Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 30 and Version 5 of Cittie Of Yorke, WC1V 6BS
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| A relatively historic pub on High [[Locale Holborn|Holborn]]. It's on CAMRA's national inventory of historically-interesting pub interiors, which presumably explains its presence in the Good Beer Guide. |
Relatively historic pub on High Holborn. [[Bob]] dislikes it because he's not a fan of Sam Smith's beer — like all Sam Smith's pubs, it only has their own beers. |
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There are two rooms at ground level, and a cellar bar downstairs. The back room on the ground floor, where the main bar is, has maybe 8-10 booths each seating four people. |
Two rooms at ground level, and a cellar bar downstairs. |
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The cellar bar is often booked out, fully or partially, for private parties. It also has somewhat strange acoustics due to its curved ceiling; [[Kake]] has been sat on one side and heard someone having a private conversation on the other side as clearly as if they were sitting next to me talking directly into my ear. |
The cellar bar is often booked out, fully or partially, for private parties. It also has somewhat strange acoustics due to its curved ceiling; I've been sat on one side and heard someone having a private conversation on the other side as clearly as if they were sitting next to me talking directly into my ear. |
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Bottled beer, somewhat disconcertingly given the generally cheap prices in Sam Smith's pubs, was £3.50 as of May 2007. All drinks options are [[Category Samuel Smith's|standard Sam Smith's]] (see that page for general comment applying to all Sam Smith's pubs). |
Bottled beer, somewhat disconcertingly given the generally cheap prices in Sam Smith's pubs, is £3.50. All drinks options are [[Category Samuel Smith's|standard Sam Smith's]]. |
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As of May 2007, food is served noon-3pm and 5pm-9pm, and main courses are all £7, generally served with chips (fairly good) and salad (reasonably varied). Chicken, ham, and leek pie is a proper pie with pastry all the way around, and quite tasty. Other main courses include sausages with onion gravy, steak and kidney pie, vegetarian quiche of the day, and lasagne. |
Food is served noon-3pm and 5pm-9pm. Main courses are all £6.95 and are generally served with chips (fairly good) and salad (reasonably varied). Chicken, ham, and leek pie is a proper pie with pastry all the way around, and quite tasty. Other main courses include sausages with onion gravy, steak and kidney pie, vegetarian quiche of the day, and lasagne. |
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[[Rowley Birkin QC]] and two others visited about 4.30pm on a hot Tuesday in late July 2019. We had the Old Brewery Bitter which personally I thought tasted a little odd, but the others felt it was OK. We sat in one of the booths, and there were only about 15 other people distributed elsewhere in this large pub. It was very quiet, the effects of many sitting in the booths, and also the Sam Smith's policy of no piped music. In fact, it was so quiet we felt slightly uncomfortable and moved on after one pint. I did not examine the toilets, menu or pricing. |
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/446/ Beer in the Evening comments] |
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See also: * [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub134.php Fancyapint review] * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/21917/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/446/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [http://d1970p.blogspot.com/2007/09/cittie-of-york-high-holborn-london.html Layman's London review] * [http://stonch.blogspot.com/2009/02/cittie-of-yorke.html Jeffrey's Beer Blog review] * [http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/pubs/national-inventory-pubguide.asp?County=Greater+London&PubID=40 CAMRA National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors entry] * [http://tastyfever.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/pub-34-cittie-of-york-holborn/ Tasty Fever review] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cittie_of_Yorke Wikipedia entry] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Rowley Birkin QC]], July 2019. Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide. Food times taken from blackboard outside, May 2007.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide. Food times taken from blackboard outside, May 2007. Last visited by [[Kake]] and many many other perlmongers on 3 May 2007.</div> |
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category='Architecturally Interesting Pubs,Function Room,Good Beer Guide 2007,Good Beer Guide 2008,Good Beer Guide 2009,Good Beer Guide 2010,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale,Samuel Smith's' |
category='Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2007,Pubs,Samuel Smith's' |
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| summary='Sam Smith's pub on High Holborn, in the Good Beer Guide.' summary='Sam Smith's pub on High Holborn.' | summary='Sam Smith's pub on High Holborn, in the Good Beer Guide.' summary='Sam Smith's pub on High Holborn.' |
Relatively historic pub on High Holborn. Bob dislikes it because he's not a fan of Sam Smith's beer — like all Sam Smith's pubs, it only has their own beers.
Two rooms at ground level, and a cellar bar downstairs.
The cellar bar is often booked out, fully or partially, for private parties. It also has somewhat strange acoustics due to its curved ceiling; I've been sat on one side and heard someone having a private conversation on the other side as clearly as if they were sitting next to me talking directly into my ear.
Bottled beer, somewhat disconcertingly given the generally cheap prices in Sam Smith's pubs, is £3.50. All drinks options are standard Sam Smith's.
Food is served noon-3pm and 5pm-9pm. Main courses are all £6.95 and are generally served with chips (fairly good) and salad (reasonably varied). Chicken, ham, and leek pie is a proper pie with pastry all the way around, and quite tasty. Other main courses include sausages with onion gravy, steak and kidney pie, vegetarian quiche of the day, and lasagne.
Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide. Food times taken from blackboard outside, May 2007. Last visited by Kake and many many other perlmongers on 3 May 2007.
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