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Good Beer Guide pub near Borough Station. Owned by Harveys, and so normally has the full range of Harveys including the seasonals.

It has two bars.

The food is very good with interesting specials. It's served noon-3pm and 5pm-9:30pm Monday-Friday, 6pm-9:30pm Saturday, and noon-5pm Sunday (roast lunch, with a vegetarian option).

Kake tried one of the specials on a Monday evening in June 2008; salmon fishcakes served with chips and salad (£8.50) photo. The fishcakes appeared to be deepfried, and didn't hold together very well, and the accompanying salad had no dressing. The tartare sauce looked and tasted home-made though, and the chips were fine.

Can be hard to find; make sure you have a map if you've not been there before. Note: BITE comments as of March 2008 say it now opens earlier than 6pm on Saturdays.

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Last visited by Kake, Kat, doop, Bob, and others, 23 June 2008. Opening times and food times taken from the Harveys website, June 2007.
OS X co-ord: 532554 OS Y co-ord: 179665 (Latitude: 51.499876 Longitude: -0.090093)
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