Historical version 4 of Rake, SE1 9AG (view current version)
- 020 7407 0557
- 14 Winchester Walk, SE1 9AG (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- noon-11pm Mon-Fri; 10am-11pm Sat; closed Sun.
- Beer Gardens, Belgian Beer, German Beer, Pubs, Real Ale, Smoking Area
- 2009
- Borough, London Bridge, SE1
A tiny pub around the back of Borough Market, with a great range of continental beers and a few on draught.
Although there's space for a few tables inside, the majority of seating is in the beer garden alongside one of the traders' car parks at Borough Market. If drinking outside, the bar staff will request that you use a plastic glass, though these are sufficiently sturdy that they look to be glass initially.
There are a couple of handpumps with a rotating selection, and in August 2008 these were Dark Star Hophead and Thomas Hardy Ale (11.7%, £4.50/half). They also had Chimay 8% (£3.60/half), Applebocq and Sierra Nevada on draught, as well as a large double chilled cabinet behind the bar filled with various bottled beers.
Service is friendly, though the bar area is particularly small, so only a couple of people can fit there at any time. Toilets are fairly large, though the ladies was not open on our visit.
The Time Out review makes mention of food, but there was no sign of this on our visit.
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Comment added by Jeff: My review is here: http://stonch.blogspot.com/2007/03/rake-borough-market.html