Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 12 and Version 11 of Hole In The Wall, SE1 8SQ

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category='Beer Garden,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Pubs,Real Ale,Waterloo And City Line Pub Crawl 2008'
 category='Beer Garden,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2010,Pubs,Real Ale,Waterloo And City Line Pub Crawl 2008'

Real ale pub very close to Waterloo Station, hidden under the arches of a railway bridge.

The entrance to this apparently very small pub is off Mepham Street, hidden down behind the bus stops outside Waterloo. However, going through the small front room leads you into a much larger space behind. There's a beer garden out the back too. Sport is shown on big screens, the back bar has a pinball machine (Mediaeval Madness, as of May 2008), and the feel is very much that of a locals' pub - despite its proximity to a major transport hub.

When Kake, Bec, bob, and others visited in May 2008 as part of the Waterloo & City Line pub crawl, the beers available were TEA, Doom Bar, Greene King IPA, Broadside, Abbott, and Young's Ordinary.

Food is served noon-9pm Monday to Saturday, and noon-4pm Sunday. Ewan wouldn't particularly recommend it, from the evidence of what he saw being eaten on a visit in early 2008. Fairly standard pub choices, nothing special - nachos £5 (50p extra with beef chilli), baguettes/sandwiches (e.g. BLT, cheese and onion, bacon and brie) £3.50-4, burgers (including a veggie option) £5-6, mains between £5 (chilli con carne) and £9 (8oz ribeye steak with trimmings).

Accessibility: Four steps up to get in, level access to toilets once you're in, though the floor is uneven in places.

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Last visited by Kake and bob, 14 December 2008. Opening hours and food times taken from Time Out website, May 2008. Food prices taken from menu in pub, May 2008.

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