The Sutton Arms, Barbican - pub details

Sutton Arms
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Address: 6 Carthusian St, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 6EB [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 8647) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest tube stations Barbican (0 miles), Farringdon (0.3 miles), St. Pauls (0.5 miles)

Nearest DLR station Bank (0.7 miles)

Nearest train stations London Barbican (0 miles), Farringdon (0.3 miles), Moorgate (0.5 miles)

Pub facilities/features:
Cask Marque accreditation

  • Jukebox
  • Food served, Real ale

Pub suggested by flashman on 30 Jun 2004

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user reviews of the Sutton Arms, Barbican

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Popped in for a beer based on the positive ratings in BITE, and not disappointed - a nice little pub, with decent pint of Fullers and a good guest beer. However, the place was dead by 7pm - for a Tuesday night in central London, this was a bit of a surprise, and unfortunate, as with a bit more atmosphere, I could have happily spent the evening.
Oktup - 14 Sep 2011 22:33
This pub is now under new management - Kiwi Chris has left.
Nothing else seems to have changed though; still very good (Fullers) beer and still very cr*ppy sound system ! Still, I like it, and prefer it to the blue-neon-lit Bacardi-Breezer shop next door.

ThLoneBoozer - 3 Jul 2011 00:57
"On the wall opposite the bar are, most notably, three plaster busts of what are presumably famous people, although I didn't recognise any of them. Typically for London, and presumably to appease the PC lobby, one of the three busts features a black man"

Speaks volumes - its Othello. The other two are also characters from Shakespeare. The busts have survived at least one refurbishment and have been there for at least 30 years that I know of. They therefore predate the PC lobby.

On that basis I wouldn't trust the rest of the review either.


BarnsleyLad - 4 Jan 2011 12:36
Used to live about half a mile from here before moving Surrey way (pay rise!)

Very old fasioned pub with some good local Ales. The Cat Charles is a bit of a bloody pain though!
Gordon_Gekko - 29 Sep 2010 11:25
Close to Barbican Tube Station and the leafy Charterhouse Square, The Sutton Arms is an externally attractive looking pub featuring a bowed frontage, leaded windows and some fine wall tiling in the entranceway.

Formerly a Charrington's pub - as evidenced by the bar back - the longish single room features a number of wooden settles and chairs, providing a traditional, if not particularly comfortable, environment. Pleasingly - as Rex has previously told us - there's an absence of those horrible tall long perches and tables, and sofas. There's an upstairs lounge / restaurant.

At the far end of the room is a large framed aperitif poster - " bitter secrestat" - and an attractive skylight. On the wall opposite the bar are, most notably, three plaster busts of what are presumably famous people, although I didn't recognise any of them. Typically for London, and presumably to appease the PC lobby, one of the three busts features a black man, although there is nothing to indicate whether any of the three are gays or have special needs.

On the beer front, there's a clear emphasis on foreign lagers and bottled beers and, notably, the blackboard menu above the bar lists these drinks, but not the real ales, which, on my recent early evening visit, were limited to London Pride and Chiswick. The Chiswick, at a rather pricey £ 3.25p - was moderate, but, with only 2 real ales on from the 5 available pumps and no sign of any other pump clips anywhere, the lack of interest in promoting real ale seems all too evident.

Pleasingly - and I do wish more pubs would follow suit - opening hours are prominently displayed by the entrance. Somewhat surprisingly, we see that the pub closes between 2.30pm and 5pm between Mondays and Fridays. Rather less surprisingly, it doesn't do weekends.

On my recent early evening visit, it was disappointingly noticeable how relatively empty the pub was in comparison to nearby more modern establishments, such as a rather atrocious looking " Indulgence Bar and Grill" a few doors down.

This is a fine proper pub, if somewhat lacking in comfort, but the lack of interest and emphasis on the real ale front means that an early return visit is not planned.
JohnBonser - 17 Aug 2010 09:14

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