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| Pub in [[Locale Islington|Islington]], near [[Angel Station]] and just off City Road. |
Good Beer Guide pub in [[Locale Islington|Islington]], near [[Angel Station]] and just off City Road. |
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Note: According to the Oct/Nov 2021 <cite>London Drinker</cite>, the Charles Lamb was "noted in August as closed and partially boarded up". It's unclear whether this is temporary or permanent. |
It's quite small inside; the tables in one room are quite close together, and on the Thursday evening of [[Bob]]'s visit the area round the bar was packed. |
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It's quite small inside; the tables in one room are quite close together, and on the Thursday evening of [[bob]]'s November 2007 visit the area round the bar was packed. On each visit [[Ewan]] has made, he has found it to be similarly popular, though it is fine if you get there early, or at lunchtimes. |
Landlord was well-kept, and cost £2.90/pint. They had a Deuchars on as well. |
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There are four handpulls for ale at the bar. In March 2011, they had Thornbridge Lord Marples (£1.60/half), Otley O-Garden, fff Altons Pride, and Dark Star Hophead. The latter is apparently their house ale, with the others changing regularly (and were indeed different on a subsequent visit). There were draught keg taps dispensing Camden Town Hells, Harviestoun Schiehallion, Blanche de Bruxelles, Fuller's Honey Dew, Vedett and Guinness, with Thatcher's Heritage Cider on stillage behind the bar. Many of these were still there on [[Ewan]]'s visit in June 2012, along with an adequate house lager (Bavo Pils). There's also a good wine list on the chalkboard above the bar, with (as of June 2012) small glasses at £4-6, and bottles ranging from £15-30. |
Food is rather interesting, in a gastropubby kind of way. The menu is written up on blackboards. There are mains and desserts as well as a range of bar snacks/starters, e.g houmous and toast. I suspect it changes quite regularly. They have wasabi peas. |
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Food is rather interesting, in a gastropubby kind of way. The menu is written up on blackboards <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7794380696/sizes/l photo of menu, Mar 2011]</small>. There are mains and desserts as well as a range of bar snacks (such as wasabi peas) and starters (e.g. hummous and toast), and it presumably changes quite regularly. |
Shepherds pie with a salad was £9.50, and was very tasty. The salad was dressed very well. |
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In November 2007, [[bob]]'s shepherd's pie with a salad (£9.50) was very tasty. The salad was dressed very well. On a lunchtime visit in March 2011, [[Ewan]]'s pan-roast pollack with mash and greens and topped with a salsa verde (£12) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7794379678/ photo]</small> was lovely, and [[Kake]]'s starter portion of sardines escabeche with salad (£7) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7794379340/ photo]</small> was flavourful but very bony. A Neal's Yard cheese selection for afters (£7) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/7794380410/ photo]</small> wasn't large, but tasty and good quality. |
Free wireless with no faff. |
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They used to offer free wireless, but on an Autumn 2008 visit [[Rowley Birkin QC]] learned from the staff that this is no longer the case. As of March 2011 they have a selection of board games including Monopoly, Ludo, Scrabble, and a "travel around the UK" game that amused our party with its retro-ness. Accessibility: A large step to get in at both entrances. A narrow corridor and a small step to the ladies', and the cubicles are quite a squeeze to get in. |
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* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/23654/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/27839/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/charles-lamb Time Out review] * [https://boakandbailey.com/2009/07/tasty-treats-at-the-charles-lamb/ Boak And Bailey review] * [https://www.chowhound.com/post/charles-lamb-islington-london-662507 Chowhound thread] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20100412055917/http://funthyme.wordpress.com:80/2009/11/02/the-charles-lamb-islington/ Funthyme review] * [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.com/2012/10/normal-0-0-1-442-2524-21-5-3099-11.html Live To Eat review] * [https://tastyfever.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/pub-16-the-charles-lamb-elia-street/ Tasty Fever review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20160810122149/http://thirtyoneseventyfive.com/london-gastropub-review-the-charles-lamb-in-islington/ thirtyoneseventyfive review] * [https://whatpub.com/pubs/NLD/5526/charles-lamb-london WhatPub entry] |
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/27839/ Beer in the Evening comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2654.html Fancy A Pint review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Kerry]] and a friend, June 2012. Opening hours taken from the 2011 Good Beer Guide.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]] on 15 Nov 2007. Free wireless verified at the same time. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide.</div> |
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summary='Pub in Islington, near Angel station and just off City Road.' website='http://thecharleslambpub.com/' website='http://thecharleslamb.co.uk/' |
summary='Good Beer Guide pub in Islington, near Angel station and just off City Road.' website='http://thecharleslambpub.com/' website='http://thecharleslamb.co.uk/' |
Good Beer Guide pub in Islington, near Angel Station and just off City Road.
It's quite small inside; the tables in one room are quite close together, and on the Thursday evening of Bob's visit the area round the bar was packed.
Landlord was well-kept, and cost £2.90/pint. They had a Deuchars on as well.
Food is rather interesting, in a gastropubby kind of way. The menu is written up on blackboards. There are mains and desserts as well as a range of bar snacks/starters, e.g houmous and toast. I suspect it changes quite regularly. They have wasabi peas.
Shepherds pie with a salad was £9.50, and was very tasty. The salad was dressed very well.
Free wireless with no faff.
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Last visited by bob on 15 Nov 2007. Free wireless verified at the same time. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide.
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