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| Dutch bar on the outskirts of [[Locale Chinatown|Chinatown]], serving a wide range of continental beers. They normally have an impressive number of interesting beers on tap, as well as many more in bottles. The correct glassware is available for most of the bottled beers. Since the [[Category Nicholson's|Nicholson's]] takeover, they also have two handpumps on the bar for real ale. |
Dutch bar on the outskirts of [[Locale Chinatown|Chinatown]], serving a wide range of continental beers. They normally have an impressive number of interesting beers on tap, as well as many more in bottles. The correct glassware is available for most of the bottled beers. Can be a bit pricey, though in recent years the prices seem to have come down a little in comparative terms; Belle Vue Kriek was £4.05/pint as of July 2010. |
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It can be a bit pricey, though in recent years the prices seem to have come down a little in comparative terms; Belle Vue Kriek was £4.05/pint as of July 2010. (They no longer have kriek on draught all the time, sadly, as they used to do several years ago.) |
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Accessibility: No steps to get in, but the toilets are in the basement, down a winding staircase. |
Accessibility: Don't think there's a step to get in (not 100% sure), but the toilets are in the basement, down a winding staircase. |
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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pub/127 Fancyapint review] |
* [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub127.html Fancyapint review] |
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* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/194015#reviews Qype comments] |
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/194015#PlaceReviews Qype comments] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[bob]], July 2013. Food prices determined on a visit by [[Kake]] at al., January 2008. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], October 2010. Food prices determined on a visit by [[Kake]] at al., January 2008. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008.</div> |
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category='Bars,Belgian Beer,Dutch Food,Free Geodata,Function Room,Nicholson's,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale' edit_type='Minor tidying' |
category='Bars,Belgian Beer,Dutch Food,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Free Geodata,Function Room,Mitchells And Butlers,Pubs' edit_type='Normal edit' |
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summary='Dutch bar in Soho.'
summary='Dutch bar in Soho.' website='http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/dehemsdutchcafebarsoholondon/' |
summary='Dutch bar in Soho.' website='http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/dehemsdutchcafebarsoholondon/' |
Dutch bar on the outskirts of Chinatown, serving a wide range of continental beers. They normally have an impressive number of interesting beers on tap, as well as many more in bottles. The correct glassware is available for most of the bottled beers. Can be a bit pricey, though in recent years the prices seem to have come down a little in comparative terms; Belle Vue Kriek was £4.05/pint as of July 2010.
When Ewan visited in September 2007, the beers available on tap were Oranjeboom, Amstel, Grolsch, Heineken, Stella, Hoegaarden, Leffe Blonde, Leffe Brune, Maredsous Blonde, De Koninck, Artois Bock, Fruli Strawberry, and Belle Vue Kriek. A later visit by Kake and others, in January 2008, was less impressive; when the first of our group arrived around 5:30pm, the Oranjeboom was already off, and when we left a few hours later there were more beers off than on. This may have been because they didn't expect much custom on a Monday night in January. They did however still have their usual good range of bottled beers.
Dutch-style pub-type food is served all day; chips, lots of deep-fried and breaded things, but rather than the choice being based around onion rings and breaded mushrooms, you instead get to nibble on bitterballen, frikadellen, vlammetjes, and kasssoufflees. Chips (£1.75 as of January 2008) are served with mayonnaise, and there are bottles of curry ketchup on the tables (chips sampled by Kake in January 2008 were an average size portion, and perfectly adequate if nothing special). The bittergarnituur platter (£10 as of January 2008) is a good way to try out a selection of Dutch pub food annotated photo.
It's pretty dark inside, and the music can be loud. On more than one visit, it's been quite difficult to hear even the person you're sitting next to. It gets very crowded in the evenings, particularly during weekdays after work (6pm onwards). Drinking outside on the pavement is permitted, and they have a few tables and chairs out there, as well as a space heater for the winter months. In good weather, the large windows at the front of the pub are opened to let in the sunlight and breeze. There's an upstairs bar and seating area which can be booked.
Accessibility: Don't think there's a step to get in (not 100% sure), but the toilets are in the basement, down a winding staircase.
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