The Cardinal, Victoria - pub details
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Address: 23 Francis St, London, SW1P 1DN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7834 7260
Victoria (0.3 miles), St James's Park (0.4 miles), Pimlico (0.5 miles)
London Victoria (0.3 miles), Vauxhall (1 mile), London Charing Cross (1.2 miles)
Brewery: Samuel Smith's
Pub facilities/features:
- Dartboard, Quiz machines (Millionaire)
Pub added by anne. Last visited on 4th Oct 2001. Suggested by Arthur Barnes on 23 May 2002.
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other pubs nearby:
Greencoat Boy, Victoria (0.1 miles), Brass Monkey, Victoria (0.1 miles), Jugged Hare, Pimlico (0.1 miles), Pimlico Wine Vaults, Pimlico (0.2 miles), Willow Walk, Victoria (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Cardinal, Victoria
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| I can't remember why I stopped using The Cardinal a few years back, but whatever the reason, I was delighted last night to find it back as it was about 20 years ago - a real, traditional London boozer, pleasantly dingy, with its marvellous dark ceiling giving it a slightly cavernous aspect. Sam Smith's beer at less than £2 a pint is a bonus - and not a negligible one, these days. I shall certainly be there more often, particularly now that The Buckingham's been ruined. earlydrinker - 26 Jun 2008 18:39 |
| Its not too bad, went in for the first time in 4 years the other day and it hadn't changed a dot. have always though it would be better with the roofs painted white.... loveleedshatebates - 7 Jun 2008 09:12 |
| It's the God Damn best dingiest, darkest Sh*thole I've ever had pleasure to drink in. Currently working in Victoria and to mix with the best scum of the earth heralding from the area can only be described as perplexing! Still, great old school drinking mans pub! superb! mlmcjonesy - 8 May 2008 13:32 |
| Paid my inaugural visit here last Monday - it's very much a place that gives you the impression of being a "proper pub" and, as with all Sam Smith's outlets, the ale is of a good quality and it's also cheaply priced. Nice quiet location just tucked in behind the Cathedral and away from the main road and worth seeking out. MINTYBOOM - 6 Feb 2008 12:34 |
| This is just round the back of Westminster Cathedral so one might expect to see a few priests in there if not a cardinal. It is a former Charrington house, now part of the Sam Smith’s estate, which makes it one of the few pubs in London for a sub-£2 pint of real ale (or any beer for that matter). How do they do it? They must have similar running costs to other pub operators. The pub itself is a quiet oasis of calm in central London, very dark wood fittings and popular with the retired (presumably because of the prices) . It is also Derek Conway MP’s local but he wasn’t drowning his sorrows when I was in there earlier. Ordinary - 4 Feb 2008 22:05 |
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