Bleeding Heart Tavern

With a shed-load of heritage this is one of clerkenwell’s favoured taverns. Probably still in its original design its a wooden style drinking area parked to the right of a walkway which takes you down to a plush restaurant downstairs. The pub itself is small but with heaps of character. The bar persons are a bit stuck up though and the clientel suggest top end gastro rather than dank old brandy drinkery. The floors and walls feel authentic and hollow and with large windows the effect is dusty but bright and with an old time selection of whiskies and beer at the bar. Wine is around £25 a bottle, a specialty collection delivered up from the basement below and if you ever venture into the resturant downstairs, the steak is to die for.

Overall this place does have the makings of something great but it seems its time may well have passed and i can see an end to the pub part and it become a contemporary yet higher qulaity restaurant. For the drinker however, it doesnt quite hit the mark unless you are fond of your wine- 6/10

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