How the f*** did you find this place? Great hidden London pubs.

[David Peckham]

Further to another thread, London is full of great juicers. Some can be a bit difficult to find.

Here's three I can think of, off the top of my head.

The Mitre around Hatton Garden.

The Nell Gwynne just off The Strand.

The Dove in Hammersmith.

 

[malumbu]

At least two excellent choices, The Old Cheshire Cheese is easy to find but you can get lost once you are in it!

Away from London the Crack (Ye Cracke)  in Liverpool and the Turf Tavern in Oxford.  Both down alley ways.

Off at a slight tangent Sirena's Italian restaurant in the old Royal Doulton building, Black Prince Road, Lambeth.  Down a set up of steps into Narnia.  Sadly closed in 2016 due to redevelopment into office space.

Good thread!

(we were discussing the Cardinal/Windsor Castle near Westminster Cathedral which is hidden away on one entrance)

[Sue]

The Seven Stars in Holborn.

Don't know if the cat still wears a ruff and sits on the bar. The original cat must be long gone.

You have to go up extremely steep wooden steps to reach the loo, and upstairs is quite ....weird.

https://www.thesevenstars1602.co.uk/

Frequented by lawyers, for obvious reasons given its location, but off the main drag.

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[malumbu]

Sadly discovered by the masses since I first went there.  Used to be on good terms with Roxy.  Great find.

[Sephiroth]

I enjoyed going to the Roxy in mid noughties for some film documentaries - a great shout

the Royal Oak in tabard st would be my London pick 

[malumbu]

https://www.thesevenstars1602.co.uk/

Reminds me of the Dog and Bell in Deptford, another out the way pub and another hidden gem ling since discovered.  Both the Seven Stars and Dog and Bell have expanded into the adjoining buildings.

Royal Oak in Borough.  Yes, yet another hidden gem!

Posts crossed re Royal Oak

[Sue]

19 minutes ago, Sephiroth said:

I enjoyed going to the Roxy in mid noughties for some film documentaries - a great shout

the Royal Oak in tabard st would be my London pick 

Confused re Roxy - landlady or cinema?!

The main bar of the  Royal Oak is packed on one day every December for the "Sheffield carols".

As is (on another day) that tiny little pub up Richmond Hill, on the left as you  go up, whose name escapes me.

[Sephiroth]

Roxy is a bar on borough high st.  Didn’t used to be obvious from outside tho 

[malumbu]

Roxy Beaujolais owner of the 7 stars.  

[Sephiroth]

Ha. Cross-purposes so. My bad