The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden - pub details
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Address: 33, Rose St, London, WC2E 9EB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 692) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Covent Garden (0.1 miles), Leicester Square (0.1 miles), Charing Cross (0.3 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.3 miles), London Waterloo (0.9 miles), London Waterloo East (0.9 miles)
by Techno Suggested by Neil Whiley on 20 Jun 2002.
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> Current user rating: 6.7/10 (rated by 182 users)
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user reviews of the Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
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| I take the point about keeping it in the (brewing) family and the full range of Fullers beers - which sadly many of their pubs do not seem to stock - is pretty impresssive. During a recent visit to the Lamb I had a couple of pints of the excellent Bengal Lancer, though 4 quid a pint begins to make a hole in the pocket. I dread to think what a refurbishment will do to this old gem. Too many pubs start off as part of the heritage and end up as some twat's idea of what a trendy Miami bar would look like. What's that sad wreck in Neil Street? The Crown & Anchor? A terrible warning. The one thing I hope it will do is finally get rid of the ghastly smell about which many BITE-ers have commented and which on my last visit was as persistent as ever. This is probably the reason why my intake at the L and F is always liquid and I have never had the urge to eat there. guayabera - 18 Dec 2011 16:08 |
| Dear Browntrout, I have to say your 'horror' is a little overdone. The Lamb & Flag was for many years tied to Courage (a brewery which in the seventies was not noted for being good with old pubs or real ale. Yet Courage's management did not do the pub any harm and Fuller's track record all over London and the south east speaks for itself. Fuller's will keep all that is worth keeping. I'm sure the dear old pub can do with a bit of redecoration. As for tourists, I think they are already the majority of the clientele and love them or hate them, they do bring money into the country. And no, I don't work for Fuller's. I just love their ales and I enjoy visiting their new pubs and re-visiting old haunts. malo66 - 12 Dec 2011 13:10 |
| Made a rare visit to old london town...so had to go to my wonderful local of 35 years ago....was pleased to see it had'nt been buggered up.......but horrified to learn that it was no longer a free house and that Fulllers, the new owners, were planning a ten week ''refurbishment'' early in 2012.....so visit while you can before it's heart and soul are ripped out.......Fullers being a family run business really should know better......And for all you folk who want a clean, sterile, corporate run pub.....go and drink with the tourists!!!!!! browntrout - 8 Dec 2011 10:42 |
| Yes do write to Fuller's if you have a complaint - I know from another website that they take complaints seriously. On the question of guest beers, Fullers do have guest beers in a number of their pubs, but ask yourself a question before whingeing that they exclude guest beers: If you won the Euro millions and purchased a pub free of tie, if a member of your family happened to own a brewery, wouldn't you be inclined to FAVOUR your relative's brewery?? malo66 - 25 Nov 2011 20:21 |
| Beerquaffer's experience is inexcusable, and having used this pub for 30 years I am appalled that they should stoop to these depths. I don't know either whether it is illegal - I suspect it is - but it is certainly unethical and I suggest that BQ write to the Chairman of Fullers in no uncertain terms about this practice. Fullers, though I have my complaints about their exclusion of guest beers and their disinclination to feature New World wines, run a pretty tight ship and ought to know what the manager and staff of one of their star pubs are doing. guayabera - 22 Nov 2011 22:45 |
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