Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 17 and Version 16 of Hole In The Wall, SE1 8SQ

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category='Beer Garden,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Good Beer Guide 2012,Good Beer Guide 2013,Pub Food,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,Good Beer Guide 2011,Good Beer Guide 2012,Good Beer Guide 2013,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 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.

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Last visited by Ewan, Kat, Kerry and others, 4 March 2011. 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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