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: 08721 077 077 (ref 2902)

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)

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Suggested by Kuljit on 30 May 2003.

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> Current user rating: 6.9/10 (rated by 49 users)
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user reviews of the Hand and Shears, Barbican

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Splendid old pub with a timeless quality rather like the Royal Oak in Borough. Entering from the longer side of the pub it is divided into 4 with small front section, a tiny section to the right and larger rooms to the left and rear. I opted for the room on the left which had a fireplace and a small number of tables.

The ales were Courage Best, 6X and Directors with Adnams as a guest although I couldn't see the pump for that one.

This is an excellet old style pub of which there are rather too few in central London. Well worth a visit if in the area.
murgatroyd - 22 Dec 2009 00:30
I've been coming here on and off for years and it has never changed (and hopefully never will) - a pub with four separate drinking areas and full of atmosphere. It was absolutely rammed early on Friday evening. Three pumps serving Wadworth 6X, Adnams and Courage Best. My pint of 6X was cloudy and the pint of Adnams was sadly distinctily average (both £3.00 a pint).
Despite my disappointment with the beer this pub is still well worth a visit.
holbornboy - 6 Dec 2009 20:44
A proper drinkers pub (Courage Best peroves the point), and a multi-roomed alternative to the single-roomed bordeom of N1. Really good.
mtaylor40 - 16 Nov 2009 20:08
NICE LUNCH IN GREAT PUB.
natashaabc - 29 Sep 2009 23:03
I was surprised to find a pub like this in the middle of the City. It's got a nice partitioned interior and was fairly quiet considering it was a Friday evening. We were the only customers, apart from a group of 3 City workers, one of whom had a very limited vocabulary consisting mainly of different derivatives of the 'f' word. Apparently they'd been there for 5 hours, and he hadn't stopped. So, I'm not surprised the pub was so quiet. Service was friendly and beers available were Courage Best & Adnams Bitter. The Directors and Wadworth 6X had run out.
blue_scrumpy - 19 Sep 2009 13:23

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