Randomness Guide to London Menu

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 of sorts out the back too (more of a smoking area). 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 friendly 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 Hogs Back TEA, Sharp's Doom Bar, Greene King IPA, Abbot Ale, Adnam's Broadside, and Young's Ordinary. These were much the same in March 2011.

Food is served noon-9pm Monday to Saturday, and noon-4pm Sunday. The food is 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), though the burgers looked a decent size and quality.

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

See also:

• Fancyapint review
• Pubs Galore comments
• Photos of the menu as of May 2008: starters and sandwiches, burgers and mains
• Beer In The Evening comments
• Time Out review
• Beer Advocate comments
• Qype comments
• Freaky Trigger review