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Pub just off [[Locale Borough|Borough]] High Street, near [[London Bridge Station]].
This is the sort of pub that the phrase “tucked away in a cobbled courtyard” was invented for. It's made up of the remains of a galleried coaching inn (the last one left in London, now protected by the National Trust). Much historical significance, and quite cosy in the winter if you can actually manage to squeeze in, but possibly a bit too busy to be really comfortable. There are benches/tables and outdoor heaters in the courtyard to take the overspill.
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This is the sort of pub that the phrase “tucked away in a cobbled courtyard” was invented for. It's made up of the remains of a galleried coaching inn (the last one left in London, rebuilt in 1677 from an earlier inn, and now protected by the National Trust). Much historical significance, and quite cosy in the winter if you can actually manage to squeeze in, but possibly a bit too busy to be really comfortable. There are benches/tables and outdoor heaters in the courtyard to take the overspill (and the smokers). The courtyard actually doubles as a carpark at times, and part of it is used as seating for a wine bar opposite.
Note that the room to the right of the main entrance has no access to the bar — you have to go outside and back in again, so bear this in mind if you're buying a round.
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Unusually, a gents' toilet is outside, though the ladies' (and a second gents') are quite well hidden inside at the back. Those who have not been to the George in some while and recoil at the thought of the outside gents' will be reassured to hear that they were refurbished recently (2012-ish) and are much more acceptable.
They do food at lunchtimes, and some kind of bar snack type stuff in the evening as well (a recent addition, I think, and not yet tested). There's also a restaurant upstairs, apparently, though it never seems to have any customers.
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When [[Peter]] was last here on a busy evening, they opened a secondary outside bar which is near the outside gents'. While it is much smaller and has less range than the main bar, it also offered a Real Ale that was not on offer inside.
Winter 2006/7 they were selling mulled wine for &pound;3 a glass &#8212; not microwaved like in some pubs I could mention<small>[0]</small>, but kept hot in a jug on a hotplate and really quite nice.
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Note that the room on the right, closest to the main entrance from Borough High Street, has no access to the bar &#8212; you have to go outside and back in again, so bear this in mind if you're buying a round. There's a small serving area between it and the main bar which is occasionally open, much in the manner of a kiosk.
<small>[0] Well, I could mention them if I could remember which ones they were, but I can't.</small>
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There are rooms upstairs for hire but they were roped off on [[secretlondon]]'s September 2008 visit, even though there was no seating left outside and the bar nearest the entrance was rented out to a private party. There were only two bar staff on and it took about 20 minutes to get served.
Many many reviews of the George, basically boiling down to &#8220;nice and historic, but not really a great place to drink&#8221;:
*
[http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/43/434/George/London_Bridge Beer in the Evening]
*
[http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pumpkin/2002/02/the-george-borough-high-street/ Freaky Trigger]
* [http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=187 pubs.com
]
*
[http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub46.html fancyapint]
*
[http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_1961.html View London]
*
[http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/The_George_Inn/a7be/ London Town]
* [http://www.hiddenlondon.com/thegeorge.htm Hidden London]

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As of September 2007, bar food is served noon-9pm Monday to Saturday, and noon-5pm Sunday, while the upstairs restaurant is open 5-10pm Monday to Saturday. A sign spotted in the same month also advertised Friday night barbecues between 7pm and 10:30pm, though I suspect this doesn't apply during the winter.

Winter
2006/7 they were selling mulled wine for &pound;3 a glass &#8212; not microwaved, but kept warm in a jug on a hotplate and really quite nice.

Ales on tap are the standard Greene King range (IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale), as well as The George Inn Ale (also brewed
by Greene King), which is a fair bit better than the others on offer and recommended if it's on.

There are many many reviews of the George, basically boiling down to &#8220;nice and historic, but not really a great place to drink&#8221;.

[[Peter]] disagrees slightly with this assessment: the beer is perfectly acceptable, and he typically chooses to drink here because it fills up less readily than other pubs in the area such as the Market Porter and the Rake, and thus is the best bet if it's a peak period and one wants a seat rather than standing outside.

On
[[bob]]'s June 2015 visit the beers available were Greene King IPA, Bermondsey Bitter (&pound;4.55/pint), and a couple of others. The beers were passable. The Long Horn Beef Burger (&pound;17) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/19022224591/ photo]</small> was overcooked.

See also:
*
[http://fancyapint.com/pub/46 Fancyapint review]
* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/24203/ Pubs Galore comments
]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/434/ Beer In The Evening comments]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11281.html Time Out review]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_George_Inn,_Southwark Wikipedia entry]
* [http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/pumpkin/2002/02/the-george-borough-high-street/ Freaky Trigger review]
* [http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=187 pubs.com entry]
* [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_1961.html View London entry]
* [http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/The_George_Inn/a7be/ London Town entry]
* [http://www.hiddenlondon.com/thegeorge.htm Hidden London entry]
* [http://www.heritagepubs.org.uk/pubs/national-inventory-pubguide.asp?County=Greater+London&PubID=55 CAMRA National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors entry]
* [http://goodpubslondon.blogspot.com/2011/03/george-inn.html Good Pubs In London review]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/58056#PlaceReviews Qype comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], June 2015. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008. Food times taken from signs outside the pub, September 2007
.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited December 2006 by [[Kake]], [[doop]], and [[Juliet]].</div>
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category='Architecturally Interesting Pubs,Beer Garden,Greene King,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale,Smoking Area'
category='Beer Gardens,Food Served Lunchtimes,Pubs,Real Ale'
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summary='Pub off Borough High Street; highly historic, but not actually all that great as a pub.' summary='Pub off Borough High Street; highly historic, but not actually all that great as a pub.'
website='http://www.george-southwark.co.uk/'
summary='Pub off Borough High Street; highly historic, but not actually all that great as a pub.' website='http://www.george-southwark.co.uk/'

This is the sort of pub that the phrase “tucked away in a cobbled courtyard” was invented for. It's made up of the remains of a galleried coaching inn (the last one left in London, now protected by the National Trust). Much historical significance, and quite cosy in the winter if you can actually manage to squeeze in, but possibly a bit too busy to be really comfortable. There are benches/tables and outdoor heaters in the courtyard to take the overspill.

Note that the room to the right of the main entrance has no access to the bar — you have to go outside and back in again, so bear this in mind if you're buying a round.

They do food at lunchtimes, and some kind of bar snack type stuff in the evening as well (a recent addition, I think, and not yet tested). There's also a restaurant upstairs, apparently, though it never seems to have any customers.

Winter 2006/7 they were selling mulled wine for £3 a glass — not microwaved like in some pubs I could mention[0], but kept hot in a jug on a hotplate and really quite nice.

[0] Well, I could mention them if I could remember which ones they were, but I can't.

Many many reviews of the George, basically boiling down to “nice and historic, but not really a great place to drink”:

Last visited December 2006 by Kake, doop, and Juliet.

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