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Old Fountain, Old Street  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Old Street

address:

3 Baldwin Street, EC1V 9NU

phone:

0871 258 8439*
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nearest stations:

Old Street Railway stationLondon Underground station
(180m) - zone 1

Moorgate Railway stationLondon Underground station
(950m) - zone 1

Barbican Railway stationLondon Underground station
(950m) - zone 1

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(960m) - zone 2

Liverpool Street Railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Old Street station via exit 8, walk a short distance up City Road and take the first left into Baldwin Street. The pub is a short way up on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Bunhill Fields (370m)

Host Gallery (580m)

Barbican Centre (860m)

picture of Old Fountain
Not much changed over the years, the Old Fountain is a traditional boozer, tucked away in a side street in an unfashionable part of the city. There are very good, well-kept beers on the hand pumps (usually with a couple of guest ales, a mixed, but genial enough crowd and an adequate range of pub grub to cater for the lunchtime trade, while a small selection of pizzas are served in the evening. We are heartily cheered to see the fish tank is still there every time we visit, although we didn't recognise any of the fish. Sometimes, we need things to stay as they are - if it works, why change it? The Old Fountain proves the point. On a final note, although it's a popular lunchtime haunt, it can sometimes get rather quiet later in the evening, which is either a good or bad thing depending on what you're after.

reviewed:
12/06/2009
reviewed by pubdog

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