The Blackfriar, Blackfriars

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location:

Blackfriars

address:

174 Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4EG

phone:

0871 258 7282*
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nearest stations:

Blackfriars railway station London Underground station
(50m) - zone 1

Blackfriars Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(190m)

City Thameslink railway station
(460m)

St. Paul's London Underground station
(530m) - zone 1

Bankside pier River Thames boat service
(600m)

how to find it:

Leave Blackfriars station via the exit towards Fleet Street. It will either be in front of you when you climb the steps or across the road from you. (It's easy to take the wrong exit.)

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nearby attraction(s):

St. Paul's Cathedral (420m)

The Millennium Bridge (440m)

Globe Theatre (660m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Blackfriar

This is a cheat, but an honest cheat, as the almost mediaeval appearance is actually an early 20th century Arts & Crafts extravaganza on the site of an ancient priory. Inside the pub, the eye delights at a thousand features and whether perching on a stool by the marbled bar or tucked into a semi-private booth you feel it's a special place. Braying city-suits make it a bit of an ordeal on the earlier part of weeknight evenings - although happily in Summer most of them are happy to cram shoulder-to-shoulder on the virtually table-and-chair-less pavement outside. Now that it's open on the weekends, you can visit it at a time when you can have a quiet pint and contemplate the wonderful interior. That, combined with very friendly service and a good range of beers, make this one you should go out of your way to experience.

reviewed:
08/08/2009