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Submitted on Thursday, 25th January 2024
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The Perseverance, Bloomsbury, WC1
WC1
WC1N 3NB
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Will Larter left this review about The Perseverance
Corner pub, originally having three doors but the corner one is no longer in use. There's an elegant pillar just in front of the bar, with a capital of acanthus leaves, at a guess. Four hand pumps on the bar, with one beer just gone off, leaving a blackcurrant cider and beers from By The Horns and Fauna, a new one for me. Bushy Tail Best Bitter 3.8% was a tremendous beer, well balanced and tasty, NBSS 4 and just £6.40/pint (ouch!).
On 11th January 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3470 pubs]
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Perseverance
There is a saying.."Never Go Back" but I was tempted to pay a visit to what used to be The Sun,a real ale mecca in the late 70's and 80's and a regular haunt on a crawl from the Princess Louise ending at The Lamb.Rarely did I enter or leave the pub sober.
These days this street corner pub has been smartened up,it still retains a good exterior with etched glass and two doors but the inside is smart and lacks any earthy charm.
There is bench seating running around most of the periphery,tables are large dining types apart from a rank of high tables opposite the modest bar.There are still fine iron columns supporting the dark coloured ceiling and with a first floor dining room ,that does means only drinking is fine although food will be served throughout.The gentle jazz was calming,but the wooden floor and decor has sanitised the interior and it's all a bit dull.There is at least a quiz and the food pricing is not a rip off.2 for 1 pizzas deals on Sundays and Mondays.
There is a modest keg selection and 4 handpumps drawing Hogs Back TEA,Southwark Bermondsey Best,Watneys Ray of Sunshine and Bloomsbury London IPA (brewed on the premises,clear but a poor malty brew £4.75).
Decent enough pub but towards the end of my pint two young professional couples with their new born offspring in buggies piled into the pub ordering soft drinks, tea,coffee and food with beer for the Dads and breast feeding for the babies.That would never have happened in The Sun.
On 21st October 2018
- rating: 6
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custodian 42 left this review about The Perseverance
One room standard pub with no real ales of any strength and usual keg offerings. Nothing special.
On 25th January 2017
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]
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London St Pancras International, 0.88 miles, 16 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 03 April 2016 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 03 April 2016 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 09 May 2016 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 03 April 2016 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 03 April 2016 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 06 April 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Monday - last updated 11 January 2024 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 February 2017 by Tris C
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 23 May 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 03 January 2016 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 03 April 2016 by Tris C
