The Porters Lodge, Monument - pub details

Porters Lodge
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Address: 17 Arthur St, London, EC4R 9AY [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 24679)

Nearest tube stations Monument (0.1 miles), Cannon Street (0.1 miles), Bank (0.2 miles)

Nearest DLR stations Bank (0.2 miles), Tower Gateway (0.6 miles)

Nearest train stations Cannon Street (0.1 miles), London Bridge (0.4 miles), Fenchurch Street (0.4 miles)

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Pub suggested by Lordfidan on 15 Jun 2005

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This place is a tatty dive that harbours one of the worst gent’s toilets I have ever had the misfortune to walk into. Although there are three unused hand pumps there is one hooked up to some Pride, but it wasn’t the best. There is a standard selection of lager, but I ended up on the Guinness which I find is hard to mess up.

I would normally write off a pub in this state and give it a big fat zero, but the Porters Lodge isn’t about sitting at the bar and making notes on the quality of the ale, it is about the darts, pool and fantastic atmosphere that the manager and his misses generate with the aid of some loyal locals. It is a shame that a little bit more care isn’t put in as this would become a great pub.

There are five dartboards which are needed to accommodate the nine dart teams that play from the pub every week. There are also a couple of pool tables that are available for general play or can be hired for parties when one of the six pool teams isn’t playing a league match.

There is an old beat up TV and a couple of ill fitting projector screens that look like they were put up at the spur of the moment, but amazingly no Sky Sports which I find strange for a pub that is so sport orientated. One of the projector screens, that covers a dartboard, was showing a feed advertising the pub with pictures off their Facebook page like the ones above.

The manager informed me that the teams are mostly made up of the local office staff that like to unwind after work and don’t enjoy going to the pub and talking shop. I have to admit that if I worked in the area I would join a team here and this would probably become my local, even with all its faults.

The question is often asked in the forums on this site about whether there is a pub in town with pool and darts that would cater for groups on a night out. Well here you have it, and a point that I haven’t mentioned is that they have a licence from 9am until 3am everyday of the week, but obviously it has to be worth their while to stay open.

So to sum up, this is not a place for the discerning drinker but if you fancy playing some pub sports until the early hours in a friendly atmosphere you could do much worse than giving this place a try.
Strongers - 26 Jun 2009 08:36
Great for darts, which is what the City needs after the demise of The City Darts down Commercial St. All it needs is raised oche's and a bit better lighting and there is a goldmine there.
bigphilsmate - 3 Jun 2009 12:25
five (5) dartboards.
two pool tables,and big screen ,but no sky.
friendly team running a proper pub.
not poncy like some city bars.
top place,bit of karaoke on thursdays.
rmadefc - 31 May 2009 20:26
OMG..wat a night.
Skool disco next week,mi an the girlz will be their!!whoo whoo

blonde_babe69 - 22 Aug 2008 15:22
Went there Friday night with some friends.Music was kickin,the staff bend over backwards to make you feel welcome.Going back on next Friday to dance the night away .
hotlipz - 20 Jul 2008 18:48

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