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Young's pub on the South Bank, opposite the ITV studios and just along the road from BFI Southbank.

It has two floors, with the upstairs being reserved for diners it would seem. There is a nice conservatory at the back of the ground floor. There's also a raised seating area opposite the bar with a few tables, which gets less busy than the front of the pub (where new arrivals tend to congregate). The main toilets are down in the basement, but there's a disabled toilet on the ground floor as well. The decor is clean and modern.

bob and Martin visited on a Thursday evening in May 2007. The place was quite busy in general, though the number of people waxed and waned over the evening, probably due to the timing of performances in the surrounding venues. It's worth noting that even when the front was standing room only (and on occasions barely even that), there was always a lot more space towards the back and in the conservatory (even to the extent that there would be people standing at the front when there were free tables and seats in the conservatory). On a sunny Saturday visit by Ewan in August 2008, again the front was more crowded than the rear, where tables were available. (Areas can be booked with the pub for no charge, including the conservatory out back or the raised area of tables opposite the bar.)

The beer was deemed by bob to be "tasty". Young's ordinary was £2.75/pint, and they also had Bombardier on. The barman was very efficient and friendly, despite the pub being very busy on occasion.

On Kake and co's Friday morning visit in May 2008, the beers available were Deuchars IPA, Bombardier, and Young's Ordinary. The staff were, again, friendly. We were there around 11am-ish and there was a sprinkling of other customers. In August 2008, there was no Deuchars but instead Waggledance. Regular range of lagers included Staropramen and Peroni.

Food is served 11am-9pm Monday to Wednesday, 9am-9pm Thursday and Friday, and midday-9pm Saturday and Sunday. Food is OK, with a similar range to other Young's pubs. On their May 2007 visit, bob's steak (£10.75) was a touch tough and slightly overcooked, though Martin had no complaints about his burger (£8.25). On a March 2010 visit, Ewan had a venison burger (around £9), which was acceptable if nothing particularly special, and served with some decent chips.

See also:

• Photo of the menu as of May 2008
• Beer In The Evening comments
• Fancyapint review
• Pryordurkin review