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| Pub near Sadler's Wells in [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]]. |
Used to be a pub serving dim sum; now closed and turned into [[Old Gringo, EC1R 4RQ]], a pub serving Mexican food. |
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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. |
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like. |
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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. |
<div class="old_info"> Pub near Sadler's Wells in [[Locale Clerkenwell|Clerkenwell]] with real ale and dim sum. Food served weekday lunchtimes and every evening except Saturday. |
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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). |
Food is ordered at the bar. You fill in a form with the number of each dish you want and hand it to the bar staff. |
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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://web.archive.org/web/20070630060201/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> </div> |
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category='Good Beer Guide 2007,Pubs,Real Ale' |
category='Good Beer Guide 2007,Now Closed' |
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postcode='EC1R 4RQ' summary='Pub near Sadler's Wells serving real ale.' website='http://www.oldchinahand.co.uk/' |
postcode='' summary='Now closed; used to be a 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/' |
Used to be a pub serving dim sum; now closed and turned into Old Gringo, EC1R 4RQ, a pub serving Mexican food.
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like.
Pub near Sadler's Wells in Clerkenwell with real ale and dim sum. Food served weekday lunchtimes and every evening except Saturday.
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.
Food is ordered at the bar. You fill in a form with the number of each dish you want and hand it to the bar staff.
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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