Princess Louise, Holborn, WC1

Its all been well documented but this is a pub worth a visit purely for the superb interior. A huge island bar, panelled walls with tiled inserts, a spectacular ceiling with a tiled frieze below, supported by decorative columns. The entrance step and side corridor have mosaic floors and the original snob screen dividers have been remade and replaced. Fantastic mirrors too. The place positively gleams as well. Superb and laudable restoration, other breweries please take note. Oh, and Sam Smiths OBB at 1-86 a pint in this location!

I wish that all pubs had multiple screens like this one as it is perfect for escaping and hiding from conversational parasites that seem hell bent on ruining your evening (not that I met any in here). The Old Brewery bitter was nice and the Scottish barman was friendly and professional. I think that this is the best SS pub I've been into and I sometimes wish that I could have the same partitioning put into my local pub.