A wedge-shaped 1870s pub remade from 1905 by H Fuller Clark and Henry Poole into an Arts and Crafts interior unlike anything else in London: copper and marble friars sing carols, fish for eels and drink all over the walls, and the 1917-21 marble vault at the back is unlike anything else in the city.
- Address
- 174 Queen Victoria St, London EC4V 4EG
- Hours
- Mon-Tue 11:00-23:00; Wed-Sat 11:00-23:30; Sun 12:00-22:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 45 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ££
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look up in the back vault for the mottoes and nursery-rhyme reliefs; the friars outside point to the old saloon.
- City office crowd fills it from 17:30 on weekdays and drinks on the pavement; go mid-afternoon for the room.