CITY OF LONDON..
AS FROM DECEMBER 2018 THERE WILL BE NO MORE PUBS ADDED TO THIS PAGE
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Most recent visit April 2018
Longest time since last visit March 2017
LONDON EC1
Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8ND
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Fullers Olivers
Island, London Pride, ESB, Gales HSD, Seafarer.
Telephone- 020-7253-4683
Web site http://artillery-arms.co.uk/
Pub on the edge of
the City Of London, where the housing area begins ( hence the regular hours ).
Near to Bunhill Burial Ground and a military barracks ( hence the name) giving
it a back-street local feel. Inside is a lot of wood panelling, bare brickwork
and brewery mirrors giving the place a nice cosy atmosphere. Good pint in a
underrated pub . London pride was £2.90 a pint in August 2009, now it is £3.70
a pint. Opens at the weekend when it is a lot more quieter. .
John 9/10 visit July
2012
A more 'inhabited'
area. Fortunately-the concrete jungle is less obvious here, and there are some
locals in the pub! Pretty stained glass screened dividers and cider jugs over
bar area. A small pub that could get quite crowded, I imagine. Carnations on
window ledge added a nice touch. Nice 'brickwork' walls with mirrors.
Sue 7.5/10 visit
Feb 1993
Next to Bunhill
fields burial ground. Central bar, wood, screens and upstairs function room.
Near the Barbican.
Stuart 8/10 visit
Aug 2001
Still a good locals’ pub on the edge of the city
of London. London Pride was £4.15 a pint.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2015
Still the same. Nice pint of London Pride at £4.50.
John 8.5/10 visit July 2017.
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Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TR.
Owner- Free House
Beers- Kent Craft Pale, Kew Sandycombe,
Green and Black, Pagoda No 3, Join the Kew, Bad Seed Seville Orange IPA, Session IPA, Aussie Pale,
Cascade, Gun Extra Pale, Pale Ale, Black Jack Sky City, B.I.P.A.S., Hops Studio
Humbug. Large range of non-mainstream keg and bottled beers.
Telephone -020-7460-1123
Web site- http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/clerkenwell/
Opened on 28/06/11, this former Greene
King pub called the Clock House has been refurnished and is offering one of the
best selections in London of beers from the UK and around the world. Décor on
the ground floor is white walls and ceiling, mirrors and chandeliers. All of the seats are bar stools. There are 16
real ales on draught from micros all over the country, making this a beer
tickers dream. The prices for the two real ales I had were £3.40 and £3.75 a
pint. An impressive of draught beers from Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the US
are priced at a very unreasonable £3.95 a half pint! Making a pint here one of
the most expensive in London! The bottled beer list is just as expensive, so
stick to the real ales. Good atmosphere at the time of visit. Opens 1100 to 2300 hours Monday to Saturday.
John 9/10 visit July 2011
Not so many bottled beers on the beer menu
now. Prices for the real ales are bass on the strength of the beer; I had Acron Barnsley Bitter at £3.40 a
pint which was excellent. Now open on a
Sunday.
John 9/10 August 2012
While quiet on a Saturday
afternoon, there are enough people here to create a good atmosphere. Beer menu
is updated, with all the 14 real ales that are on the bar on the menu. Beer
prices were between £3.95 and £5.15 a pint, based on the gravity. Had a Summer
Wine Teleporter at £3.95 a pint. Always spoilt for choice here!
John 9/10
visit Oct 2015
There are 14 real ales on handpump, mainly from 3
or 4 small breweries. I had a pint of Kew Green and Black at £4.35. Always a
good choice here. Closed on Sundays.
John 8.5/10 visit March 2017
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Craft Beer Co Old Street, 233 Old Street, London
EC1V 9HE
Owner- Free House
Beers- House Pale Ale, Bitter, Brixton Effra Ale,
Eight Arch Session IPA, Easy Life, Siren Brewing Session IPA.
Telephone- 020-7250-0388.
Web site- http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/old-street
Craft Beer Co sixth pub, near to trendy Shoreditch. The pub is painted
all red on the outside. Inside is just chairs and tables and no distractions
like TVs or fruit machines. In other words, they are hoping people are here for
the beer from their excellent beer menu! My pint of Brixton Effra Ale was good
at £4.45. The barman was pouring the beer through taps, always a good sign. The
pub is open at the weekend.
John 8.5/10 visit April 2018
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Crown Tavern, 43 Clerkenwell
Green, London EC1R 0EG
Owner- Free House
Beers- Thornbridge
Zephyr, Hop Back Summer Lightning, Fullers- Double Summer.
Telephone- 020-7253-4973
Web site http://thecrowntavernec1.co.uk/
Victorian pub with
connection to the Apollo Music Hall. Large drinking area outside and inside the
pub are different drinking areas The back part is cosy with wood screens,
mirrors and old posters. The pub has a modern style, but the décor is
traditional. Improved beer choice still last visit with a good range of
overseas beers and ciders. Bateman Miss Australia was £3.20 a pint.
John 8/10 visit
August 2009
There are caverns
underneath the pub - connecting the courts with the place of detention.
Paintings of shows. Big outside seating area. Mahogany, semicircular bar. Glass
screens and dark green ceiling.
Stuart 8/10 visit
Aug 2001
Nice Victorian pub on Clerkenwell Green with a
modern feel. I had a good pint of Brains Bread of Heaven at £4.15 a pint. Good
atmosphere at the time of my visit.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2015
The history on the pub’s menu claims Lenin and
Stalin met here in 1905. A pint of Thornbridge Zephyr
was £4.45.
John 8/10 visit July 2017
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Dovetail, 9 Jerusalem Passage, London, EC1V 4JP
Owner- Free House
Beers- 10 Belgian beers on draught, plus over
90 Belgian bottled beers.
Telephone-020-7490-7321
Web site http://dovepubs.com/
Bright lighting in
this modern style bar, with Bishops style seats. Not as cosy as the one in
Hackney, but the same beer menu will kept the serious drinker happy. No longer
has a downstairs drinking area. A small, but interesting food menu.
John 8/10 visit
August 2009
A clone of the one
in Hackney. Not as intimate, no real ales but a load of Belgian beers. A dark
downstairs area as well.
Stuart 8.5/10
visit Aug 2001
Nice cosy place which doesn’t do a bad job of
trying to look like a Belgian brown café. Some of the beers are reasonably
priced on the menu-some are not! Had a Rochfort 6, at
£5.50 a bottle.
John 8/10 visit Oct 2015
Not a bad example of a Belgian brown café. Some
prices for the bottled beers are expensive, but not compared to a London
nightclub! Had a Rochefort 6 at £5.75.
John 8/10 visit July 2017
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Jerusalem Tavern, 55 Britton Street, London EC1M 5UQ
Owner- St Peters
Beers- St Peters Hoppy Ale, Golden Ale, Cream
Stout, Nethergate Rugby Ruck, Priority.
Telephone- 020-7450-4281
Web site http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/london-pub/
While the building
is 18th century, it's hard to believe that this has only been a pub
since 1996. You feel like it's been like this for centuries, with its wooden seats,
bare boards and raised little room at the back. Well done to St Peters for
creating a pub of such character. The pub is on the small side; I wouldn't say
the pub gets crowded, but sometimes it is not easy to stand, let alone sit!
Beer is reasonably priced for a city pub! St Peters mild was £2.90 a pint.
John 9/10 visit
August 2009
An Eighteenth
Century coffee house in 21st Century London! They have done a really
good job here. The showcase pub for St Peters brewery in London. Black wood
panelling, candles, fresh bread, and cheese for lunch! Ah…. all the St Peter
beers on tap.
Stuart 9/10 visit
August 2001
Still with the same olde
world charm. Only different is there are paintings on the walls from a local
artist, mainly of portraits! Had a pint of St Peters Old Style Porter at £3.80.
John 9/10 visit December 2015
Pub unchanged since my last visit, still a nice
cosy pub. The food menu specialises in pies. A pint of St Peter’s Cream Stout
was £4.20.
John 9/10 visit March 2017
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Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely
Court, 9 Ely Place, London EC1N 6SJ
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB, Oliver’s
Island, Gales Seafarer, York Guzzler,
Dark Star Pale Ale.
Telephone- 020-7405-4751
Web site http://yeoldemitreholburn.co.uk/
A gem. One of the oldest pubs
in London; built in 1546, this small two-bar pub is not easy to find, but well
worth the effort. Some nice wood paneling adds to the charm and atmosphere of
this place. A nice antidote to the modern world, as all good pubs should be. To
find this pub there is a courtyard between 8 and 9 Hatton Garden. Can get busy
with lunch time drinkers; visit after 15-00.Now own by Fullers with 3 of the 5
real ales on draught are guest beers. Only opens one weekend a year, the
weekend of the Great British Beer Festival. Adnams
Broadside was £3.10 a pint in August 2009. had a pint of Fullers new beer Wild
River, forgot the price!!..
John 9/10 visit
August 2012
Down a side alley
- iron bar splits the alley into two. Wood panelled. 500 years old. Small bar
with 3 handpumps. Old prints adorn the walls.
Stuart 8.5/10 Aug
2001
Still a classic pub, nothing much changes here.
This time I am in the smaller front bar. London Pride was £3.95 a pint.
John 9/10 visit December 2015
Small pub which can get very busy with after work
drinkers. The London Pride at £4.05 a pint was good. A lovely pub when it is
not so crowded!
John 9/10 visit March 2017
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Worth a try Viaduct Tavern, 126
Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AA. This is a small, but lovely Victorian gin
palace pub own by Fullers. A few seats but it is mainly a city stand up pub.
The pub is about 400 yards from Holburn Viaduct! A
pint of London Pride on April 2016 was £4.30.
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LONDON EC2
Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7PY
Owner- Wetherspoon
Beers- 7 guest ales and 3 regular ales.
Telephone- 020-7247-3579
Web site http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/hamilton-hall
This pub used to be the grand
ballroom of the Great Eastern Hotel at Liverpool Street Station. After years of
being unused, the Wetherspoon organisation were given
permission to turn the room into a pub. They have done a magnificent job
restoring the place to its former glory. While it is a grand place it also has
a pubby feel to it. Wonderful ceiling, lighting and
large antique painting on the wall. Upstairs is not as crowded as downstairs.
Guest beers are £2.60 a[pint. Very popular place from 17-00 on a weekday.
John 8.5/10 visit Jan 2011
A really handy
hostelry right in Liverpool St. Station. Large interior and very high ceilings.
Supplying the normal Wetherspoon range.
Stuart 8/10 visit
Sept 1999
Refurnished
in December 2013, still looking good. Guest beers are £3.10 a pint.
John
9/10 visit August 2014
Always
busy pub, try upstairs for a seat. Always a good range of guest beers. Had a
Bath Wild Hare at £3.40 a pint.
John
8.5/10 April 2016
This pub seems to gets busier each time I visit it.
Loads of people inside and outside. There is a bouncer at the door on a
Saturday afternoon! There are 10 bar staff behind the bar, so your chances of
getting served are good! Had a pint of Rooster Yanake
YKA at £3.45.
John 8.5/10 visit July 2017
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Old Doctor Butler’s Head, 2 Masons Avenue, London EC2V 5BT.
Owner- Shepherd Neame
Beers- Shepherd Neame
Spitfire Gold, Master Brew, Spitfire, Bishops Finger, Whitstable Bay Pale Ale.
Telephone- 020-7606-3504
Web site- https://www.olddoctorbutlershead.co.uk/
A traditional Shepherd Neame pub which was rebuilt
after the Great Fire of London in 1667. Down an alleyway between Basinghall Street and Coleman Street. Soak in the history.
Doctor Butler became court physician to King James 1, despite having no medical
qualifications! Former a ‘worth a try’, now has worked its way up to a full
entry! A pint of Bishops Finger was £4.75.
John 8/10 March 2018
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LONDON EC3
Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD.
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Oliver’s Island, London Pride, ESB, Gales
Spring Sprinter, Seafarers Ale.
Telephone 020-7283-7123
Web site http://www.the-counting-house.com/
A very impressive conversion
from a bank to a pub in 1998 by Fullers, so much so it won a city heritage
award. The building is a grade two listed building. With a glass dome,
chandeliers, marble walls and mirrors all add to a feeling of drinking granduer. If crowded there's a balcony upstairs to look
down on everyone. A pint of London Pride is £3.30.
John 8.5/10 visit Sept 2009
Still
an impressive pub with its chandeliers and high domed ceiling. An ex-bank,
there is a plaque by the front door remembering the employees who die during
the first world war. London Pride was £4.35 a pint.
John
9/10 visit July 2015
Still
the same. A pint of London Pride was £4.50.
John
8.5/10 visit May 2016
Nice Fullers pub, apart from the suits at the bar
who are standing in the way, which makes it harder for people to get their
drinks! A pint of London Pride was £4.85.
John 8/10 March 2018
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Cock and Woolpack, Finch Lane,
London EC3V 3NA
Owner- Shepherd Neame
Beers- Shepherd Neame
Spitfire, Master Brew, Whitstable Bay Pale Ale.
Telephone-020-7626-4799
Web site http://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs/london/cock-woolpack
This is a small traditional
Shepherd Neame pub in the heart of the city, between Threadneddle Street and Cornhill two busy roads, but in a quiet
world of its own. Décor is mainly wooden
panelling with photos and mirrors on the wall. At the time of visit the pub had
a cosy atmosphere. A pint of Spitfire was £3.30 a pint.
John 8/10 visit Sept 2009.
Still
the same. Small old traditional city pub. A pint of Spitfire was £4.10.
John
8/10 visit July 2015
Still the same. Interestingly Shepherds now do a
Spitfire Lager, a bit at odds with their wartime Spitfire Bitter ads! A pint of
Spitfire was £4.70.
John 8/10 visit March 2018
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Craft Beer Company St
Mary Axe, 29/31 Mitre Street, London EC3A 5BU.
Owner- Free House
Beers- Kent Bitter, Pale Ale, Kew Hybrid, Dark Star
Hophead, Might Oak Malden Gold, Banana Jet.
Telephone- 020-7929-5112
Web site- http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/st-mary-axe/
The Craft Beer Company have transferred their
successful formula to the City of London. Beer menu not as impressive as at
some of their other pubs, but 9 handpumps from independent breweries ( 5 are
from Oakham) is better than most pubs! Pub is on two floors. Décor is the usual
brewery mirrors! Friendly bar staff. My pint of Marble Stout was £4.15.
John 8.5/10 visit December 2015
Only 6 real ales are on; not as many as some Craft Beer Co pubs. Bottled
beers are mainly London micros. In the
shadow of the Gherkin building. A pint of Mighty Oak Malden Gold is £4.55.
John 8.5/10 visit February 2018
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Cross Keys, 9 Gracechurch Street, London EC3Y 0DR
Owner-Wetherspoon
Beers- 18 real ales on screen above the bar.
Telephone-020-7623-4824
Web site http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-crosse-keys
Wetherspoons pub with 11 real
ales, 8 of them guest beers from micros. Served from 4 banks of handpumps
around a island bar. The real ale beers
and their prices are on a screen above the bar. Large pub with lots of seating
but the place was still very full. I am not sure what the building was before
Wetherspoon took it over, but it's very impressive with marble columns, walls
and white ceiling. Guest beers were £2.35 a pint, a bargain for the City of
London. A good drinking experience.
John 9/10 visit Sept 2009
Large new
Wetherspoons pub, right near the bank of England. We visited on a Friday
lunchtime afternoon. The workers had not returned to work! Great pub full of
different real ales (including Skinners from Cornwall). Loads of seating……..
Island bar in the middle.
Stuart 8.5/10
visit March 2001
Great
choice of real ales here; see the TV screen above the bar. Expensive for your
average Wetherspoons, but in the City of London this place is a bargain! A pint
of Burton Bridge Stairway to Heaven was £3.25 a pint ( £1 cheaper than most
pubs around here). Like the Counting House, an ex-bank with an impressive
makeover! Open weekends; check web site.
John
9/10 visit July 2015
Still
an impressive pub with its ceiling and pillars, also impressive is the
electronic screen above the bar, with a list of 19 real ales and 5 craft beers
on draught. Had a pint of Maxium Double Maxium at £3.40, which was good. Open all day Saturday and
09:00 to 18:30 on Sunday, rare weekend opening for a City pub.
John
9/10 visit May 2016
Even at 12:45 on a Thursday every seat is taken in
this large pub. There are 8 staff serving behind the bar, which gives you an
idea how busy this pub is! A pint of Woodforde Nelsons Revenge was £3.45, Still
with the same weekend hours.
John 9/10 visit March 2018
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Hoop and Grapes, 47 Aldgate High Street, London EC3N 1AL
Owner- Nicholsons
Beers- Nicholson Pale Ale, Fullers London Pride,
Sharp’s Doombar, Kirkstall Black Abbey, Inveralmond Thai IPA, Hook Norton Hooky
Telephone-0207-7480-5739
Web site http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/thehoopandgrapesaldgatelondon/findus/
Says its probably the oldest
pub in London. It did survive the great fire of London in 1666, but no one is
sure of the history before that. A nice renovation was done on this pub in the
1980s with lots of wood, wood and more wood to give the pub a lovely
traditional feel; but food now takes up a fair bit of space. Long narrow pub
with less choice of beers than there used to be, but the beer is good. Pub is
on the outskirts of the city of London and is close to Petticoat Lane Market.
Reasonably priced food menu, with the choice of standard or large sized meals.
London Pride was £2.50 a pint, the rest of the real ales were £2.90 a pint.
Good to see the prices on the handpump. Ale tasting sessions every Thursday at
2000 hours.
John 9/10 visit Sept 2009
My second visit
here. I remember the conservatory area at the back. This pub is right by
Aldgate tube on the opposite side of the High Street. Narrow front seating area
but it widens out at the back with the bar to the left. This old building sits
uncomfortably opposite a 1980's office block.
Stuart 8/10 May
2002
Famous
for being a timber-framed survivor of the Great Fire of London, so it says on
the pub’s menu. Had a pint of Landlord at £4.10 a pint.
John
9/10 visit June 2015
Still with its traditional decor, as befits a pub
which survive the great fire of London. A pint of Kirkstall Black Abbey is
£4.20.Under-rated city pub.
John 9/10 visit February 2018
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Hung, Drawn and Quartered, 26/27 Great Tower Street, London EC3R 5AQ
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Fullers Oliver’s Island, London Pride, ESB,
Front Row, Gales Seafarers.
Telephone-020-7626-6123
Web site http://hung-drawn-and-quartered.co.uk/
Pub close to the
Tower of London as you might have guessed by the name. Marble columns, big
panelled wooden chairs, old prints and chandeliers make for a cosy atmosphere
with tourist and city worker alike. Not a lot of seats available. Reasonably
priced meal with all meals under £6. London pride was £3.05 a pint. Open at the
weekend, see web site for times.
John 8/10 visit Sept
2009
While
the pub décor is the same, the bar is in a different place from my last visit!
A good pint of London Pride at £4.25 a pint.
John
9/10 visit June 2015
Real ale seems to be a good seller here, with Gales Seafarer being very
popular. A pint of London Pride was £4.70.
John 8.5/10 visit March 2018
Foot note.
A new Brew Dog pub is opening across the road in April 2018. Simple sum;
City of London location plus Brew Dog pub makes for very expensive beer!
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Hydrant,
Equitable House, 1 Monument Street, London EC3R 8BG.
Owner-
Fullers
Beers- Fullers Oliver’s Island, London Pride, Front
Row, Hackney APA. Sierra Nevada and Rozel on
draught plus a small range of UK and international bottled beers.
Telephone-
020-7623-5446
Web
site- http://www.thehydrant.co.uk/
A
Fullers craft beer pub next to the Monument statue. Pleasant modern décor
including fire hoses on the wall and plant pots all in a row along the wall! A
range of Fullers real ales and craft keg beers plus a small range of international
bottled beers including some from Hawaii. There is an upstairs drinking area.
Open at the weekends. A pint of London Pride is £4.35.
John
8.5/10 visit August 2016
Basically still the same, but without the fire hoses! No ESB here. A
pint of London Pride was £ 4.70.
John 8.5/10 visit March 2018
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Lamb Tavern, 10-12 Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1LR
Owner- Youngs
Beers- Young’s Bitter, Special, Gold.
Web Site- www.thelambtavern.co.uk
Telephone-020-7626-2454
Leadenhall market
is a marvellous covered market in which the Lamb Tavern is situated. The Lamb
is a traditional old city stand-up boozer; it can get a little crowded. If you
want a seat your best bet is to go up the spiral staircase to the upstairs bar,
where you can look at the punters below. Everything about this pub is nicely
understated, except the pub windows which are very impressive. The wine list
has bottles of wine for £48 and Burt Champagne for £140- must be for the
bankers in the nearby Lloyds Building!! Young’s Special Bitter was £3.18 a
pint.
John 8.5/10 visit
Sept 2009
John Wayne had a
fight here in the early 70's. (He was in the film Brannigan). This pub is
situated right inside the market. It has a more yuppiefied
clientele now as the traders have gone up market. Large windows overlook the
market area, which now has restaurants specialising in Cambodian food and
designer clothes. Don’t expect to find a seat downstairs as it's normally very
busy. Upstairs there is a smaller seating area accessed by a spiral staircase.
This was empty, as most people congregate downstairs around the bar.
Stuart 8/10 visit
March 2001
Still
a good city stand-up pub with lots of history, in the impressive Leadenhall
Market. Busy, but most people are drinking outside. Sambrooke
Junction was £4.20 a pint.
John
8.5/10 visit July 2015
Traditional Young’s city pub in the impressive
Leadenhall Market. It is no longer doing guest ales. A pint of Young’s Special
was £4.70. Not sure what triple cooked chips are?
John 9/10 visit March 2018
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LONDON EC4
Banker, Cousin Lane, London EC4R 3TE
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Fullers Oliver’s Island, London Pride, ESB,
Gales Spring Sprinter.
Telephone-020-7283-5206
Web site http://banker-london.co.uk/
A large modern pub
under the railway arches near Cannon Street Station. Pub has a sort of basement
feel to it, but the end of the pub does overlook the River Thames. Different
raised drinking areas and alcoves make this an interesting pub to drink in. A pint of London Pride was £3.05.
John 8.5/10 visit Oct 2009
Still the same, a nice riverside pub. Maybe too
many reserved tables for my liking, as it was busy. Named before bankers became
unpopular! A pint of London Pride was £4.15 a pint.
John 8.5/10 visit August 2015
Nice riverside pub, even if it is below the railway bridge which goes
into Cannon Street Station. A pint of London Pride was £ 4.70.
John 9/10 visit March 2018
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Blackfriar, 174 Queen
Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EG
Owner- Nicholson
Beers- Nicholson Pale Ale, Sharp’s Doombar, Fullers London Pride, Rudgate
Shed 7 for Gold, Porter Blackout, Hop Stuff Mscunger,
Ilkley Mary Jane, St Austell Proper Job.
Telephone-020-7236-5474
Web site http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theblackfriarblackfriarslondon/
Narrow pub on a
street corner, the outside looks impressive if you stand well back on the road
to take it in. Inside is more impressive, with bronze plaques of friar monks
above the seating area and all round the pub. Marble columns and nice mirrors
add to the place; sit back with a pint and enjoy the craftsmanship. A pint of
London Pride was £2.50, other real ales are £2.90. Open at the weekend.
John 9.5/10 visit Oct 2009
Spectacular architectually. Set on a corner by Blackfriars Bridge. Its
very different inside. Ornate decoration in 'marble' with monks cast in relief
and inscriptions. At the rear is an intimate snug. This pub serves good beer
and is near the river.
Stuart 9/10 visit
March 2001
Still a lovely pub, décor is one of the most
impressive in London! Busy at the time of my visit. I had a Wadworth 6X at £3.95 a pint. Opens at the
weekend.
John 9.5/10 visit Oct 2015
Shame the best part of this lovely pub is now a
dining area! Good choice of ales; a pint of Porter Blackout was £4.75.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2017
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Old Bank of England, 194 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2LT
Owner- Fullers
Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB, Oliver’s Island,
Red Fox, American Fall, Gales Seafarers Ale.
Telephone-020-7430-2255
Web site http://oldbankofengland.co.uk/
A large pub with a
lot of character, in what used to be The Bank of England until it became a
building society in 1976, then it opened as a Fullers pub in 1994. Lots of wood,
marble, separate rooms and alcoves. There's an upper floor if it's crowded on
the ground floor, where you can look down on people getting their drinks. London
Pride was £3.30 a pint.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2009
When I last
visited there was a heatwave and we were grateful for the air conditioning.
Much better use for this building. Who needs another Bank of England anyway?
Big inside with a large central bar. Typically good Fullers beers served.
Stuart 8/10 visit
July 1998
Still the same. Crowded at the time of my visit.
A pint of London Pride is £4.30 a pint. Still closed at the weekends.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2015
Now open at the weekend on Saturday between 1200
and 1900 hours. ( Check website for weekend hours). A pint of London Pride was
£4.75.
John 8/10 visit Oct 2017
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Pelt
Trader, Arch 3,
Dowgate Hill, London EC4N 6AP
Owner-
Free House
Beers-
Redemption Pale Ale, Five Points XPA, New River London Tap, Isle of Rye, Harveys Best Bitter, Porter. plus 14
craft kegs from the UK and overseas.
Telephone-
020 7160 0253
Web
site- http://www.pelttrader.co.uk/
A
pub under a railway arch next to Cannon Street station on Cousin Lane. A small
place with white walls, wooden floorboards,
low lighting and lots of beer mirrors with the pub’s name on it. As you
get closer to the bar, you can see the blackboard with the beers and prices.
The six real ales from micro-breweries are served from taps not handpumps. Had
a Bristol Milk Stout at £3.40 a pint, which is not badly priced for the area!
There are not too many places in the city doing beers from smaller breweries,
so this place is welcome.
John
8.5/10 visit September 2013
A lot more busy than my previous visit, but the
bar staff were coping very well. The pub has some of the best range of micro
beers in the city. Had a Hammerton N1 at £3.80 a
pint, reasonably priced for the area. Good to see this new pub doing well.
John 9/10 visit August 2015
The
city pub of the Tap chain. The good beer and reasonable prices are up to the
standard of the others in the chain. Had a pint
of Burning Sky at £3.60. A pint of Mahrs keller beer all the way from Bamberg is £5.80 and a pint of
Kennel Pale Ale from across the river is £6.00, says all you need to know about
craft beer!
John
9/10 visit August 2016
Best choice of real ales and craft beers in the City of London, at
reasonable prices for the City. A pint of Five Points XPA was £3.90. Friendly
staff.
John 9.5/10 visit March 2018
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Rising Sun, 61 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5DY
Owner- Free House
Beers- Gales HSD, Wells Bombardier, Woodforde
Wherry.
Telephone-020-7248-4544
A small basic city
pub down a back street. Wooden floorboards, seating around the side, and white
ceiling and walls. Some nice old beer posters on the walls, as well as on the
way to the loo. Nice homely feel to the place which is lacking in some City of
London pubs. London Pride was £3.20 a pint
John 8/10 visit Oct 2009
Walking to this pub, down the quiet road and old buildings gives
this pub, a back street local feel and
atmosphere. Old stand up city boozer off which many are slowly disappearing.
Had a Sharp’s Doombar at £4.20 a pint. Nice pub.
John 8/10 visit August 2015
Still the same. Nice traditional pub, always with 3 real ales. A pint of
Gales HSD was £4.90.
John 8/10 visit March 2018
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office Court,
145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BU
Owners-Sam Smiths
Beers- Sam Smiths OBB
Telephone- 020-7353-6170
Famous old city pub with a big
literary connection including Dr Johnson, Thackeray , Dickens, Conan-Doyle ( to
name just a few ), not to mention journalists from the days when Fleet Street
was the centre of the British newspaper industry. Bare boards and sawdust add
to the charm as well as lots of different rooms and alcoves, so have a good
look around before you choose somewhere to sit. The back has some nice old
photos. An lovely unspoilt pub. OBB was £1.90 a pint.
John 9.5/10 Oct 2009
Wonderful historic
pub. Many floors with nooks and crannies. It was in its heyday when Fleet
Street was the centre of the newspaper publishing world. Black beams, small
bars. Tourists love this place!
Stuart 9.5/10
visit March 1999
Nothing really to add from my last review. This
is the jewel in the crown of Fleet Street pubs. A pint of Sam Smith OBB is
£2.90; not bad value for the area!
John 9/10
visit Oct 2015
Not so busy at the weekend, was in the front bar,
as the back bar was shut. Before the pub was owned by Sam Smiths, this pub did
a good pint of Marstons Pedigree. A pint of Sam
Smith’s OBB was £3.20.
John 9/10 visit Oct 2017
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Worth a try
Sir John Hawkshaw,
Cannon Street Station, London EC4N 6AP. New small
Wetherspoons pub by Platform 1, at Cannon Street station. Cosy pub with a good
atmosphere. The cellar can be seen through glass windows on the ground floor.
Six handpumps for 2 regular beers and 4 guest ales, which are £3.15 a pint, visited
August 2015. Recent visit October 2017 guest beers are now
£3.35 a pint. (Toilets are free on Cannon Street Station!) On March 2018 a
pint of Bru Red Ale was £3.45 a pint.
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