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Good Beer Guide pub just outside Euston Station.

This is the pub that used to be the Head of Steam. It was bought by Fuller's a while back and then renamed. All that really changed was that the outside was painted red and the full range of Fuller's beers became available along with at least about six guest beers. Decoration is still vintage railway memorabilia and signage. There's a seating area up some stairs, overlooking the Euston bus station, as well as a little booth to the side of the bar. As you'd expect, it gets very busy after work, though there's a fairly constant stream of people in and out, so if no tables are free, you can usually get one relatively quickly by lurking nearby.

Ewan, ruudboy, and friends visited in March 2008. Beers available on tap were London Pride (£2.65/pint), Discovery (£2.65/pint), Chiswick (£2.35/pint) and several guests, including Summer Lightning from Hopback (£2.90/pint, very tasty). All the beer was well-kept, as befits a pub which really makes an effort with its real ales.

However, a visitor to this site going by the name of "Ex Regular" told us in September 2008 that the Doric Arch no longer offers such a good choice of non-Fullers beers, meaning that it's basically now just a standard Fuller's pub (and recommended the Bree Louise as a suitable alternative). The BITE comments linked below seem to bear this out.

Serves relatively standard pub grub. There are about 12 mains, with two vegetarian options (nachos at £5.95 and lasagne at £6.95) and all prices in between these two. Chips are £2.20. Food is served noon-3pm and 4-8:30pm Monday to Friday, and noon-5pm Saturday and Sunday.

See also:

• Beer In The Evening comments
• Fancyapint