The Gunmakers
Another pub in the area we've known for a few years now, this one hasn't taken the nosedive a lot of pubs in its situation has - if anything, it's been consistently good since it opened. Hidden down a side road off the top of Leather Lane Market, this is a bit of a gem and, despite the local designer bars, hasn't given in to the trends to be a.n.other style bar - and it's worth the deviation. The small front bar and the middle room haven't really changed much, other than a coat of blood red paint. They've still got the welcoming benches and ornate pub mirrors that make it feel a lot bigger than it actually is. The back room has improved a lot since the days when it was partially open to the elements - now it's somewhere you'd like to spend a few hours and have a few drinks. Which brings us nicely to the excellent beer choices: there are usually four choices on the taps, ranging from well known brands to guests from all over the country - we can't actually remember what other beers were on, as we got stuck into Caledonian Brewery's Double Dark Oatmeal Stout and that was all she wrote. There's a decent menu, with a range of choices to suit most diners (although the famous pork belly was missing on our last visit - shame). Not open on the weekends, this does cater largely for local workers and still manages to retain that local feel. Oh, and the good news is that the toilets are a lot better then on our last visit!
location: | Farringdon |
address: | 13 Eyre Street Hill
EC1R 5ET |
phone: | 020 7278 1022 |
clientele: | locals and slightly trendy office workers |
directions:
Leave the tube and walk down towards Holborn Circus. Turn left up Leather Lane (just past the Pru) and walk through the market until you reach Clerkenwell Road. Cross the road and go down the street, Eyre Street Hill) to the left of the Ben Sherman building (you can't miss it, it's covered in huge RAF roundels). Walk down the hill a short way and you'll see the pub on your left. From Farringdon turn right out of the station and walk down to the traffic lights. Turn right up Farringdon Road to the next set of traffic lights. Turn left into Clerkenwell Road. Eyre Street Hill is the fourth road on the right.
nearest stations:
Farringdon (470m) - zone 1
Chancery Lane (510m) - zone 1
City Thameslink (890m)
Holborn (890m) - zone 1
Barbican (930m) - zone 1
reviewed: 18/05/2010 (glider)
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