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It's a single-room pub, though there are tables outside on the street, and in the passageway alongside the pub. It's a perfectly friendly place and a good bet for a drink in the area, especially if you like ale, though at busy periods (after work weekdays) it get full easily due to its small size.
It's a single-room pub, though there are tables outside on the street, and in the passageway alongside the pub. It's a perfectly friendly place and a good bet for a drink in the area, especially if you like ale.
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There are six ale handpumps, which on a September 2008 visit had Deuchars IPA, Bombardier, Courage Directors, John Smith Cask and Wadworth 6X (&pound;3.05/pint on that visit), the last rather indifferently kept, though it was fine on a subsequent visit, as was the Deuchars. Ales were very similar on a February 2013 visit, with two guest ales. In May 2010, a half of Symonds cider was &pound;2. Along their very crowded bar top <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/8452117333/ photo]</small>, they also have fonts for the basic lagers, along with a range of Budvar options (the regular offering, Budvar Dark, a nifty 'Half and Half' tap to mix the two together, and Budvar Yeast).
There are six ale handpumps, which on a September 2008 visit had Deuchars IPA, Bombardier, Courage Directors, John Smith Cask and Wadworth 6X (&pound;3.05/pint), the last rather indifferently kept, though it was fine on a subsequent visit, as was the Deuchars. In May 2010, a half of Symonds cider was &pound;2. They also have the basic lagers, along with Budvar and Budvar Dark and a nifty 'half and half' tap as well to mix the two together.
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There's a small outside area to the side of the pub in a courtyard, with a couple of tables for smokers.

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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub931.php Fancyapint review]
* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/53708/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [http://desdemoor.co.uk/lord-john-russell-wc1/ Des de Moor's review]
* [http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/06/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-2-lord-john-russell/ Freaky Trigger review]
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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub931.html Fancyapint review]
* [http://stonch.blogspot.com/2007/01/budvar-dark-lord-john-russell.html Stonch's Beer Blog review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and others, February 2013.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], May 2010.</div>
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A pub in Bloomsbury, just behind the Brunswick Centre, near Russell Square Station.

It's a single-room pub, though there are tables outside on the street, and in the passageway alongside the pub. It's a perfectly friendly place and a good bet for a drink in the area, especially if you like ale.

There are six ale handpumps, which on a September 2008 visit had Deuchars IPA, Bombardier, Courage Directors, John Smith Cask and Wadworth 6X (£3.05/pint), the last rather indifferently kept, though it was fine on a subsequent visit, as was the Deuchars. In May 2010, a half of Symonds cider was £2. They also have the basic lagers, along with Budvar and Budvar Dark and a nifty 'half and half' tap as well to mix the two together.

As of September 2008, lunch is served noon-2pm Monday to Friday. In the evening, they only have standard bar snacks as well as a few varieties of Pukka Pies.

Accessibility: A step up to get in. Not sure about the toilets.

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Last visited by Kake, May 2010.

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