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Full Fuller's range including seasonals. London Pride £2.90/pint (as of January 2008); Gales Seafarer (guest ale in September 2007) £2.85/pint. |
Full Fuller's range including seasonals. London Pride £2.90/pint; Gales Seafarer (guest ale in September 2007) £2.85/pint. |
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We first visited on a Thursday evening in September 2007. It was quite quiet for a pub so close to a mainline station, but in a good way (no struggle for a table, but not echoingly empty). The good weather probably helped though, as there were a number of people standing outside. The music was extremely cheesy - and not in a good way - and loud enough to slightly impede conversation. |
Food served until 9pm every day, according to the 2008 Good Beer Guide. The menu looks rather good. Only a few vegetarian choices, but they all look interesting. Sample prices: soup of the day £4; brie, grape, and celery sandwich £4.75; nachos £6; sausage and mash (veggie option available) £8.75; lemon chicken and courgette salad £9.25; steak and ESB pie £8.50. They also offer sharing plates for two (from 5pm-9pm), including a pie tasting plate at £16. (Photos of the menu as of September 2007 are available [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/sets/72157602068061659/ here].) |
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[[pfig]] visited again a week later; the music was very good this time, and not too loud, unlike the previous week. It was mostly indie pop and electronica, quite a good selection of both. The beers drunk on this occasion were: Grolsch (very good, but then again that's easy); Discovery, which was a bit of a let down as it was plainly flat and too warm; and London Pride and (bottled) London Porter, which were excellent. I drank mostly Bitburger Drive, which I think is the best of the alcohol-free beer-like beverages, managing not to taste of chemicals but instead like a light lager. I'm mentioning it because it's becoming more difficult to find. |
We first visited on a Thursday evening in September 2007. It was quite quiet for a pub so close to a mainline station, but in a good way (no struggle for a table, but not echoingly empty). The good weather probably helped though, as there were a number of people standing outside. The music was extremely cheesy (and not in a good way) and loud enough to slightly impede conversation. |
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Good food is served all day (until 9pm, according to the 2008 Good Beer Guide). It's not cheap, but that's fairly standard for the area. They offer a varied and interesting regular menu as well as frequently-changing specials. Only a few vegetarian choices, but they've all had some thought put into them. |
Foodwise, we tried the "lumberjack chips" (£2.75), which were to [[Kake]]'s taste but not [[Martin]]'s, and gained points for having the skin left on but lost them again for being pre-salted <small>([http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1403338266/ photo])</small>. Greg tried the Toad in the Hole, aka [http://www.flickr.com/photos/slayeh/2199095541/ Sausage Toad] and he rated it quite highly. |
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Lumberjack chips (£2.75), sampled in September 2007, were to [[Kake]]'s taste but not [[Martin]]'s, and gained points for having the skin left on but lost them again for being pre-salted <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1403338266/ photo]</small>. Food sampled by [[pfig]] and friends a week later was: warm goat's cheese & pomegranate salad (3/5); game, port & plum pie (5/5); chicken, ham & spinach pie (4/5); and the vegetarian winter herb garden pie (4/5). |
[[pfig]] visited again a week later; the music was very good this time, and not too loud, unlike the previous week. It was mostly indie pop and electronica, quite a good selection of both. Food sampled on this visit was: warm goat's cheese & pomegranate salad (3/5); game, port & plum pie (5/5); chicken, ham & spinach pie (4/5); and the vegetarian winter herb garden pie (4/5). |
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We tried a couple of dishes from the specials menu on our latest visit (January 2008). Greg had the sausage toad (a large Yorkshire pudding filled with mash, sausages, and gravy); he rated it quite highly, and it was a very generous portion <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/slayeh/2199095541/ photo]</small>, while [[Kake]]'s mushroom, blue cheese, and hazelnut parcel was quite excellent <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/slayeh/2199298895/ photo]</small>. |
The beers drunk on this occasion were: Grolsch (very good, but then again that's easy); Discovery, which was a bit of a let down as it was plainly flat and too warm; and London Pride and (bottled) London Porter, which were excellent. I drank mostly Bitburger Drive, which I think is the best of the alcohol-free beer-like beverages, managing not to taste of chemicals but instead like a light lager. I'm mentioning it because it's becoming more difficult to find. |
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Other examples from the regular menu include soup of the day £4; brie, grape, and celery sandwich £4.75; nachos £6; sausage and mash (veggie option available) £8.75; lemon chicken and courgette salad £9.25; steak and ESB pie £8.50. They also offer sharing plates for two (from 5pm-9pm), including a pie tasting plate at £16. (Photos of the menu as of September 2007 are available [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/sets/72157602068061659/ here].) |
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They have a bookable function room, with a big screen. The function room is downstairs near the toilets. |
They have a bookable function room, with a big screen. |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Bob]], [[Ilmari]], etc, 17 January 2008. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide. Sample food prices taken from menu in pub, 13 September 2007.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[pfig]], 20 September 2007. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide. Sample food prices taken from menu in pub, 13 September 2007. Beer prices determined on 13 September 2007.</div> |
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Fuller's Ale and Pie House near Liverpool Street Station, in the Good Beer Guide. Note that it's closed on weekends, like most City pubs.
Full Fuller's range including seasonals. London Pride £2.90/pint; Gales Seafarer (guest ale in September 2007) £2.85/pint.
Food served until 9pm every day, according to the 2008 Good Beer Guide. The menu looks rather good. Only a few vegetarian choices, but they all look interesting. Sample prices: soup of the day £4; brie, grape, and celery sandwich £4.75; nachos £6; sausage and mash (veggie option available) £8.75; lemon chicken and courgette salad £9.25; steak and ESB pie £8.50. They also offer sharing plates for two (from 5pm-9pm), including a pie tasting plate at £16. (Photos of the menu as of September 2007 are available here.)
We first visited on a Thursday evening in September 2007. It was quite quiet for a pub so close to a mainline station, but in a good way (no struggle for a table, but not echoingly empty). The good weather probably helped though, as there were a number of people standing outside. The music was extremely cheesy (and not in a good way) and loud enough to slightly impede conversation.
Foodwise, we tried the "lumberjack chips" (£2.75), which were to Kake's taste but not Martin's, and gained points for having the skin left on but lost them again for being pre-salted (photo). Greg tried the Toad in the Hole, aka Sausage Toad and he rated it quite highly.
pfig visited again a week later; the music was very good this time, and not too loud, unlike the previous week. It was mostly indie pop and electronica, quite a good selection of both. Food sampled on this visit was: warm goat's cheese & pomegranate salad (3/5); game, port & plum pie (5/5); chicken, ham & spinach pie (4/5); and the vegetarian winter herb garden pie (4/5).
The beers drunk on this occasion were: Grolsch (very good, but then again that's easy); Discovery, which was a bit of a let down as it was plainly flat and too warm; and London Pride and (bottled) London Porter, which were excellent. I drank mostly Bitburger Drive, which I think is the best of the alcohol-free beer-like beverages, managing not to taste of chemicals but instead like a light lager. I'm mentioning it because it's becoming more difficult to find.
Accessibility: Although there are three steps up to get into the pub, they have made an effort to overcome this problem by putting in a lift to get wheelchairs etc up from street level, and there is a disabled loo. Once you're in the pub, it's all on one level.
They have a bookable function room, with a big screen.
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