St Stephens Tavern, Westminster - pub details

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Address: 10 Bridge Street, London, SW1A 2JR [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 6296)

Westminster (0 miles), St James's Park (0.4 miles), Embankment (0.5 miles)

London Charing Cross (0.5 miles), London Waterloo (0.6 miles), London Waterloo East (0.7 miles)

Brewery: Hall and Woodhouse

Pub facilities/features:

Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale

Suggested by Rob on 16 Jan 2004.

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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 67 users)

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Red Lion, Westminster (0.1 miles), Westminster Arms, Westminster (0.2 miles), Namco Station bar, Waterloo (0.3 miles), Two Chairmen, St James's (0.3 miles), Sanctuary House, Westminster (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs

user reviews of St Stephens Tavern, Westminster

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This is fabled as a haunt of various politicians, which given the recent outing of most of our MPs as greedy chancers might put some readers off. However, if one is fortunate enough to visit at a weekend, the clientele are rather more diverse. The difficulty is likely to be availing oneself of enough space to even stand comfortably, as for some reason (presumably its prominent location in the heart of Westminster) this pub is perennially packed. Don't bother squeezing past people to try the other bar, as whichever one you're in the other will be just as busy. I did start to wonder whether a pub crammed full of MPs mightn't actually be preferable to one full of tourists, but I shall leave that to you to decide.
For all this, I would still suggest popping in here for a quickie if you're in the area. The pub does have a well-preserved, characterful interior, and there is indeed no faulting the cask ale offerings - all Hall & Woodhouse but always on form in my recent experience. In fact if this place were transplanted to a quieter town well away from the seat of government and incessant tourism, the chances are its appeal would increase inexorably.

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TWG - 8 Jun 2009 17:12

Too crowded and impossible to move about in. Barmaid stared at me without any hint of a greeting went I got to the bar - maybe I caught it at a bad time (thursday evening at about 6:30pm) but nothing to recommend a return visit I'm afraid.

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perrinq - 25 Mar 2009 23:02

I was lucky enough to wander into here just as a large group of tourists were leaving so there was plenty of space in both of the small downstairs bars. The range of badger ales was ok and Peroni, HB and HB export, Guinness and Dry Blackthorn cider were also available from the cheerful barmaid. If memory serves me correctly there was a little background music, but there were no TVs or other distractions.

I don’t think that this place really stands out from many of the boozers in the immediate environs, although I would take no issue with popping back in if passing.

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Strongers - 24 Mar 2009 12:54

Nice to see somewhere selling Badger Beer (I played safe and stayed on the excellent Hopping Hare) and nice too to see such a traditional looking pub. Went there around 9pm on a Thursday and it was very busy.

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Matthew_of_Ham - 20 Mar 2009 16:51

Good beer in here but it lacks atmosphere. I went on a rainy Sunday night and it was cold and the lighting was dim and lacked warmth. Couldn't fault the Badger ale on tap.

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h0rseb0x - 8 Feb 2009 22:00

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