The Porters Lodge, Monument

The Porters Lodge is unique in the City of London for being the only community pub in the Square Mile.
Whilst it may not be a community pub in the sense of village locals together the Porters Lodge has built itself a thriving community of Darts Players � of a widely varying standard and City workers who are bored of the usual wooden floored, marbled bar-top blandness available everywhere else and instead would like to have some fun.

The Porters Lodge has built its clientele on the extensive darts facilities on offer. The regulars come from all walks of life from bankers to builders and legal eagles to labourers. All are welcome, all sup together.

Earlier comments of the boards being of an average standard are confusing to me and misleading in general. Last time I was there the Landlord was taking a brand new Winmau Blade 4 out of the box to put alongside all the others in the pub � 8 at the last count. At the time, that particular board wasn�t even for sale to the general public. Probably something to do with the tie in the pub has with one of the UK�s largest darts stores, an indication of the landlord�s dedication to his pub, craft, regulars and standards.

I�d challenge anybody to find a better place to chuck arrows than the Porters in London. Speaking to regulars there, they come in from all over London and Home Counties including Essex, Kent and Herts to play. Don�t think they�d bother if the place and its facilities were below par.

Come for the darts, stay for the atmosphere. Don�t expect Raymond Blanc cuisine or Keith Floyd�s wine list but prepare for a great time.

16 Dec 2010 16:01