Westminster Arms, Whitehall  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Whitehall

address:

9 Storey's Gate, SW1P 3AT

phone:

0871 984 1168*
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nearest stations:

St. James's Park London Underground station
(340m) - zone 1

Westminster London Underground station
(350m) - zone 1

Westminster Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(450m)

Waterloo Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(730m)

Charing Cross London Underground stationRailway station
(880m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From St. James: take the Broadway exit into Petty France and proceed along Tothill Street until you reach Storey's Gate. Turn left and it's just around the corner on the left. From Westminster: turn right out of the tube and proceed across Parliament Street at the lights. Carry on through Parliament Square into Great George Street and Storey's Gate is the next left. Turn left and it's 50 yards down.

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nearby attraction(s):

Cabinet War Rooms (130m)

Westminster Abbey (230m)

Downing Street/Whitehall (350m)

picture of Westminster ArmsThe Westminster Arms has the privilege of being the closest pub to the Central Methodist Hall and Westminster Abbey. As a result the upstairs of the pub is predominately standing only to cater for the busy mix of tourists, conference attendees and politicos. The wine bar downstairs (where they serve the food) is far more charming, with wooden booths and flagstone flooring. Speaking of food, the menu was bizarrely called a 'food agenda', making it sound like it should've been accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation, but the contents were pretty standard - pies, fish & chips etc. It wasn't exactly cheap either, with prices around £9. Service is patchy, too: we had to work pretty hard to elicit any verbal interaction with the landlord and all the staff seemed to be perpetually on phones, relaying food orders or stock issues between the two floors. In the pub's favour are the selection of ales - although mainly from big brewers (Young's, Fullers, Greene King), it was still a good choice. Sadly, this isn't enough to rescue the place from a distinctly average two pint rating.

reviewed:
21/01/2008
reviewed by redcat
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