The Hoop & Grapes, Fleet Street

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Just off Fleet Street, the Hoop and Grapes is a cosy nook amidst the corporate canyons. The landlord's kept up the standards set a while back, and we're glad to see it's still worth visiting. Although the interior is unpretentious, care and thought have gone into providing for the wealthy clientele; an excellent wine list, Japanese beer on tap, free-trade cappuccino and Cuban cigars supplement the regular pub offerings. Spiffy corporate types popping in for lunch find it easy to relax with a pint and loosen their impeccable neckties. Solicitors from the nearby Old Bailey come after work and discuss cases - it's a great place to eavesdrop! Area workers, pleased that tourists from nearby St. Paul's usually troop straight down to the Tate Modern or the Globe, therefore bypassing the Hoop and Grapes, have a quiet, welcoming spot to unwind with colleagues before dashing to the tube and the journey homeward. Because of its location it is only open Monday through Friday. A small, trellised patio in the rear can sometimes be overwhelmed by local noise, but that's true anywhere in London.
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07 Feb 2012
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The Hoop and Grapes is my favorite pub. The service is great, nice beer selection and very good food. I just brought a large party to the Hoop and Grapes and the staff could not have been better. They had gave us a special menu for us, and we had our own room as well with a big screen TV.
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80 Farringdon Street, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 4BL

020 7353 8808
thehoopandgrapes@hotmail.co.uk
http://www.shepherd-neame.co.u...

Opening times
Mon-Fri: 11:00-23:00 or later.
Saturday and Sunday 12 noon until 11pm.
Closed most bank holidays
Please check opening times with the pub before making a special journey.
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Beer festival
BBQ
Curry night
Poker evening
Quiz night
Wine tasting

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How to find the The Hoop & Grapes pub

Blackfriars: Leave the tube by the New Bridge Street exit and head up the road (away from the river) towards Ludgate circus, cross Ludgate Circus and carry on up Farringdon Street. The pub is ahead on the left. Farringdon: turn right out of the station, turn left down Farringdon Road and walk under the viaduct. Carry on a short while and you'll soon see the pub on your right.

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Overview

The Hoop & Grapes is an award winning traditional and historic English Inn situated in the heart of London with the welcoming atmosphere of a friendly local.

The Hoop is notable for its amazing facilities, which include a free-to-hire function room, a beer garden and balcony which can be heated and covered in poor weather, and a games room with facilities for poker and darts. 

Our Range of products includes lovingly kept real ales, a wide variety of wines, a great choice of Malt Whiskeys, a selection of fine cigars, a diverse menu and
Fairtrade teas and coffees. 

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