The pub widely credited with starting the gastropub in 1991: a high-ceilinged corner room where the menu is chalked above the bar and open kitchen and changes once or twice a day, still ranked 11th pub in Britain by the Good Food Guide 2025/26.
- Address
- 159 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-17:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ££
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order the steak sandwich; check the pub's Instagram for the day's board (Hot Dinners).
- You can just drink, but few do; lunch is the humming time and tables are close together (Time Out).
- Sunday it closes at 17:00 (Google hours).