Cheshire Cheese, Temple

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location:

Temple

address:

5 Little Essex Street, WC2R 3LD

phone:

0871 258 5046*
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nearest stations:

Temple London Underground station
(150m) - zone 1

Blackfriars Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(580m)

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(680m) - zone 1

Festival pier River Thames boat service
(690m)

Blackfriars railway station London Underground station
(700m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Temple: After leaving the station, head up the hill on Arundel Street. Turn right when you reach the main road - the Law Courts are visible across the road on your left - and take the second right into Essex Street. The pub should be visible ahead.

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nearby attraction(s):

Somerset House (320m)

Aldwych Theatre (400m)

Novello Theatre (430m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Cheshire Cheese

Not to be confused with the nearby, much more famous "Ye Olde" Cheshire Cheese, this pub quietly goes about the business of providing local workers in the surrounding legal establishments with sustenance and relaxation. It's a quiet pub, being hidden in the back streets just off the Strand, almost villagey in feel, but without the the territorial attitude that comes with some village pubs. It has several hand pumps with a couple of standard beers and a guest, a decent enough wine list and it also provides pub grub lunches and evening meals. You won't find this place in the guides to great pubs, but if you want decent fayre, with decent service at a decent price (especially for this area), you'll be OK here. Be warned, it can close early and isn't open at the weekends.

reviewed:
8/5/2008