The Lamb

Some certain websites have reviewed this pub as the best in London and I was taken here to see just if it fitted the bill. The public house itself is situated in a quiet part of Bloomsbury in London. Inside there is a bar in the centre of a small old Victorian style room with alcoves off of it into an eating area, upstairs and toilets. The at first glance looks like a bank tellers at the sides with walls of glasses, windows and an opening at the front to serve from. The surrounding tables are wrought-iron weighted with a high brass rim on the surface - for whatever reason I remain unsure. In the day it is a very quiet pub but gets more up beat later on, there is generally an over 40’s crowd. The place serves traditional homemade food at about £7.00 for a main for lunch. The seating mainly consists of the sort of high back green chairs you find in the house of commons. Another bar is featured upstairs and throughout there are dark wooden panels, pillars above the bar in gold leaf and frosted glass at the front windows for privacy. Notably there is a wide selection of specialist ales and a nice Chilean Merlot available with the food.

Overall a very smart pub in a nice quiet location, upmarket and exclusive in its way but with home-cooking and comfortable seating. Some parts of the place although adding to authenticity pull it down a little but it is without doubt one of the best examples of a pub in England- 8/10

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