Island Queen, City Road  

After a long period in the wilderness, the Island Queen's decline was reversed a few years back when Mitchells and Butlers took the time, care and patience to make this a pub to be proud of. The beer line-up is up to the good usual M&B standard: Pride, Landlord and Deuchars on the hand pumps, with Kolsch, Fruli, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Staropramen etc. all on draft. The wine list is small but perfectly formed, whilst the food is good, standard upmarket pub fare. Architecturally, it's fantastic here - high ceilings, etched glass, and dark, worn wood are the hallmarks of this quality establishment. The pub's popularity makes it tricky to find a seat at the usual times - Friday after work is particularly bad - but upstairs hosts extra seating to take the strain. Certainly this is a grand pub we at Fancyapint? can heartily recommend.

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