walk away, a huge selection of beer, but nothing over 5%. I rate both pubs quite highly, but on the evening, I preferred the Wallace.
Recommended, and will certainly pay a return visit.
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Pub 4 of a Friday night crawl. This was the undoubted star of the night. Stopped for two and they were the best two points of the night. Good service and great beer on a lovely sunny Friday night. Heaven!!!
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Excellent spot, in an area full of cracking pubs- 8 real ales as advertised. Deservedly in the Camra 2008 guide.
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Very good pub, one of these nice pubs off the beaten track that’s not crowded, you can relax on one of the sofa’s with pint.
With a wide selection of 8 real ales on I could have spent all day in there going through them all.
Most definitely worth a visit.
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Now firmly placed in my list of favourite London boozers. Took a colleague in there the other day and he was impressed too. They usually have 8 real ales on and Shane the Landlord is always happy to have a crack about the beer. The staff in general here are very good too. A pub that's maybe slightly off the beaten track so to speak but worth seeking out. The food looks good too so I'll have to give it a go sometime. All in all a top place. Keep up the good work!
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I totally agree with all the positive comments about this pub. I visited on Friday night and it was great. It was very busy but with a a good atmosphere and fast, efficient service. The bar staff and landlord were very friendly and one barmaid even delivered our Guinnesses to our table.
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How on earth has this place escaped the radar for so long? Possibly as its never occurred to me to use ‘Temple’ as a location search, but it’s on my map now. By far the best choice of beers I have found anywhere near here; yesterday Adnams, Edgar’s Pale Ale (by Nethergate), Brewers Gold, Cottage Swordfish, Rebellion Smuggler, Banks&Taylor Shefford bitter, 1648 Hop Pocket, Nethergate Augustinian, and all well kept. Plenty of old pumpclips around the bar – always a good sign of willingness from the pub to provide changing & interesting ales. Food looked good too & if I hadn’t been moving on I could easily have been tempted by the day’s special of seared swordfish sarnie with pancetta, tartare, salad, & skin-on chips (£8.50), or chicken & chorizo skewers with jalapeno coleslaw from the typed menu (£5). Very friendly guv’nor who chatted about the beers & brewing & suggested reading microbrewers’ handbook, Ted Bruning. A real shame that part of the pub’s appeal in a ‘hidden’ location also contributed to a failed recent attempt to support weekend opening – apparently they’ll give it another go in the summer.
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Having been here several times now I can testify that the quality of the real ale is usually excellent and the staff spot on. Visited with a friend last Friday and the same applied. Pubs like this that make an effort with on the beer front should definitely be encouraged. Well done.
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This is a lovely pub with a very pleasant, clean and relaxed atmosphere, and a great range of exceptionally well kept ales. I've never had a better pint of Harveys, anywhere.
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Went on a Friday lunch time, and it was busy, but not unpleasantly so. The landlord is a very friendly chap and found time to chat about the beers.
I will definitely visit again!
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Paid another visit yesterday - had a pint of the E.P.A. which was quite palatable, and served by the Landlord himself who seemed like a very pleasant chap. My initial impressions of the place suggest that it might well become a regular haunt when I'm in London.
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Had a great pint of moorhouse ale in here the other night, then later went in the harp and got talking to a bloke who turned out to be the landlord of the Edgar Wallace, had a great chat with him and was promised a pint on the house next time we buy one in the Wallace, unfortunately, it will be a year before we are back in London...I wonder if he will remember!
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Paid my first visit here with some friends yesterday and was quite impressed - the pub itself is a clean, tidy place, the barman was friendly and helpful and there were 8 real ales on handpump. Only had time for one pint of Castle Rock Harvest Pale but it was good nevertheless! First impressions were very favourable and I'm looking forward to my next visit.
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I haven't posted anything here before now as I am the owner of the Edgar Wallace, and I don't think that this forum is the right place for me to comment, but I just had to let everyone know that we will be trialling opening on weekends, from 6th October until just before Christmas. To begin, we will open from 11am to 5pm.
If this is a success, we will extend the hours and continue to open on weekends indefinitely.
Thanks to everyone for their comments.
See you for a pint soon.
PS I have not put a rating in as that would be cheating.
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Most pubs in the city and surrounding areas are shut on Saturdays
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It was shut a 1:30 on a Saturday afternoon. Huh!
anonymous - 24 Sep 2007 11:05 |
My favourite pub to visit for a pint and a bite to eat when in London. Food served all day, and an astonishing range of EIGHT real ales since the refit.
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good points - wide range of beer, interesting decor; bad point - v v studenty clientele
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Visited last night for the first time. Impressive pub with a good range at face value (six real ales). Pleasant, friendly staff offer tasters.
I had a pint of Edgar's Pale Ale (EPA) which I believe to come from Nethergate. This was not too bad and I could have easily finished it had I not been in company, anxious to move on to the next pub.
The Woodforde's Wherry was also tasted but seemed to lack some of the aromatic, herby and hoppy notes it has when served in pubs like the Cambridge Blue.
The food menu reads well, I did not eat here as I had done so earlier in another pub.
I will visit again independently as this hostelry certainly has a lot of promise.
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Having heard a few whispers about this pub being one of the best within walking distance of my office, I paid it a visit on Friday night and wasn't disappointed - as other reviewers have noted, it's an uninspiring space but an impressive number of guest ales, and the ones I sampled were lovely. I'm sure I'll be back.
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Always a good selection of beers and a friendly welcome too. Best pub in the area!
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In here last Wednesday lunchtime for a swift one. Pretty simple one-room pub with nothing exceptional about it - except the fact that there were 6 real ales on. I had a Wooden Hand Brewery Cornish ale, which was excellent. Barmaid was very friendly, and service was quick. Definitely worth going back to for the beer alone.
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I assume that the 'lovely expert beer man' was not the landlord who would probably prefer to drink his own urine rather than wreck a decent ale with lemonade.
This is an excellent pub both for beer choice and quality Frightening mirror that does a performance in the Gents - even before I've had a pint. Useful function room upstairs for 20 or so
mally - 17 Feb 2007 14:09 |
In this pub lovely expert beer man say to me putting lemonade (only little) into bitter, really help with flavour. I try and see what he means,..help bring out hopey taste of beers!! The best with best bitter!!! Try it!!!! 7/10
anonymous - 29 Jan 2007 16:26 |
A good selection of 5 real ales available here on Friday night (08/12/06) - Belhaven Fruit beer, 2 from Grand Union, a Cottage beer and EPA - a house beer brewed for them by Nethergate. Tried a Grand Union and Belhaven both of which were fine.
As a pub, the decor isn't very inspiring and a large screen TV somehat dominates, but it's worth a visit for the beer.
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It lacks in interior design but it has more than the 'obvious' beers to offer. If you like English beer, or Real ale, it is worth coming here because it is one of the few places where you can try interesting different ales. Try before you buy too! It's in legal land so you can't complain about the people that may turn up at lunchtime or after work if you go. definitely one for a pub crawl.
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Another favourite hostelry of mine prior to a trip to the India Club! Great selection of ales and all well-kept. Landlord very friendly and knowledgeable. Pub populated by legal-eagles from the Temple nearby.
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Nothing really special inside but being down a quiet corner makes it better than some of the other choices around here. Decent selection of beer in good nick even on a baking hot day.
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Nice outside ok inside. helpful barman. Had 6 beers on that i'd never heard of. Was able to do a taste test before buying. It was a lovely wash but I can't remember what it was! Robin Hood's Septic toe or something like that!
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Sadly, the British Tapas for which the Edgar was noted are no more. A new menu (which looks decent enough) will be up and running within the next week or two, according to Shane the landlord. It seems that the idea of fish finger sandwiches, black pudding & bubble'n'squeak stack, etc. garnered praise from punters, but this didn't translate into enough sales, hence the enforced menu change.
Hopefully the real ale selection will stay as eclectic and inspired as I'm used to it being. Can't wait for their next beer festival - a World Cup-themed one maybe?
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I like the Edgar Wallace a lot - excellent range of ales and top notch food (bubble & squeak/black pudding stack matched with a pint of Old Growler is ambrosia indeed.
Friendly staff and less of an irritating crowd than in the wine bars nearby.
Agree that it's difficult to leave once you're sat down - a quick half turned into a whole evening session recently.
Do give it a try (but not too many of you, please - I want to be able to get to the bar myself)
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Bland, large roomed corner pub. The main interest here is the six different cask ales and the British Tapas of mini pork pies and fish finger sandwiches. A sort of pub version of a Happy Meal. Worth nipping in to see what ales they have on, but the Devereux next door is a more pub like place and also does guest ales.
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Cheeky little pubby pub we dropped into before going to a gig at Kings College SU. Good range of beer and nice atmos. They do 'English Tapas' which we didn't try but looks funny, like 'mini fry up' and 'mini plouighmans'.
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an excellent pub. went there for a few lunchtime drinks. the good range of well-kept real ales made it hard to leave! nice interior, friendly staff. looking forward to returning for an evening session.
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This fast became my favorite pub on my recent trip to the UK. Real ales are well kept and rotate frequently. Great food and top notch staff. I hope a high rating doesn't ruin a good thing as this is a well kept gem. Real Ale aficionados will NOT be disappointed. Just steps from Temple tube stop it is worth the extra effort to stop in.
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Hidden away amongst other pretentious pubs which have loud people flashing wallets oustide. Beers include Sussex, Adnams and Tiger beer. Tried the food which arrived quickly, suspected microwave, but good nevertheless. Staff were friendly and efficient without being overbearing.
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Where would we be without it? Fun to be gawped at by tourists whilst trying to relax after work.
Shame they only share an half.
Friendly staff, great beer, avoid the wine...
Oliver - 19 Jun 2004 16:31 |
Excellent and unpertentious haunt for barristers who want a pint and peanuts. Basic facilities and excellent staff. A bit more homely than the nearby Devereux and not as pricey/poncey as Daley's, this is the place to go for a swift half after Court. Standing outside in Summer is a highlight
Stephen - 25 Nov 2003 17:22 |
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