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| Pub in [[Locale Soho|Soho]], serves real ale, real cider, Belgian beer, and good food. |
Pub in Soho, serves real ale, real cider, Belgian beer, and good food. |
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<b>Note:</b> the BITE comments linked below suggest that as of late 2007 it's turned into more of a restaurant. We need to go and have another look to check this out. The review below was written mid-2007. |
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We've been here a few times now; it's possibly better in the afternoon, when it's less crowded, though it wasn't unpleasantly full on our one evening visit (on a Tuesday). [[Ewan]] has been there on evenings when it's been extremely full with loud, media types and it wasn't particularly pleasant, though the beer was some recompense. |
We've been here a few times now; it's possibly better in the afternoon, when it's less crowded, though it wasn't unpleasantly full on our one evening visit (on a Tuesday). |
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Beers that we've seen on tap here include Adnams Broadside (£2.85/pint), Crop Circle, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Greene King IPA, Belle-Vue Kriek, and some form of Frambozen (not all of these are on all the time). We've also seen Addlestones (around £3/pint) and Weston's (either Vintage or Organic, can't remember) cider on tap, as well as Brother's Bar perry in bottles (Festival Strength! 7%!). On the non-alcohol side, they offer acai berry juice and blueberry juice. |
Beers that we've seen on tap here include Adnams Broadside (£2.85/pint), Crop Circle, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Greene King IPA, Belle-Vue Kriek, and some form of Frambozen (not all of these are on all the time). We've also seen Addlestones (around £3/pint) and Weston's (either Vintage or Organic, can't remember) cider on tap, as well as Brother's Bar perry in bottles (Festival Strength! 7%!). On the non-alcohol side, they offer acai berry juice and blueberry juice. |
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As well as bar snacks such as wasabi peas and pistachio nuts, they offer a varied and interesting-looking food menu (mains range from £6.90 to £9.90 for the steak), including several vegetarian options and some that looked potentially vegan. |
As well as bar snacks such as wasabi peas and pistachio nuts, they offer a varied and interesting-looking food menu, including plenty of vegetarian options (such as butternut squash and sage risotto, £6.90, or home-made macaroni cheese, £6.50) and some that looked potentially vegan. |
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"Light bites" might include smoked trout served with horseradish cream and buttered brown bread (£4.90, rather good, and not an insubstantial portion). Sandwiches are also on offer, costing from £3.90–£5.90; worthy of note is the fish finger ciabatta sandwich. Burgers are £7–£8, including the (vegetarian) falafel burger with stilton and mixed peppers. Chips are £2.50 (including aioli). |
"Light bites" might include smoked trout served with horseradish cream and buttered brown bread (£4.90, rather good, and not an insubstantial portion). Sandwiches are also on offer, costing around £5–£6; worthy of note is the fish finger ciabatta sandwich. Burgers are £7–£8, including the (vegetarian) falafel burger with stilton and mixed peppers. |
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Food is served noon-10pm Monday to Saturday, and noon-9pm Sunday. They have a pub quiz (£2.00 entry) on Mondays from 7:30pm, and show short films on Sunday evenings. |
Food is served noon–10pm. |
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[[Ewan]] comments: On a lunchtime visit in March 2008, the beers on tap were Erdinger and Paulaner Muenchen, Hoegaarden, Leffe and Frueli lagers, Deuchars IPA, Abbot Ale and London Pride (which was off on our visit), and Old Rosie, Addlestones and Aspall ciders. It's not at all busy at lunchtime and was almost empty at 12:30pm, though the place started filling up while we were eating. I had the grilled halloumi with couscous and roast vegetables (£7.90), which was very tasty, with expertly grilled halloumi, though the vegetables (aubergine and courgette) were a little dry and tasteless. [[Bec]]'s spinach burger (£6.90) got a positive review, as did Alice's toad-in-the-hole (though the yorkshire pudding was a huge one into which bangers and mash were placed, rather than being an integral part of the dish). Note that the toad-in-the-hole was advertised on the specials board at a slightly lower price from what it actually cost (£8.50). |
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* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/748/ Beer In The Evening comments] |
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/748/ Beer in the Evening comments] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Bec]] and Alice, 13 March 2008. Food prices and times taken from printed menu in pub, March 2008. Drink prices as of June 2007.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and others on 5 June 2007. Food prices and times taken from printed menu in pub, May–June 2007. Drink prices as of June 2007.</div> |
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Pub in Soho, serves real ale, real cider, Belgian beer, and good food.
Note: the BITE comments linked below suggest that as of late 2007 it's turned into more of a restaurant. We need to go and have another look to check this out. The review below was written mid-2007.
The downstairs has an open-plan bit plus a few tables in a little hidey-away bit to the side of the bar. There's also a lounge upstairs with sofas, cushions, and even a standard lamp and recliner chair. There's a bar in the upstairs lounge, but it's not always staffed.
We've been here a few times now; it's possibly better in the afternoon, when it's less crowded, though it wasn't unpleasantly full on our one evening visit (on a Tuesday).
Beers that we've seen on tap here include Adnams Broadside (£2.85/pint), Crop Circle, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Greene King IPA, Belle-Vue Kriek, and some form of Frambozen (not all of these are on all the time). We've also seen Addlestones (around £3/pint) and Weston's (either Vintage or Organic, can't remember) cider on tap, as well as Brother's Bar perry in bottles (Festival Strength! 7%!). On the non-alcohol side, they offer acai berry juice and blueberry juice.
As well as bar snacks such as wasabi peas and pistachio nuts, they offer a varied and interesting-looking food menu, including plenty of vegetarian options (such as butternut squash and sage risotto, £6.90, or home-made macaroni cheese, £6.50) and some that looked potentially vegan.
"Light bites" might include smoked trout served with horseradish cream and buttered brown bread (£4.90, rather good, and not an insubstantial portion). Sandwiches are also on offer, costing around £5–£6; worthy of note is the fish finger ciabatta sandwich. Burgers are £7–£8, including the (vegetarian) falafel burger with stilton and mixed peppers.
Platters and sharing dishes (only served after 5pm) feature things like olives, hummous, baba ganoush, pitta bread, falafel, etc.
They do a selection of desserts, all at £3.50, and we've also previously spotted a cheese board at £5.50, though it wasn't present on the June menu.
(Note that the menu does change, so the above-mentioned dishes may not be available on your visit; we were sad to see on our latest visit that the fishfinger sandwiches had vanished since the previous month.)
Food is served noon–10pm.
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