The Hand and Shears, Barbican - pub details

Hand and Shears
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Address: 1 Middle Street, Cloth Fair, London, EC1A 7JA [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2902) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest tube stations Barbican (0.1 miles), Farringdon (0.3 miles), St. Pauls (0.4 miles)

Nearest DLR station Bank (0.6 miles)

Nearest train stations London Barbican (0.1 miles), Farringdon (0.3 miles), Moorgate (0.4 miles)

Pub facilities/features:

  • Food served, Real ale
Suggested by Kuljit on 30 May 2003.

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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 63 users)
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user reviews of the Hand and Shears, Barbican

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Bar staff fine and attentive; beer selection a bit limited; lovely little building but shame about the suited and booted clientele, who probably spend more money than I do there, but were, well, a bit annoying.
gcc24 - 19 Jun 2011 20:05
Terrific old corner pub tucked away from the thronging masses around Smithfield. Don't tell everyone, but it's probably the only pub in the area you can find a bit of elbow on a Friday night. A friendly place with a lovely, scruffy ambience. The punters in the private bar seem to be part of the fixtures and fittings.
mhewson6 - 25 May 2011 08:50
A classic London pub that has stood defiantly and stubbornly unchanged while all around it have been knocked about by developers in the name of progress. If it wasn’t for the energy saving light bulbs, you could step in here for a drink and easily believe you were still in the 1960s. The original interior is wonderfully intact, dividing the pub into four areas, and it even has a phlegmy no-nonsense barmaid of a certain vintage who is perfectly in keeping with her surroundings. Let down slightly by a fairly limited beer range, but remains the best pub in the Smithfield area for me – if it had a couple of interesting guest ales I would give it 10/10 without hesitation.
rob1981 - 24 Mar 2011 17:24
Nice old fashioned small pub with four sections (and four entrances) as city pubs should be. Beer lets the place down a bit though - only 4 non-commital brews on and the pint of Adnams I had was a bit ropey. Great pub, pity the beer didn't quite match it.
Snarling_Mallard - 17 Mar 2011 21:51
She said to me: "Are they new shoes?"
I nodded. "Yes madam, my mother bought them for me from Shoe Express. They are a birthday present."
"Brown, eh?" she replied. "How old are you boy?"
"I'm 18 miss," I answered, blinking back the tears.
She got my coat for me.

Ladhimself - 9 Feb 2011 12:52

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