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Small single room bar (with an upstairs to which I did not venture) seemingly mostly populated by members of the legal profession. Indeed one could easily imagine Rumpole at a corner table with a bottle of claret and lighting one of his small cigars (at least before the smoking ban).
Seating was limited but comfortable although the beer selection (Bombardier and GKIPA) was uninspiring. Ok for a drink but not one to make a special effort for.
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I've worked pretty near for years but until recently had never bothered going in, put off by the fairly gloomy black-painted frontage, I think. Inside, it's rather better than that: I didn't go upstairs, but the street-level bar was compact and tidy (albeit with one or two odd posters about - one side of the bar was labelled somebody's "VIP Corner"!) Generally, this is a fairly old-school place of a kind disappearing in the City - it reminded me of something like the Blue Anchor off Chancery Lane. The landlord was again of the old school: very friendly and helpful. I noted two ales on, albeit only GK IPA and Bombardier's. The food looked very basic - no proper menus, merely a few basic options ("ham roll" etc.) scrawled on a chalkboard. Slightly odd as you'd imagine lunchtime is a key moneymaker for bars around here.
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Small-ish pub at street level, but with an upstairs bar which seemed to be more popular given the number of people venturing up the stairs (although I didn't have the time to do this myself). Nice pint of St Austell Tribute, and two other real ales on.
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cracking little pub, redecorated,new lighting,toilets retiled,and more to come.Food very good.English menu,English staff hoorah.
anonymous - 14 Oct 2006 15:22 |
A great little pub.
Very small but the couple running the pub are extremely friendly and accomodating.
Always a good place to get a seat and always served fast.
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Ideal for a boat party warm-up so it is, me 'earties... ah haaaarrgghhhh!!!, etc.
anonymous - 15 May 2006 18:41 |
Great little pub, ideal for whiling away the odd luch hour or two. Very friendly bar staff. Only criticism would be that the food could be better (very small portions, poorly cooked and overpriced).
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Firstly it should be pointed out that for several months the �Edinburgh Tavern� has been called �Milfords�. Basically it is a typical small, single room pub with an additional bar upstairs and is frequented mainly by local office workers who all appeared to be regulars and well known to the bar staff. The main bar is cosy enough with potted plants and a reasonable amount of seats given its size. They do 2 Real Ales alongside the usual run of lagers & cider but I could not fathom out the pricing � my pint of Adnams cost �2.60 (and was not very good) and yet the usually more expensive Strongbow only cost �2.50 . The food looked very good and was reasonably priced. There is nothing exceptional about �Milfords� and the sight of bar staff (I get the impression it was the manager/landlord) happily smoking behind the bar, even while customers were eating at the bar, was inexcusable and forces me to knock down the rating. Also, call me pedantic but, the fact that they are still advertising �Summer Specials� in November gives me the impression that whoever is in charge (probably the same person) does not appear to be on the ball. With better bar discipline this place could be much better and given that there are at least 5 other decent pubs within 100 yards they need to work hard if they are to attract any new custom.
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This is one of the better boozers in the area and doesn't get over-run with legal types. Check out the landlady - she's a great laugh and is very fit.
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Nice enough place, if a bit cramped. Staff are really friendly.
Stephen - 26 Nov 2003 17:45 |
This is a lovely pub with a very pleasant landlady well worth a visit
Lesley Wakeling - 27 Oct 2003 15:48 |
