The White Hart, Holborn - pub details

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Address: 191 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QD [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 117)

Holborn (0.2 miles), Covent Garden (0.2 miles), Tottenham Court Road (0.3 miles)

London Charing Cross (0.6 miles), Farringdon (0.9 miles), City Thameslink (0.9 miles)

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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 35 users)

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Having traipsed up from Holborn as the Central Line was closed for a bit, I chanced upon this place on a weekday lunchtime and nipped in for a quickie. There was a stack of scaffolding up outside so it took me a couple of minutes to actually recognise it as a pub: West London currently resembles a huge building site.
From the outside, especially sans signage, the pub looked like one of those minute "snug" places that are still dotted round London.
Inside, this proved completely misleading, as the bar covers the central pub area in a narrow (ish) corridor and is bookended by two medium sized drinking areas.
Anyway, couple of very nice Amstels and a delicious rare roast beef salad (my concession to a healthy diet), and service was quick and polite - although the place was only half full. . And yes, the bar staff are very pretty.
Furniture was comfy, place was nicely decorated, semi-raucous photos behind the bar were slightly incongruous with the rest of the design, but I spose the biggest recmmendation would be that I would definitely return, take a mate or two, and have a lunch with maybe a couple of extra ales for dessert...
By the way, one other recommendation (in my book at least) was the diversity of clientele all enjoying lunch and a drink in a very nice atmosphere, including a couple of familes. Highly recommended pub, particularly for this part of town.

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glenn9ball - 25 Feb 2009 12:42

well, it is not the oldest pub in London for a start; that is irresponsible marketing. but, if they majored on food it would do very, very well. i have eaten at nearby restaurants with michelin stars and whatnot and the menu here compares favourably. for value, this place is phenomenal: a tenner for exceptional food is very good. pity that the beer is not good, the staff are beautiful and friendly but not very good at serving a decent pint.

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istenem - 6 Nov 2008 22:23

Pretty decent effort of a pub all in all. Cute barstaff that have obviously bucked their ideas up since previous reviewers visited, as there was no long wait for a drink and they were perfectly friendly to strangers like myself.
Choice of beer about average, but quality pretty good and prices par for the course.
Nicely decorated with comfy furniture and not too rammed or noisy, so a nice place to drop into for a couple of pints and a chat with your friends.
The pictures behind the bar of various drinkers who range from the local "characters" to C-list celebs are a bit off-putting but it doesn't seem to be particularly up itself or self-consciously whacky despite this.
If you are in the neighbourhood you can do a lot worse but not really worth making a specific destination for an evening's drinking. Although one of the barmaids is very attractive.

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Mr.Monkfish - 5 Jun 2008 11:22

I had to smile when I read the comments about delays in getting served I felt like the invisible man stood at the bar, it was very obvious that the staff were inclined to ignore you and serve familiar faces first regardless of how long you had been at the bar It wont put me off going back as I liked the place but you should not have to feel like being rude in order to get served. And as for Dick Turpin being a regular wasnt he hung in York ? perhaps he popped in once and got fed up waiting to get served and headed north.

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colind - 31 Mar 2008 22:08

this pub has been done up in the last 6 months or so, what they have achieved is quite a pleasant lively bar which is worth ducking in to if you are in the area but I wouldn't go out of your way.

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trickydisco - 17 Mar 2008 12:02

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