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King Charles I (aka Craic House) on Northdown Street in King's Cross.

A one roomed independent. Very small wood panelled affair with four ales kept to a good standard.

Does bar snacks, Pork pies, scotch eggs & rolls but you can have proper food delivered from a number of local takeaways.

Has a bar billiard table & a good jukebox.

By far the best place in King's Cross & only an hour till I will be sitting outside watching the world go by on this lovely sunny Friday.:cool:
 
MrSki said:
King Charles I (aka Craic House) on Northdown Street in King's Cross.

A one roomed independent. Very small wood panelled affair with four ales kept to a good standard.

Does bar snacks, Pork pies, scotch eggs & rolls but you can have proper food delivered from a number of local takeaways.

Has a bar billiard table & a good jukebox.

By far the best place in King's Cross & only an hour till I will be sitting outside watching the world go by on this lovely sunny Friday.:cool:
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never heard of that one, might check it out:)
 
teuchter said:
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The Champion, Wells St. just north of Oxford St. Mainly for the interior, but it's also a Sam Smith's so cheap beer.
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I can never remember the name of that place! It is a nice pub but tbh I don't rate the beer at all. Compared to The Chandos on St Martin's Lane - another Sam Smith's pub - it's got a very limited range of beers and no Old Brewery bitter.
 
These threads always get lots of Sammy Smith pub recommendations.

I hardly seem to drink in a central londond pub that isn't a Sammy Smith these days. Mostly the Lyceum on The Strand, and The Champion bar already mentioned. I do like that they don't carry branded stuff, even if some of it does taste odd. :)

Mostly I don't care what the pub or bar is like, as long as I get a seat. :)


Is it just because they are cheap?
 
Sam Smiths pubs are cheap but also, they seem to make it a policy to take good care of their interiors. Which in my mind is a Good Thing.
 
quimcunx said:
Is it just because they are cheap?
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I like old-fashioned pubs, which most Sam Smith's places are, and I like real ale, which Sam Smith's do very well. A nice Sam Smith's pub is IMO as good a place to drink as any, with the added attraction of being cheap.

Speaking of which, the Lyceum Tavern on The Strand is a very passable pub. :)
 
Roadkill said:
I like old-fashioned pubs, which most Sam Smith's places are, and I like real ale, which Sam Smith's do very well. A nice Sam Smith's pub is IMO as good a place to drink as any, with the added attraction of being cheap.

Speaking of which, the Lyceum Tavern on The Strand is a very passable pub. :)
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I was just thinking of some on the Strand, but can't remember their names. Isn't there one with Coal in the name? :confused:
 
I've yet to identify a really nice pub in the Mayfair/Green Park area. If anyone has any recommendations they would be gratefully received.
 
teuchter said:
I've yet to identify a really nice pub in the Mayfair/Green Park area. If anyone has any recommendations they would be gratefully received.
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When I worked there we usually used to go to Quaglino's for after work drinks.

It was our local.
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
I was just thinking of some on the Strand, but can't remember their names. Isn't there one with Coal in the name? :confused:
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Yes. I've never been in, although it looks nice enough. Most times I drink round there, though, I've met someone at Waterloo so we usually start at the far end and work our way up towards Soho.

<e2a> quimcunx is right - it's the Coal Hole
 
teuchter said:
I've yet to identify a really nice pub in the Mayfair/Green Park area. If anyone has any recommendations they would be gratefully received.
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I like the Goat Tavern - just cos it's not busy at lunch time.

There are loads of little pubs around Mayfair/Green Park. Do we have to organise a pub crawl around there to find a good one?
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
No, it's because they've got character, unlike most pubs that have been turned into living rooms for yuppies :rolleyes:
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teuchter said:
Sam Smiths pubs are cheap but also, they seem to make it a policy to take good care of their interiors. Which in my mind is a Good Thing.
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Roadkill said:
I like old-fashioned pubs, which most Sam Smith's places are, and I like real ale, which Sam Smith's do very well. A nice Sam Smith's pub is IMO as good a place to drink as any, with the added attraction of being cheap.

Speaking of which, the Lyceum Tavern on The Strand is a very passable pub. :)
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True, they do maintain their character and are generally in good order. when they did up the Lyceum a year or 2 ago, they seemed to manage to source exactly the same everything. Apart from a slightly different layout at the back upstairs it just looked the same, but spruced up.

:)
 
marty21 said:
i was disappointed that, they said it was a 100 foot long, and i was expected a bar of that long, and it's a lot shorter:mad:
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it is a bit of a swiz, it's very pleasant to sit there though, and i like how they forgot to charge for one £60 bottle of champagne.
 
quimcunx said:
True, they do maintain their character and are generally in good order. when they did up the Lyceum a year or 2 ago, they seemed to manage to source exactly the same everything. Apart from a slightly different layout at the back upstairs it just looked the same, but spruced up.

:)
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The country would be a sadder place if we lost these pubs :( They need to be preserved for the country to remind us of what real pubs are otherwise we'll all eventually be sitting on sofas with big tables drinking our coffees and working on our laptops - in a pub :mad:
 
quimcunx said:
True, they do maintain their character and are generally in good order. when they did up the Lyceum a year or 2 ago, they seemed to manage to source exactly the same everything. Apart from a slightly different layout at the back upstairs it just looked the same, but spruced up.

:)
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That is as it should be IMO. Far too many pubs - in London and everywhere else - have had interesting interiors ripped out and replaced with nasty wine-bar decor.
 
boohoo said:
I like the Goat Tavern - just cos it's not busy at lunch time.

There are loads of little pubs around Mayfair/Green Park. Do we have to organise a pub crawl around there to find a good one?
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I don't think I've been in the Goat Tavern. Perhaps I shall check it out.

There are indeed plenty of pubs, and they are mostly OK, but all seem a bit average. I've not found one that I could say I would make an effort to go back to. Perhaps it's just because they are generally populated by blokes in pin-stripe suits.

marty21 said:
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/1085/Bunch_Of_Grapes/Knightsbridge

bunch of grapes in knightsbridge? went there years ago and it was alright, not sure what it's like now
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Not quite Mayfair as others have pointed out.
 
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