The Hoop and Grapes, City Of London - pub details

Previously called: Mash Tun

Hoop and Grapes
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Address: 80 Farringdon Street, London, EC4A 4BL [map] [gmap]

Tel: 02073538808

Nearest tube stations Blackfriars (0.3 miles), Chancery Lane (0.3 miles), Farringdon (0.4 miles)

Nearest DLR station Bank (0.8 miles)

Nearest train stations City Thameslink (0.1 miles), Blackfriars (0.3 miles), Farringdon (0.4 miles)

Brewery: Shepherd Neame

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Pub suggested by grecian on 7 Jan 2004

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user reviews of The Hoop and Grapes, City Of London

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having read the previous reviewers comments i would like to make all bite readers aware that since taking over the hoop in november last year it is now open until at least 11.00pm without fail, sometimes later having a 1.30 am licence, and i`ve yet to have to ask anyone to "drink up ".
in light of the otehr comments i feel it would be inappropriate to keep the £15 tip so generously left by the reviewers colleagues for the quality of food aqnd service received and it has therefore been donated to the hoop and grapes nominated charity, currently help for heroes.
many thanks
your landlord
mike stokes ambii
mikestokesambii - 21 Apr 2008 04:21
A friend and I had boycotted this pub for a number of months (despite it being close to work and doing good chips!). We had been there one summer evening enjoying a nice bottle of wine and had decided to get another one at about 10pm. At about 10.15pm, the barman decided that as it wasn't that busy he wanted to get an earlier train home and so more or less threw us out. We didn't have a problem leaving early as there are plenty of bars in the area, but we did object to having paid for a reasonably expensive bottle of wine, not being able to finish it within 15 minutes of buying it (and not being warned that they were closing early), and being treated very rudely.

We gave this pub another chance for a colleague's leaving do at lunchtime, but soon wished we hadn't. The landlord was very pleasant on the phone and we agreed that I would pick up a menu so that we could pre-order as there were 15 of us.

Drinks were served relatively quickly by a nice waitress and we had the upstairs of the pub all to ourselves.

Things went completely downhill from there. Having pre-ordered and the pub not being that busy, we expected the food to come out at roughly the same time. However, the meals came out about every 7-10 minutes, 2 at a time in the strangest order. People had ordered bowls of chips to go with a starter or a main and these came out well before the other courses, which meant by the time the main courses did come out they were cold. The chicken caesar salads came out last, but came without the chicken so had to be sent back. From the first meal coming out to the last arriving, we had been in there well over 45 minutes and so people were just starting their meals when others had been finished for a while. I had to keep going down to ask when the last meals were arriving. It was a shambles. In addition, the food was all deep fried and not very nice.

To add insult to injury, the 'chef' came out to ask us how it had been and as we mumbled 'mmm fine' in a very British way, he looked quite smug and self-satisfied as though it was a job well done.

Will not be returning.
barbiey - 7 Apr 2008 15:58

the hoop and grapes is now the first- and only- shepherd neame pub in the country with cask marque accreditation.
this means that the beer is independently inspected for quality by experienced brewing professionals.
it also means you are welcome to "try before you buy " to ensure that you purchase a pint that suits your taste.
cheers from your landlord
mike
mikestokesambii - 31 Mar 2008 02:40
A mate of mine has recently taken over the tenancy in here and he certainly knows a thing or two about keeping a cellar - after a "comprehensive quality control test" on my last visit I'd say that the Shepherd Neame ales are as good as you'll get anywhere in London - good work Mike, I'll be stopping by for a pint after work soon I hope.
tim_eyles - 10 Mar 2008 14:56
Typical dark-wood London pub interior, and surprisingly dull pint of Bishops Finger. Nothing special.
rpadam - 9 Jan 2008 20:40

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