Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 4 and Version 3 of Simpson's Tavern, EC3V 9DR
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[[DrHyde]] and parent visited for lunch on a Wednesday shortly before Christmas 2010. It was busy and we hadn't booked, but they managed to squeeze us in to the dining room. Seating is on hard benches with solid straight backs, six to a table, and there are maybe 40 covers crammed into a tiny space, so it's quite cosy and small groups may end up sharing a table. The house beers, at least when we visited, were Bass and Harveys, and the Harveys was well-kept, if a little on the cool side of perfection. |
[[DrHyde|I]] went there for lunch with my mother on a Wednesday shortly before Christmas 2010. It was busy and we hadn't booked, but they managed to squeeze us in to the dining room. Seating is on hard benches with solid straight backs, six to a table, and there are maybe 40 covers crammed into a tiny space, so it's quite cosy and small groups may end up sharing a table. The house beers, at least when we visited, were Bass and Harveys, and the Harveys was well-kept, if a little on the cool side of perfection. |
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The [http://www.simpsonstavern.co.uk/downloads/simpsonstavern_menu.pdf menu] rotates through daily specials, and concentrates on traditional English food. [[DrHyde]] had the roast duck with seasonal vegetables, which, it being winter, were roasted parsnip, carrot and apple, bubble n' squeak (there was also a choice of chips which the waitress clearly felt obliged to mention but would have sneered at anyone ordering them, and rightly so), and cauliflower cheese. Mum had the pork and leek pie. Both dishes were excellent. Particularly noteworthy were the pie crust, which eschewed the barbarous habit of puff pastry for something heavier and suety, and the cauliflower cheese which had a real cheesy tang to it instead of just being cream with a hint of a smidge of a passing mention of cheese. |
The [http://www.simpsonstavern.co.uk/downloads/simpsonstavern_menu.pdf menu] rotates through daily specials, and concentrates on traditional English food. [[DrHyde|I]] had the roast duck with seasonal vegetables, which, it being winter, were roasted parsnip, carrot and apple, bubble n' squeak (there was also a choice of chips which the waitress clearly felt obliged to mention but would have sneered at anyone ordering them, and rightly so), and cauliflower cheese. Mum had the pork and leek pie. Both dishes were excellent. Particularly noteworthy were the pie crust, which eschewed the barbarous habit of puff pastry for something heavier and suety, and the cauliflower cheese which had a real cheesy tang to it instead of just being cream with a hint of a smidge of a passing mention of cheese. And not only is the food really good, it's well-priced too. Yes, it's a little more than you would pay for lunch at most pubs, but the quality is so much better that it's worth paying for. |
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Service was very quick and friendly. |
Service was very quick and friendly, and I strongly recommend this place. |
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[[DrHyde]]'s verdict: Not only is the food really good, it's well-priced too. Yes, it's a little more than you would pay for lunch at most pubs, but the quality is so much better that it's worth paying for. I strongly recommend this place. Accessibility: At least one step up to get into the ground-floor dining room and bar. The restaurant and wine bar involve steep staircases. I didn't check whether there were any steps internally or accessibility of the toilets. Wheelchair users will probably not be able to easily negotiate the ground floor passages as they are narrow and twisty, and in any case the interior is very cramped. See also: * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/64492/ Pubs Galore comments] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[DrHyde]], December 2010.</div> |
Accessibility: the dining room and bar are on the ground floor, the restaurant and wine bar involve steep staircases. I didn't check whether there were any steps internally or accessibility of the toilets. Wheelchair users will probably not be able to easily negotiate the ground floor passages as they are narrow and twisty, and in any case the interior is so cramped that they would be in the way. No doubt staff would try to accomodate them, but it would be very awkward. |
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summary='Good City pub with excellent food.' |
summary='Good City pub with excellent food' |
Hidden away down a pedestrian alley-way, this pub and restaurant dates from 1757 and is a gem. It consists of a small bar for vertical drinkers only as there's no room for any seating, and a small dining room. Upstairs there is a restaurant and down in the basement a wine bar. The building was originally two late-17th century houses that were turned into a chop-house and coffee shop, and the business has since mutated into its present form.
I went there for lunch with my mother on a Wednesday shortly before Christmas 2010. It was busy and we hadn't booked, but they managed to squeeze us in to the dining room. Seating is on hard benches with solid straight backs, six to a table, and there are maybe 40 covers crammed into a tiny space, so it's quite cosy and small groups may end up sharing a table. The house beers, at least when we visited, were Bass and Harveys, and the Harveys was well-kept, if a little on the cool side of perfection.
The menu rotates through daily specials, and concentrates on traditional English food. I had the roast duck with seasonal vegetables, which, it being winter, were roasted parsnip, carrot and apple, bubble n' squeak (there was also a choice of chips which the waitress clearly felt obliged to mention but would have sneered at anyone ordering them, and rightly so), and cauliflower cheese. Mum had the pork and leek pie. Both dishes were excellent. Particularly noteworthy were the pie crust, which eschewed the barbarous habit of puff pastry for something heavier and suety, and the cauliflower cheese which had a real cheesy tang to it instead of just being cream with a hint of a smidge of a passing mention of cheese. And not only is the food really good, it's well-priced too. Yes, it's a little more than you would pay for lunch at most pubs, but the quality is so much better that it's worth paying for.
Service was very quick and friendly, and I strongly recommend this place.
Accessibility: the dining room and bar are on the ground floor, the restaurant and wine bar involve steep staircases. I didn't check whether there were any steps internally or accessibility of the toilets. Wheelchair users will probably not be able to easily negotiate the ground floor passages as they are narrow and twisty, and in any case the interior is so cramped that they would be in the way. No doubt staff would try to accomodate them, but it would be very awkward.
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