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I drank here a real good ale from Cornwall. I liked it very much. I did not tried the food.
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Awful. awful, awful. I was served mouldy bread here and when I complained it came back scraped off with a tut. They had half full pints sitting under their pumps filled from drip trays, there was no paper in the ladies for the missus, the cutlery was dirty, the place smelt funny, the staff didn't speak English and the Manager was drunk. I'll be back to witness this disaster again but I'll be bringing my own refreshments. Don't waste your money.
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Bit crowded in a bad way, hard to get to the bar. A staff member saw me and a friend line up in a bad place, recommend we move over, then asked us what we want. This surprisingly quaint staff attitude was then quelled by two female patrons who thought we were served above them. Well, the staff offered, and im sure if it was the other way around you wouldn't be complaining but smiling as well...
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Centrally located but unimpressive on the visit I undertook with a comrade.
Service was thoughtful and respectful but there was nothing particularly to commend this place at any level. Forgettable to be honest.
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Good example of a typical British pub in London. Open plan, good selection of ales, plenty of natural light and nice to sit or stand outside when the weather is good as it is next to the amazing Freemasons building. Prices are reasonable for London
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Dodging showers, dropped in on a Saturday afternoon, excellent pint of Bombardier, reasonable tasy and quickly available bar snacks.
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Basic pub, good range of ale in reasonable condition. Somewhat noisy, don't think that the background music was really necessary.
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Nice enough boozer, well located for a thirsty ale drinker on their way to the theatres on Drury Lane.
Plenty of seats and a nice view from the window, though the atmosphere seemed slightly less buzzing than I would have expected given the amount of people in attendence. Something to do with the layout I think.
Five ales on tonight, though all drawn from the usual suspects. I had a Winter Warmer which was the most interesting on offer and it was in good condition, with a nice temperature.
Not cheap though (my half and a Baileys for Missus Quinno came out at £4). Still, I guess that's par for the course in this area.
Never going to win any pub of the year awards, but good enough for me to pop back in again.
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A medium-sized pub with plenty of seating and tables, very centrally located and easy to find (just look for the Masonic Temple next door!). It was quite busy when I went there (Saturday evening), but we got seats without much trouble. Several real ales, including Adnams Explorer, Broadside, and about 4 others I forget. I stuck to the Explorer and Broadside, which were in good condition. Bar staff are competent, with quick service.
In theory the pub does food, in practice there was none being served when I was there as the kitchen had closed since the pub was expecting a party. So don't rely on their being food.
The entire pub was rather smoky, no more than the average pub, but that's damning with faint praise. Currently a perfectly good place for a drink, should get better next year.
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Black painted floorboards, flickering candles, varied seating, good corner location and a selection of six different cask ales; this pub has the assorted ingredients to create a good pub, yet somehow fails. The ingredients lack cohesive character, charm and atmosphere. The beers on offer: London Pride, Youngs, Bombardier, Deuchars, Broadside and Old Hen.
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How can this average and lifeless place be your favourite London pub? Do you never leave Covent Garden? Even so there are better places than this even in the immediate vicinity.
Pretty poor food, pretty poor beers, but very central so a low standard is expected. You could do worse I guess.
anonymous - 9 Feb 2006 13:59 |
Now my favourite London pub.Great atmosphere,friendly people both sides of the bar,food excellent,service & politness to match,good selection of ales & soft drinks.Sunday afternoon the pearly kings & queens were having a sing song adding to the general feelgood atmosphere.I will return.
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I love this pub, although it may not have much atmosphere it is a good down to earth traditional english pub with great food and excellent service. Its also one of very few pubs in the west end that allow children of all ages and pets in with you.
My family have been coming here every sunday since before i was born and is has to be good for us to keep coming back.
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quite busy at times - good selection of real ales (5 on tap when I was there). Food looked OK
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Spent my last evening in London here talking American football with the Scottish bartender. Very friendly staff. Fairly transient crowds in the early evening having a pint before/after the theatre.
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Was here one Saturday night, was quite busy but we managed to get a table. Wine and drinks were nice and the staff was friendly enough! Had a really good time and would probably go back.
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