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Excellent, bit off the beaten track, which is good. Good drinks, ok food, large space and good staff. V nice!
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Nicholsons, Landlord, Pride, GK IPA and Batemans Thirsty Work. Batemans and Landlord were good. Central bar, reasonably large drinking area and can overspill into the street.
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"It's full of suits, blah blah blah.... Here's the news - No suits drinking during the week = No Magpie !
It's the city for goodness sake, what do you expect ?
Smashing pub, that's well run, with above average beer & service. A treat to stand outside summertime, with no traffic flying past. Well worth a visit, considering the dross surrounding the Liverpool St area.
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Went here last night for the first time. And I've got to say, it was like a breath of fresh air. Good surroundings, good people and also reasonably priced beer which is surely a first for City pubs.
My friend Trev came with me. He's a man of the cloth and had a craking time. He had as many forks as he could handle, without staff even batting an eye-lid.
All in all, good pub. I'll definitely be going back. 8 on 10.
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In last Friday and for some reason no where near as full as usual. Service is still as good as ever and the landlord must be one of the best in town
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I notice I first reviewed the Magpie in September 2004. Things have not changed, full of suits but swift service, excellent Tim Taylor Landlord and still a good alternative to the Railway, Hamilton and the Bull.
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Great little city pub with an authentic atmosphere. Good selection of real ales - Timothy Taylors, London Pride, Greene KIng's IPA and presumably a guest beer which was Adnams Bitter. We were there on a Monday night and after 7pm the place was not at all crowded.
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A short distance from the hell that is Hamilton Hall on a Friday night, it was a pleasure to come here. Yes, it's very busy mainly with 'suits' but you know that the beer you'll be served with from the efficient staff will be in good order. Timmy Taylors Landlord is always OK, as was the current guest beer Everards Yule Fuel.
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Im lucky that this is a great pub so near my work. I think the staff are excellent, the food is damn fine too (pickled eggs if you fancy them 2). Not a poncey place in the slightest, is a genuine old fashioned pub and reasonably priced, I dont drink the traditional beers but hear from many that they have a good selection. Only moan is it gets a bit busy in there - fine in the summer when we can all hang about outside but not so great when it is raining and people are treading on your feet.
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A good pint of Landlord, and several other real ales on offer. The pub's a Nicholson's, with all the good and bad that implies.
I was there on a Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 and couldn't move for the crowds. Is it always like this? The guys-in-ties were all over the place, and frankly I was sick of their conversation in about five minutes. The staff were doing a good job to keep up with the orders, but finding a space to relax in once you'd got your pint wasn't an option. A nice pub, but try to hit it when it's less crowded.
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Ah those days of watching Aerobics Oz style on TV on a Friday lunchtime then tucking into a few pints of Pride and an all-day breakfast!
That was 10 years ago and it's good to see the pub is now under the management of Ross who runs it to the same high standard as he did at Williamsons.
Tim Taylors Landlord was excellent and, according to my drinking colleagues, so were the other available ales.
Friday evening was busy at first, but thinned out as the evening went on. First class.
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Probably the best 'proper' pub in this part of the city, friendly staff, nice interior and decent beer (Landlord and Pride).
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My only real criticism is that it gets way too busy.
anonymous - 20 Jul 2005 07:46 |
Drinking on the street?! Sounds like my kind of place. I also like that you can book the upstairs and bring your own music. WooHoo! PAR-TAY!
bward - 18 Feb 2005 19:12 |
This is a proper City pub. Great beer, good food. Suits only (thankfully) - no Dutch tourists with ruckscaks the size of small countries and/or sweaty neanderthal builders
Lee - 21 Oct 2004 11:31 |
Good service and great beer. (A pity it is soooo popular)
Mark - 3 Oct 2004 17:56 |
Typical city pub as it is full of suits however the beer is excellent especially 'Landlord'. You can drink outside on the street next to the city Police Skoda estate cars and watch the office totty go by aswell. Good alternative to the Railway Tavern and Hamilton Hall.
Dan - 29 Sep 2004 12:31 |
This is a superb little City boozer. The (antipodean) landlord used to run Williamsons Tavern for 25 years (well seemed like it to me). Its a "free house" under the Nicholsons banner and keeps good strong lager and Timmy Taylors Landlord (one of Yorkshires finest, and since the Scottish and Newcastle take over of Theaksons possibly THE BEST). The only reason this does not get 10 out of 10 is the fact that it gets very crowded and the journey from the right hand side of the bar to the mens toilet can involve a lot of close encounters with other drinkers (;-)
Cliff - 18 Mar 2004 12:02 |
I'm with the fox on the subject of windowsills , much better since they've been staightened out for pint balancing enhancement, also good for putting leg on to stretch out those tight hammys after a day at the desk
bobby runwig - 12 Mar 2004 12:01 |
The new straight windowsills are strange, we used to have a pint balancing challenge, a bit like "you bet" with Darren Day. Its now a simple task.
Fox - 12 Mar 2004 10:32 |
This pub continues to be the pride of the City. Whereas other pubs are down to their dregs after the Xmas binges, this still has plenty of yummy Landlord. :-)
Darren in the City - 30 Dec 2003 14:22 |
One of the few places in the area where you can be confident about the quality of the beer. Unfortunately some of my mates drink Strongbow, which they don't serve, so we end up going elsewhere.
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Lovely
Alan Partridge - 12 Sep 2003 09:56 |
Great Pub, lovely staff, good access for my chair.
Dr. S Hawkings - 15 Aug 2003 14:50 |
Woohoo! Not only gorgeous Bombadier but Landlord too!! This pub gets better & better.
Darren - 1 Aug 2003 22:16 |
I was having a lovely evening, supping on a well chilled and reasonably priced dry white wine when to my horror I noticed that my coat was covered in cigarette ash. A word of advice to fellow drinkers standing outside on a friday evening, don't leave your coat on the floor it gets very dirty. thanks Maud
Paul Lewis - 25 Jul 2003 16:24 |
Wonderful, the pint glasses fit between my fingers like peas in a pod. There is more bar staff than customers and i love the chubby geezer who says waheyy to all the woman. Thank you Alan
BananafingersLoafhair - 25 Jul 2003 14:19 |
Always a winner although I could hark back to the days before they did this place up and took away much of it's traditional charm.
Pie Face - 18 Jul 2003 13:43 |
Definitely one of the better pubs in the City. Good selection of real ales always available and wine isn't bad either. Ans, of course, you can stand outside (evening, officer). 7/10
Darren in the City - 17 Jul 2003 08:51 |
One of the best places in the area for a drink on a summer evening. The fact that most people stand outside means there is room to move inside and you can generally get to the bar OK. Good selection of beers with Timothy Taylors Landlord an everpresent
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always a member of barstaff on hand even when busy / lovely pint of stella
anonymous - 30 May 2003 10:00 |
too hot on a friday inside, so you stand outside and risk being run over by reversing lorries and old bill cars
anonymous - 30 May 2003 09:59 |
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