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Woodins Shades, Bishopsgate, EC2

212 Bishopsgate
EC2
EC2M 4PT
Phone: 02072474324
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Nicholsons (Mitchells & Butlers)

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Woodins Shades

Nicholson's pub on a street corner, with Dirty Dicks just across the side road and Liverpool Street station just over the other side of Bishopsgate.

Its convenient location always ensures that there will be a few people in.

I've been less than impressed with the Nicholson's chain of late and this visit further cemented my views. St Austell Nicholson's Pale Ale & Sharp's Doom Bar are the regular ales. Guests were Fuller's London Pride & Titanic Plum Porter.

The Plum Porter was a slight bonus on what I was expecting. But the foreign barmaid looked fairly clueless. When I asked for a half of the Plum Porter, she immediately rang it up on the till as £5.10, at which I replied I wouldn't pay that amount. That seemed to horrify her. But I honestly was not going to pay this amount for a half.

Clearly language was the barrier here and once I'd managed to communicate that it was only a half that I wanted, the price became much more reasonable. However, she still struggled to find the correct handpull to use for the Porter. A very simple task was made much more difficult than it needed to be.

The pub will always appeal due to its location. But walking a little further away from the station is beneficial for a better drink.

On 16th March 2022 - rating: 5
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Delboy 20 left this review about Woodins Shades

Very busy on my Sunday morning visit with a lot of football fans having a pre match drink. I could only see 2 beers on with a few clips turned round. The choice was London Pride or Wainwright's. I went for the latter at the strange price of £5.05 a pint. It was drinkable but not great. Handy for the station but not worth seeking out.

On 6th October 2021 - no rating submitted
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Woodins Shades

A good sized Nicholson’s pub on a street corner plot just around the corner from Liverpool Street station, it consists of one single, open plan room although with some small wooden partitions incorporating stained glass to break up the space slightly.

It is perhaps slightly gloomy internally with dark blue/grey wood panelling on the lower part of the walls, the same colour plasterwork above and a very dark ceiling, although this is offset to some extent by the large windows. Narrow wooden boards were on the floor and there were a few iron supporting pillars for the high ceiling and a small fireplace at one end, although this was not in use. The long bar counter covered most of one wall, and there was some ornately carved woodwork behind this.

Beers on tap were Black Isle’s 20 Hours of Daylight, Sharp’s Atlantic, Doom Bar, London Pride, Nicholson’s Pale Ale, London Brewing’s Flying The Mags and West Berkshire’s Good Old Boy. The solitary cider meanwhile was Mortimer’s Orchard. Overall, whilst there was certainly nothing wrong with this pub, I thought it lacked much in the way of any character, and is certainly less interesting than many of the company’s other outlets.

On 8th May 2019 - rating: 6
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Map location corrected by Steve C
London Liverpool Street, 0.15 miles, 2 min walk (show)
Shoreditch High Street, 0.5 miles, 9 min walk (show)
Moorgate, 0.52 miles, 10 min walk (show)
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17th Mar 2022, 21:51
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17th Mar 2022, 21:51
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  • Child Friendly : No last updated 29 September 2013 by Clive Thompson
  • Darts : No last updated 10 April 2014 by Quinno _
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  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
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  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 16 April 2019 by Tris C
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  • Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 16 April 2019 by Tris C
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 18 November 2013 by hondo .
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