William IV, City Road

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location:

City Road

address:

7 Shepherdess Walk, N1 7QE

phone:

0871 258 5012*
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nearest stations:

Old Street railway station London Underground station
(620m) - zone 1

Angel London Underground station
(940m) - zone 1

Barbican railway station London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

Essex Road railway station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

Moorgate railway station London Underground station
(1.3Km) - zone 1

bus routes:

271, 43

how to find it:

Come out of the Old Street tube station at exit 8. Head past Moorfields Eye Hospital. Keep going until the second pedestrian crossing. Cross over and head up Shepherdess Walk. The Eagle pub will be immediately on your right, keep walking and you'll see the pub on your left, at the junction with Micawber Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Host Gallery (760m)

Bunhill Fields (790m)

Sadler's Wells Theatre (950m)

Street View - click to see the area around the William IV

After a temporary hiatus, the William IV is open once again. The washed out-out all-white look of the place - a stark contrast to the dark and moody pubs we've become used to nowadays - still in evidence. Truth be told, not much appears to be different from how the pub was pre-closure, although we're not sure if that also applies to the food and the quiz of the previous incarnation. It's still rather quiet of an evening, but at least the beer was back on (the hand pumps were dry last time we were in) and a reasonable pint it is too. The service was excellent - speedy, friendly and pints topped up without being prompted. It's good to see a pub open again, but if the nights are as quiet in the William IV as they were when we were last in, it could still be a rocky road.

reviewed:
10/03/2010