Queens Larder, Bloomsbury - pub details
Address: 1 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 3AR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 1094) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Russell Square (0.1 miles), Holborn (0.4 miles), Tottenham Court Road (0.5 miles)
London St Pancras (0.7 miles), London Kings Cross - Thameslink (0.7 miles), London Kings Cross (0.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 77 users)
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Swan, Bloomsbury (0.0 miles), Night and Day, Russell Square (0.0 miles), Cafe London, Holborn (0.1 miles), Friend at Hand, Bloomsbury (0.1 miles), Tempus Bar, Russell Square (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Queens Larder, Bloomsbury
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| Went in here for lunch midweek and had some uninspiring food and beer. There are better pubs a short walk away. rpf1955 - 6 Nov 2011 18:17 |
| Plastic atmosphere arrogant bar staff and average beer many better pubs around every corner. Oh and the trad jazz and Clowns do yourself a favor give it a miss. Feraldad - 16 Oct 2011 20:40 |
| This is an wonderful pub, with a fine selection of beers, a great food menu, and one of the best atmospheres you could hope for in central London, with its unique blend of locals, professionals and tourists - very busy on weekdays, but a joy to visit when it is quieter and relaxed on the weekends. The staff are a wonderful host of characters who really make this place special - they are well known to regulars and run the pub effortlessly - these chaps are first class. I find it hard to fault this pub except I have to mark it down for not serving tea and coffee, and for the dreadful selection of music. If I wanted to find the kind of music this pub plays, I wouldn't know where on earth to look. Either they are trying to be strangely retro or the CDs are just cast offs, thrown on without any thought, rhyme or reason. On my visit I managed to hear a strange compilation of cheesy 70s pop music, a Martine McCutcheon EP, and then a never ending greatest hits of Billie Holiday. The young man who was working said he couldn't change the music but I wish he could have! I feel some classic pop/rock albums that people know and love would be appreciated; jazz indeed, but more of a selection, and perhaps more modern; and to complement the theatrical posters adorning the walls, surely some of the more popular musical soundtracks are in order. A more carefully selected playlist on the jukebox here could really polish this pub off and help it hit perfection. Without a doubt - visit this pub! LondonPubReviewer - 28 Sep 2011 15:48 |
| Great staff, great atmosphere, entertaining regulars. There are usually lots of regulars with alcohol dependency, getting absolutely off their faces, and falling over outside. Some of the regs are in a truly terrible state, yellow teeth and guts the size of beer barrels. Some of them fight at the bar or fall asleep standing up. It's a good place to people watch. expertoppinion - 14 Feb 2011 17:27 |
| Tiny place tucked away off Russell Square the Queens Larder at least offers outside seating to take the overflow from inside. The area has a lot of hotels and so is heavily infested with tourists which does drag the pubs down a bit. The nearby Royal National is the starting point for Kontiki European coach tours so lots of Aussie yobbos as well. All in all though the Queens Larder has a nice environment and while the service was a little quirky I didn't have any of the problems that seem to have afflicted some of the previous reviewers. GKIPA, Old Speckled Hen and Royal London on pump so for some people the appeal may be dictated by their liking or otherwise for GK offerings. It was quite late when I arrived here and the pub was relatively quiet and thus I found it very pleasant. If it was more crowded then I would be less enthusiastic but you can do worse than drop in here for a drink if in the area. murgatroyd - 15 Nov 2010 09:34 |
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