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| A lovely little pub just off [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]] Road, on a quiet back street. |
A lovely little pub just off [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]] Road, on a quiet backstreet. |
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A modest and understated black frontage, with a couple of tables sitting outside, opens on to a small bar area near the front. Further seating is up several stairs, where wall-length mirrors are rather strikingly engraved with the pub's name and there are comfortable leather banquettes along the wall on either side. There's a larger, brighter room, seemingly added on at a later date, down some stairs at the back, useful for accommodating lunchtime overflow, large parties, and also for weekend functions (the pub can be hired at the weekends, when it's not open). |
A modest and understated frontage, with a couple of tables sitting outside, opens on to a small bar area near the front. Further seating is up several stairs, where wall-length mirrors are rather strikingly engraved with the pub's name and there are comfortable leather banquettes along the wall on either side. There's a larger, brighter, but rather more bland, room down the stairs at the back. |
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There are five handpulls, with regularly rotating beers and ciders noted on a chalkboard above the bar (and notified on the pub's [http://twitter.com/thegunmakers Twitter] account), often solid British bitters from brewers like Woodforde's, Purity, Windsor & Eton, Timothy Taylor and the like. All ales have always been very well-kept. There are also draught taps, often with a Meantime beer (London Pale Ale or Helles) and Addlestone's cloudy cider. |
Two ales are on handpump at the bar, Landlord (£3/pint, according to the website), and a guest beer. In early-September 2008, this was Brakspear's bitter (£1.50/half). Both ales were very well-kept, the Landlord being particularly refreshing. There are eight draught taps, covering basic lagers and Guinness, as well as Staropreamen and Hoegaarden, and Addlestone's cloudy cider. |
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Food is served noon-3pm and 6pm-9.30pm Monday to Friday. The menu covers a good range, interesting without being overly pretentious, and ranges from £8 for a tagliatelle pomodoro and £8.50 for the smoked chicken and chorizo salad, through to £14.50 for a steak (see Twitter for details). It's chalked up on boards around the pub and posted to Twitter, and changes fairly regularly. On a November 2008 visit, [[Ewan]] had a gnocchi of the day (stilton and spinach) which was very tasty and flavoursome, while his friend's sausages and mash featured three hefty sausages which were given the thumbs-up. On a May 2009 visit, [[Kake]]'s steak sandwich was very good, decent meat cooked properly and served in ciabatta. Another of our party had the burger, which came with truly excellent chips; crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and not at all greasy. There are also decent crisps (Salty Dog brand) and [http://stonch.blogspot.com/2008/08/extra-tasty.html pork scratchings]. At the london.pm meeting in June, many people enjoyed the food, particularly the steak sandwich and the mixed grill. On a 2011 visit, [[Ewan]] had a paella which was utterly fantastic, while in August 2012, a BBQ chicken dish was also tender and succulent. |
Food is served noon-3pm and 6pm-10pm Monday to Friday, and noon-5pm Sunday. The menu covers a good range, interesting without being overly ambitious, and ranges from £8 for a Greek salad and £9 for the burger, through to £14.50 for a steak (see website). There are also decent crisps (Salty Dog brand) and [http://stonch.blogspot.com/2008/08/extra-tasty.html pork scratchings]. |
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It can get very busy in the evenings, though on all [[Ewan]]'s visits (at off-peak times, afternoons and late evening), it has been an extremely pleasant place to spend some time. A Thursday lunchtime visit was busy at 1:30pm though there were a few tables spare in the back room, getting far quieter after 2pm. |
This place certainly deserves to be busier than it was on a Tuesday evening, though its relative calm made it all the more pleasant a location to spend some time. |
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Service is exceptionally friendly, and there is additionally table service during the lunchtimes, with attentive staff passing around the room on a regular basis. Requests for drinks, food and bill were accommodated very promptly, without any long waits. [[Ewan]]'s verdict: The ale range may not pander to the 'craft beer' drinkers, but it offers some solid British cask ales in immaculate condition, while the food is among the best in any London pub that I've been to. I can heartily recommend it, and I like to pop in whenever I'm in the area. |
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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pub/494 Fancyapint review] * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/23325/ Pubs Galore comments] |
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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub494.html Fancyapint review] |
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* [http://www.thegrubworm.com/2010/01/the-gunmakers-pub/ The Grubworm review] * [http://ediblelondon.blogspot.com/2011/11/gunmakers.html Edible London review] * [http://foddr.posterous.com/the-gunmakers Foddr review] * [http://tomeatsjencooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/restaurant-review-gunmakers-pub-in.html Tom Eats review] * [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/8010019/London-pub-guide-The-Gunmakers.html The Times review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Kerry]] and others, August 2012. Opening hours and food times taken from the Gunmakers website, September 2011.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], 2 September 2009. Opening hours and food times taken from website, September 2008.</div> |
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category='Circle Line Pub Crawl 2012,Featured Article,Function Room,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Good Beer Guide 2012,Good Beer Guide 2013,Iterative Pub Crawl 2009,London.PM Favourite Pubs,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale' |
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A lovely little pub just off Clerkenwell Road, on a quiet backstreet.
A modest and understated frontage, with a couple of tables sitting outside, opens on to a small bar area near the front. Further seating is up several stairs, where wall-length mirrors are rather strikingly engraved with the pub's name and there are comfortable leather banquettes along the wall on either side. There's a larger, brighter, but rather more bland, room down the stairs at the back.
Two ales are on handpump at the bar, Landlord (£3/pint, according to the website), and a guest beer. In early-September 2008, this was Brakspear's bitter (£1.50/half). Both ales were very well-kept, the Landlord being particularly refreshing. There are eight draught taps, covering basic lagers and Guinness, as well as Staropreamen and Hoegaarden, and Addlestone's cloudy cider.
Food is served noon-3pm and 6pm-10pm Monday to Friday, and noon-5pm Sunday. The menu covers a good range, interesting without being overly ambitious, and ranges from £8 for a Greek salad and £9 for the burger, through to £14.50 for a steak (see website). There are also decent crisps (Salty Dog brand) and pork scratchings.
This place certainly deserves to be busier than it was on a Tuesday evening, though its relative calm made it all the more pleasant a location to spend some time.
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Last visited by Ewan, 2 September 2009. Opening hours and food times taken from website, September 2008.
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