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Carpenters Arms, Fitzrovia, W1
W1
W1T 4EY
The Carpenters Arms
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9:54 PM Jan 5th 2019 from Twitter for iPhone
Reviews of Carpenters Arms (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about Carpenters Arms
A corner pub just off Tottenham Court Road dating from just before the war, and almost squeezed out of existence by modern buildings on all sides. Apparently not listed, but its interior features have earned it a place on Camra's inventory of heritage pubs. There are two rooms and I was the only customer at about 4pm on a winter Monday. My half of Timothy Taylor Landlord was ok as far as condition and taste are concerned, but at £6.50/pint it was "welcome to London, sucker". I was in the corner bar, which is mostly standing space and high tables, and I didn't explore the other room, which photos on the Camra website show has some nice wood panelling, or the roof garden upstairs - in fact I'm not sure that was open, what with it being midwinter. The background music was some unknown jazzy stuff, which was ok but not enough to tempt me back for another visit.
Date of visit: 8th January 2024
On 25th February 2024
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about Carpenters Arms
Practically in the shadow of the BT Tower, this is a simple two bar pub that requires the navigation of various back streets to locate. A corner entrance takes you into the pub’s front bar – a light space with nice floorboards, high stools serving tables along the right-hand wall and ledges under the front windows, and a dark wood bar counter along the left-hand wall with a modern white tile bar back. A large TV screen opposite the bar remained off throughout my stay and there was remarkably little of interest around the rest of the room, beyond perhaps a smart dresser on the back wall. A corridor to the rear right leads you through to the rear bar, which has darker wood flooring and colour matched wall panelling, creating quite a nice traditional feel. A curved servery to the left has a nice counter and the same modern tiled bar back. This room has been decorated with a number of stuffed animal heads, including an enormous boar’s hear near the entrance, whilst another TV screen in this room was also turned off. To the rear left corner, a wallpapered nook contains one large table with several chairs, all under a recessed shelf full of random ornaments. There is a good pavement seating area to the side of the pub, which on my visit had been augmented by an astroturf ‘wall’, erected by the adjacent building site, which gave the space more of a ‘garden’ feel than it might otherwise have had.
Just the one cask ale was available on this visit – Salopian Shropshire Gold (£4.70), with one other handpull left unused. Craft keg options came from local breweries such as Camden and Beavertown. My pint of the Shropshire Gold was in pretty good nick and the staff seemed like a friendly enough bunch.
I quite liked the rear bar in this pub, but thought the front section was pretty bland and uninspiring. The single ale choice was also a bit of a concern, but at least it was drinkable rather than just a token gesture. Overall, I thought this place had a bit of promise but lacked the draw of a number of other pubs hereabouts and would therefore be unlikely to draw me back out this way again.
On 13th November 2019
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Carpenters Arms
Refurbished in a mixed, upmarket style, but retaining some features of interest including the old Wenlock Ales exterior signage. Pavement seating under green / white striped awnings on both façades. On this visit, I found Doom Bar and Hogs Back TEA (£4.10) from the pair of handpumps in the front bar and the same again plus Old Speckled Hen from the three at the back seating / dining area. Also has a 'L'-shaped lounge (with another, usually unmanned, counter) and partly covered roof terrace upstairs.
On 12th February 2017
- rating: 7
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- Official site of the Carpenters Arms - www.thecarpentersarmsw1.co.uk
- Randomness Guide to London - Carpenters Arms entry
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Carpenters Arms - whatpub.com
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
London St Pancras International, 1.09 miles, 20 min walk (show)
London St Pancras International, 1.09 miles, 20 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - Roof terrace. - last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - 'Tappy Mondays' - £1 off all pints. - last updated 30 March 2016 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes last updated 12 September 2016 by Komakino .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 29 March 2016 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 02 April 2016 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No - WCs upstairs. - last updated 29 March 2016 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 30 March 2016 by Tris C
