Shaws Booksellers, Blackfriars - pub details
Address: 34 St. Andrews Hill, London, EC4V 5DE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4030) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Blackfriars (0.1 miles), St. Pauls (0.2 miles), Mansion House (0.3 miles)
Blackfriars (0.1 miles), City Thameslink (0.2 miles), Cannon Street (0.5 miles)
Brewery: Fullers
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
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other pubs nearby:
Cos Bar, London (0.0 miles), Goose at the Castle, Blackfriars (0.0 miles), Cockpit, Blackfriars (0.0 miles), Rising Sun, Blackfriars (0.0 miles), 11th Commandment, Blackfriars (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Shaws Booksellers, Blackfriars
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| Pleasant bar but avoid the food. Overpriced and really rather naff! dpaajones - 7 Sep 2011 08:18 |
| As others have said, it's not a bad pub, though I'd agree that it can't seem to make up it's mind whether it actually wants to be a restaurant, a pub or a wine bar. Anyway, It's certainly better than the Cos bar next door. That said, in my opinion, the beer is not actually up to much. I don't have a problem with Fullers pubs (or beers) but the ale here just doesn't seem right to me....more of a keg texture to it, although its' pulled from a hand pump. Certainly, The Blackfriar down the road has a far better range and in much better condition. Still, it's an ok place if you need an "all things to all men" type of pub/bar and for a pub, they do have a decent selection of wines. Cover_Point - 20 Aug 2010 12:36 |
| I've worked within 15 minutes of this place for eight years now, but unaccountably had never visited it until recently. It isn't bad: a Fuller's house that is positioned somewhere between pub and bar. Two ales on handpump: Pride and Discovery, and the Discovery went down very nicely. On a hot summer evening there is a nice space in the (traffic-free) street outside, making this a decent place to drink in the area. grecian - 1 Jul 2010 13:34 |
| Attractive curved exterior, with a bright modernised interior featuring a split-level bar but mostly traditional wooden furniture. As you would expect, it gets pretty busy when the nearby offices close (but at least they don't put the music up too loud unlike many City pubs). Although a Fullers house, it only features two handpumps - Pride and Discovery at £3.40. Overall, a slightly curious (but not unappealing) mixture of old and new. rpadam - 5 May 2010 23:34 |
| Good beer but expensive - not what I would call a real pub, more of a restaurant that sells real ales. Worth a visit though. nich52 - 4 Sep 2009 22:00 |
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