Medcalf, Clerkenwell

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location:

Clerkenwell

address:

40 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

phone:

0871 258 6655*
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nearest stations:

Farringdon railway station London Underground station
(650m) - zone 1

Angel London Underground station
(750m) - zone 1

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(840m) - zone 1

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(950m)

Barbican railway station London Underground station
(970m) - zone 1

bus routes:

19, 38

how to find it:

From Farringdon station turn right, then right again. Head over the crossroad and continue until reaching Exmouth Market to the right. Medcalf is about halfway down. From Angel head down St. John street, then bear right into Roseberry Avenue before turning right into Exmouth Market.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sadler's Wells Theatre (430m)

Host Gallery (930m)

Sir John Soane's Museum (1.1Km)

Located in what was formerly a butcher's shop, and retaining the name and facade of its former self, Medcalf is for most of the week more of a destination for its food than the beverages on offer. With a generous selection of bottled lagers and Paulaner on tap, in addition to a good house Rioja (remember not to mix your drinks folks), it does still attract the occasional drinker and has quite a convivial atmosphere. This all changes on a Friday night when the chefs get to put their feet up and DJ's are brought in, allowing it to come into its own as a bar. If it all gets too much inside there are a few tables out front on Exmouth Market and a bijou garden at the rear, while a small side room has the benefit of not being next to the principal thoroughfare - a slight problem in the long, thin main section. The food menu changes regularly, and while it isn't the cheapest, you certainly get what you pay for.

reviewed:
9/8/2007