Marquess Tavern, Highbury (3 pints)
- 11/5/2008

T he Marquess Tavern feels surprisingly off the beaten track, considering how near it lies to Essex Road's mob of bars. A magnificent unspoilt Victorian building, it boasts a comfortable front bar with original wood panelling and a back room...

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Beehive, Marylebone (3 pints)
- 9/5/2008

This one's apparently reopened after a long closure. We'll get back and let you know what it's like...

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The Baron of Beef, Cambridge (2 pints)
- 8/5/2008

A baron of beef, formed of two sirloins joined at the backbone, is a particularly meat-heavy dish supposedly favoured by the rotund King Henry VIII on those days when a lark's tongue terrine wouldn't satisfy his hunger. Unfortunately, it...

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Cheshire Cheese, Temple (3 pints)
- 8/5/2008

Not to be confused with the nearby, much more famous "Ye Olde" Cheshire Cheese, this pub quietly goes about the business of providing local workers in the surrounding legal establishments with sustenance...

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Cross Keys, Cambridge (2 pints)
- 8/5/2008

Attention-seeking won't always win friends, but we're happy to forgive the Cross Keys for its garish yellow exterior, which certainly drew our gaze. Luckily the paint job inside is more subtle in this small two-level venue, which is...

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Edgar Wallace, Temple (4 pints)
- 8/5/2008

A handsome, but deceptively pokey pub once you get inside, which gets crowded pretty quickly at the usual post-office hours times. Given the area, the number of suits was not a surprise but it's not unbearable and they head...

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