The Two Chairmen, SW1

Dating from the early 18th century, this is a backstreet pub I’d never seen before. As mentioned, it’s a small room of a pub, owned by Greene King but oddly, there aren’t really any clues as to this other than the sign and beers. It’s well described below, except that there’s no chance of confusing it with the other Chairmen as it’s closed down. Otherwise, most of the interior is much like many other central London pubs, with a lacquered floor and tall furniture with trendy, subdued lighting and décor in the form of framed prints and plants. Customers were great in number, most drinking outside, in high spirits and probably nearby civil servants. Ales up were Rockin’ Rudolph, Landlord, GK IPA, Tribute and Twickenham’s Autumn Red at £2.70 a half and rather nice. This isn’t a bad GK pub for once, improved for not adhering solely to its own beer and Doom. Worth popping in for a snoop, but not a destination though.

Official site of The Two Chairmen - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Official site of The Two Chairmen - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Small pub with an upstairs bar which I did not visit. Greene King with three hand pumps. Not a bad place but unspectacular overall.

A GBG regular, this Taylor Walker outlet is one of their best. Well described below, it has a gaming machine, dull muzak and WiFi that works. It had 3 ales on this visit. I had a pint of Portobello IPA which was in perfect condition, and went down extremely well. Highly recommended as one of the best places to go in Westminster for a quality pint.