Bloomsbury Tavern — Restaurant in London

The owner of this pub replied to my previous comment with 'unfortunately we can't serve intoxicated customers' without knowing what had happened at their establishment. Normally, I wouldn’t bother with things like this, but I have no choice in the face of such unprofessional behaviour. Five of us were drinking at the pub, spending close to £150 on beer, whisky, and wine. Later, three of our friends left, and the remaining two of us had another beer each. During this time, there was someone next to us who had come in from outside, clearly drunk and poorly dressed, engaging excessively with those around them.

After a while, we noticed that our bag, which was on the floor, had been completely opened and rummaged through. As a result, we kept checking the bag and were in shock. The person had left, and since the bag likely only contained clothes, it probably didn’t interest them.

While we were still trying to process this and figure out if anything had been stolen, a staff member approached us and told us that we’d been sitting for some time and needed to order something. We were stunned to be asked this while still reeling from what had just happened and showed them the transactions on my card.

I’m updating my review: it wasn’t the staff who were disrespectful, but the owner of this place. Instead of insulting customers by calling them 'intoxicated', perhaps they should focus on ensuring their customers’ belongings...

This place wasn't the reason that I in the area, infact, I was headed to another well known pub that is a few minutes away. This place caught my attention instantly with one glance. Partially due to it's presence, and upon reading on the building that it has Britain's oldest brewer since 1698, I knew that I had to go in and check it out. It has a nice warm feeling to it... it's welcoming and open. The personell are extremely attentive, witty, and charming. The beer was very nice and the fact that the house brews were quite different from each other was excellent and greatly appreciated. I walked a bit over two miles to get here on my second go today and I left with a smile, again. I highly recommend this place to anyone no matter where you're from or how far you're traveling.

My original destination felt cold...

A nice pub situated between the British Museum and Covent Garden (under a 10 minute walk). They only had 2 cask ales and I chose The Spitfire ale, very tasty. The bar area is not large but there is additional seating upstairs and ample seating outside. Despite the wood panelling the bar area is very due to the magnificent arched stained glass windows. The service was excellent and the staff friendly. As with many old pubs the gents toilets are in the basement (ladies upstairs), these are accessed by a steep staircase. In summary a nice...