Marquis Cornwallis, Bloomsbury, WC1

I popped in here on Saturday evening and had a very nice pint of Landlord. The other three ales all seemed to be off for the night and the only other offerings were premium lagers. I found the barman to be friendly and knowledgeable enough and the other punters seemed like a good crowd. The downstairs bar had a DJ who was playing some pretty good tunes, but I wasn't really in the mood so I disappeared up to the quieter bar, which is sign posted as “The Drawing Room”. If I lived locally this would probably be the ‘lets go there for a change' pub on the odd Friday/Saturday night.

For the array and diversity of beers you can't fault this place. There's 3-4 cask beers, Addlestones Cider, Fransiskaner, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and some premium lagers. The fact that most of the staff seem not to know anything about them or how each needs pouring is a tad worrying. It's not cheap and can seem a bit pretentious but go at a quiet time and it's OK.