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Pub tucked away just off [[Locale Fleet Street|Fleet Street]].

It was previously part of a small chain called Pubs of Distinction (also taking in the [[Dean Swift, SE1 2LX|Dean Swift]] and the [[Old Red Cow, EC1A 9EJ|Old Red Cow]]), but according to the Dec 2019/Jan 2020 <i>London Drinker</i> it has now been taken over by the Portobello Pub Co.  We haven't visited since the change of operator, so some or all of the below may be out of date.

Inside it's a high-roofed and open space, white walls and dark wood furnishings, though compact in size, with only a few tables downstairs facing the bar area.  There's an upstairs room for dining with its own small bar (on which half of the kegged beers are available), which can also be booked for events.

When [[Ewan]], [[Kerry]], and friends visited on a Saturday evening in April 2014, the downstairs bar was fairly relaxed (like those few in the [[Locale City|City]] which are open).  (Note that as of March 2019 they no longer open on Saturday except for private hire).  When [[bob]] visited on a Wednesday evening in March 2019 the downstairs bar was quite full, but relatively pleasant; and the upstairs bar was quiet and quite nice even with several tables booked for a work pub quiz.

The beer offering is the highlight at this compact pub, with 10 keg beer taps and four handpulls for ale, with regularly changing guests on each.  The beers are sourced from a number of countries, though the cask selection focuses on regional breweries, with such names as Weird Beard (based in [[Locale Hanwell|Hanwell]]), Windsor & Eton, and Titanic cropping up regularly.  They also have a house pilsner brewed for them locally, and a large selection of bottles including a wide range from London brewers like Beavertown, Brew by Numbers and Pressure Drop.

On our March 2019 visit, Five Points Railway Porter (&pound;4.50/pint) was very drinkable.  They also had on Wimbledon Pitbull Pale Ale (&pound;5/pint), XT4 (&pound;4.80/pint), and Dave (&pound;4.30/pint).

The food offering covers a range of options and is given on the website.  They also have sharing platters, with both the cheese board and the sausage board being excellent quality (and well-proportioned), while the more meat-based 'bar snack platter' offers their scotch eggs (with a runny yolk), Welsh rarebit, blue cheese beignets and tasty padron peppers.  According to their website as of March 2019, food is served noon-9:30pm Monday to Friday and noon-6pm on Sunday.

[[Ewan]]'s verdict: Having only visited on a weekend, when the atmosphere is likely to have been significantly more relaxed, I really liked this pub.  The beer selection was varied and extensive enough that I was never short of something new to drink, and the food and service were both excellent.  They also offered a very competitive rate for booking out the upstairs room for a party.

Accessibility: Toilets are up a flight of stairs.

See also:
* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/23521/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [http://londonist.com/2014/02/new-pub-review-hack-and-hop-city-of-london.php Londonist review]
* [http://whatpub.com/pubs/ELC/15009/ WhatPub entry]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]] and friends, March 2019.  Opening hours taken from the Hack &amp; Hop website, March 2019.</div>

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