The Pakenham Arms, Clerkenwell - pub details
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Address: 1, Pakenham St, London, WC1X 0LA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7837 6933
Russell Square (0.5 miles), Chancery Lane (0.5 miles), Farringdon (0.6 miles)
London Kings Cross - Thameslink (0.6 miles), Farringdon (0.6 miles), London St Pancras (0.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- TV, Big screen, Jukebox
- Dartboard
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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other pubs nearby:
Calthorpe Arms, Holborn (0.1 miles), Union Tavern, Clerkenwell (0.1 miles), Blue Lion, Holborn (0.1 miles), Queens Head / Easton, Clerkenwell (0.2 miles), Apple Tree, Clerkenwell (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Pakenham Arms, Clerkenwell
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| This pub looks good from the outside, but the interior doesn’t match up to the exterior, with pretty nondescript décor and furnishings. It was very quiet during the weekday lunchtime I was in there, with only a handful of postal workers from Mount Pleasant enjoying a no doubt well-earned pint for lunch. It offered a fairly simple lunch menu, but the cheese and pickle roll I had was not good and poor value at £4. But they had four ales on: Adnam’s Broadside; London Pride; and Sharp’s Doom Bar and Cornish Coaster. I only tried the Doom Bar, which was just fine. The service was friendly enough and although I would not rave about this pub I would certainly drop in again for a pint if I were in the area. RexRattus - 7 Jul 2008 12:30 |
| Quite a nice local's pub in back streets behind the Mount Pleasant sorting office. Wandered in on a quiet Sunday night when many of the other pubs in the area were closed. Had a nice pint of Doom Bar - would return. grecian - 7 Jul 2008 00:00 |
| Rather disappointed in yesterdays visit - in retrospect, I probably picked a bad time as the Chelsea v Spurs Carling Cup Final was just about to start, so there were lots of football-supporter types in evidence, in what had quite a bit of a sports bar atmosphere to it. Beer range seemed reduced from what I remember previously - there was no Harveys on, only Pride, Greene King IPA and 2 Cornish Beers, one of which was Doom Bar. Older readers will probably remember this pub as one of the vanguards of real ale in the 70's - when the real ale revival started. It was then, believe it or not, part of a small chain of free houses owned by Maxwell Joseph ( of Grand Met /Watneys fame !) I'll put yesterdays disappointing visit down as a one-off JohnBonser - 25 Feb 2008 13:44 |
| I like this pub and the down-to-earth atmosphere. Yes, its full of posties and locals - Personally, I'm pleased that there's few pubs left which retain some of their old character instead of being turned into duplicates of the same tried and tested formula (flock wall-paper, the odd chandelier, a pretentious menu and arrogant bar staff). The food is excellent and comes at a fair price, the staff are friendly, the posties are totally fine, beer selection good, you can sit outside on a hot day. Thank fully its not full of "like-minded young professionals" - whatever that means... I_like_brandy - 21 Feb 2008 16:18 |
| Eat here quite often, always been really impressed with the food. Nice changing real ale selection as well anonymous - 5 Nov 2007 13:41 |
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