The Punch Bowl was a long-standing favourite of ours, so we were a little perturbed by the celebrity hoo-haa surrounding the pub's ownership and even more worried about the consequences of the refurbishment. We needn't have...
It's perhaps surprising that they aren't more places in Mayfair like The Only Running Footman. How best to describe it? Gastropub? Pub and Dining Room? What's easier to define is how much of it is actually a pub. In floor...
This corner of Mayfair is beginning to resemble derelict parts of East London, what with all the (apparently) stalled construction projects in the area, not to mention the defunct petrol station two doors down from this once...
Claiming to be the oldest pub in Mayfair - and who are we to dispute it? - it's a very nice little pub indeed. Set in rather posh surroundings, it has a well-looked after interior, with enough old bits remaining to give it a...
Dear diary, this is no longer named Samuel Pepys but has been relaunched as The Field, part of the Shannon Pubs chain. There has been a refit along with the renaming, which manages to create the feel of three distinct sections...
Built in 1735 as part of the original redevelopment of the area by Edward Shepherd (after the original May fair was moved to Bow in 1686), Shepherds Tavern is a handsome feature in the Shepherd Market landscape. Inside, it's...
