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| Pub near Sadler's Wells in [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]]. |
Real ale pub in [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]] near Sadler's Wells. |
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The unique selling point of this pub used to be that it served dim sum (under the name "Old China Hand"), though as of June 2011 this is no longer offered, and all mention of this has been erased from the outside. It spent some time serving Mexican food instead (and hence had a brief change of name to Old Gringo), but switched back to dim sum some time around 2009. It was in the 2007 Good Beer Guide, and it still does real ale. |
They used to serve dim sum; but according to the BITE comments below, the dim sum chef left at the end of April 2008 and they now serve Mexican food instead ([http://www.londonelicious.com/dining/2008/08/little-bay.html according to londonelicious], the chef is actually Brazilian). |
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Inside there are two conjoined spaces. There's a ping pong table down the back of the rear room, but the rest of that area (as well as the front, where the bar is found) is laid out for drinking, albeit with rather large chairs taking up quite a bit of space. |
Food used to be served weekday lunchtimes and every evening except Saturday, but we don't know if this is still the case after the change of chef. |
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There are four handpulls for ale, with two available on [[Ewan]]'s July 2011 visit, both guests (as both changed while he was there): Cheddar Ales Bitter Bully and Orkney Brewery Raven Ale, replaced by Coulson's EPA. All of them were under 4% abv and golden ales, well-kept. There were also some standard keg beers, and an extensive international range of bottled beers with a few British representatives (BrewDog Punk IPA, St Peter's, etc.) and one or two from plenty of other countries, not just the usual suspects. |
[[Bob]] visited one lunchtime in March 2007. The beer was relatively decent. They had Asahi on draft as well as the real ales. The dim sum was pretty good if not a little bit expensive compared to other places. Some of this is explained by the portions being made of four things instead of three and indeed by it not being the [[New World, W1D 5PA|New World]]. I was quite full after having spent about £20. |
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[[bob]] visited prior to all this upheaval, at lunchtime in March 2007. The beer was relatively decent. They had Asahi on draft as well as the real ales. The dim sum was pretty good if not a little bit expensive compared to other places. Some of this is explained by the portions being made of four things instead of three and indeed by it not being the [[New World, W1D 5PA|New World]]. I was quite full after having spent about £20. Food was ordered at the bar, via a form which I filled in with the number of each dish I wanted. The decor was quite sparse, with funny wooden tables and chairs (according to the Fancyapint review linked below, as of 2009 these are no more). |
The decor is quite sparse with funny wooden tables and chairs. |
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* [http://fancyapint.com/pub/883 Fancyapint review] * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/53964/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://www.tehbus.com/2009/09/old-china-hand-clerkenwell.html A Rather Unusual Chinaman review] |
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* [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub883.html Fancyapint review] * [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/9017.html Time Out review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], [[Kerry]] and others, 15 July 2011.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bob]], March 2007.</div> |
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category='Good Beer Guide 2007,Pubs,Real Ale' |
category='Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide 2007,Mexican Food,Pubs,Real Ale' |
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| summary='Pub near Sadler's Wells serving real ale.' website='http://www.oldchinahand.co.uk/' |
summary='Pub near Sadler's Wells serving real ale and dim sum.' summary='Pub near Sadler's Wells serving real ale.' website='http://www.oldchinahand.co.uk/' |
Real ale pub in Clerkenwell near Sadler's Wells.
They used to serve dim sum; but according to the BITE comments below, the dim sum chef left at the end of April 2008 and they now serve Mexican food instead (according to londonelicious, the chef is actually Brazilian).
Food used to be served weekday lunchtimes and every evening except Saturday, but we don't know if this is still the case after the change of chef.
Bob visited one lunchtime in March 2007. The beer was relatively decent. They had Asahi on draft as well as the real ales. The dim sum was pretty good if not a little bit expensive compared to other places. Some of this is explained by the portions being made of four things instead of three and indeed by it not being the New World. I was quite full after having spent about £20.
The decor is quite sparse with funny wooden tables and chairs.
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Last visited by Bob, March 2007.
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