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Chimes was a long-standing English restaurant and cider/perry/wine bar in [[Locale Pimlico|Pimlico]]. It has now closed. According to Google Street View, as of May 2015 there was a "to let" sign in the front window.
Cider (real cider) and pie restaurant in [[Locale Pimlico|Pimlico]]; they also do mead and a selection of English country wines.
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Been here many times and never been really disappointed. If you don't like cider, it's possibly not worth much of a trip to get here, but if you do, then it definitely is. If you want to eat in the restaurant section, booking is advisable, but space is usually available in the bar section at the front.
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English
restaurant and cider/perry/wine bar in [[Locale Pimlico|Pimlico]].
The bar and restaurant is all on one level except the toilets, which are in the basement.
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The decor inside is mostly polished dark wood. There's a restaurant area at the back, a bar area at the front, and (in good weather) a couple of small tables on the pavement outside. Four handpumps for cider and perry are mounted on the bar.

The drink options are focused on real cider, real perry, and English country wines (e.g. elderberry wine); they also stock mead, as well as a few grape-based wines. A half-pint of Weston's perry was &pound;2 in March 2012.

The food is traditional English with a focus on pies, and there are very few vegetarian options on the menu. If you want to eat in the restaurant section, booking is advisable, but space is usually available in the bar section at the front.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: I really like it here, and have done since I first visited in 2002 or so. There are now several places in London offering a good selection of real cider, but Chimes also has some interesting fruit wines and I find it generally more relaxing than the newer, "hipper" places. If you like real cider, it's definitely worth a journey.

Accessibility: A small step to get in. Toilets are in the basement.

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* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2499.htm London Eating reviews]
* [http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/london/display.php?Rest_ID=80390 Square Meal review]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060926085432/http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/london/display.php?Rest_ID=80390 Square Meal entry]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20080203105800/http://www.
timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11600.html Time Out review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071118145951/http://gingeranddynamite.blogspot.com/2005/10/chimes-of-pimlico.html Ginger And Dynamite review]
* [http://londonist.com/2010/04/london_uncorked_chimes_english_rest.php Londonist review]
* [http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/chimes-london Yelp comments
]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11600.html Time Out review]
* [http://gingeranddynamite.blogspot.com/2005/10/chimes-of-pimlico.html Ginger And Dynamite review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], March 2012.</div>
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[DrHyde]], Sep 2008. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008.</div>
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Cider (real cider) and pie restaurant in Pimlico; they also do mead and a selection of English country wines.

Been here many times and never been really disappointed. If you don't like cider, it's possibly not worth much of a trip to get here, but if you do, then it definitely is. If you want to eat in the restaurant section, booking is advisable, but space is usually available in the bar section at the front.

The bar and restaurant is all on one level except the toilets, which are in the basement.

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Last visited by DrHyde, Sep 2008. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008.

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