Cask, SW1

Official site of the Cask Pub & Kitchen - caskpubandkitchen.com

Official site of the Cask Pub & Kitchen - caskpubandkitchen.com

Good old fashioned pub that has 2 bars on 2 levels with other seperate drinking ares.A very good selection of up to 7 real ales and one cider.Check the board for real ales that are on as they are spread between the 2 bars.

There's more than a change of name at the former Pimlico Tram. Until recently, even the locals were inclined to give the place a miss, but they and visitors are much happier to venture in now. The Cask has something of a "Lounge Bar" feel to it, with lots of wood (floor, bench seats etc.) about. As the name suggests, the emphasis is on food as much as drink, but the menu is very reasonably priced for central London (there's a short £5 lunch menu, for example) and the quality is excellent. Beer is something else they're good at here. Of the 5 hand pumps, one or two are for Dark Star: last night the Hophead was slipping down very nicely indeed and, not for the first time, impressing lager drinkers. If you do prefer a colder, fizzier pint, you can choose from Leffe Blonde, Budvar, Peroni & Amstel and there's a cider too (Aspall's). Not only that, but there's several fridges full of German & Belgian bottles, too. Well worth the short stroll down from Victoria Station.