The Two Chairmen, SW1

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.

It's pretty much a Central London pub-by-numbers: dark wood flooring; subdued lighting; London Pride on the pumps. Food & drink are the standard Taylor Walker offerings. London Gold, Youngs Ordinary and Doom Bar were among the ales; Tribute remained tantalisingly out-of-reach, with a 'coming soon' label hanging round the clip. Lager drinkers may well do better with 5 or 6 taps offering a good range. The major drinks surprise was in the fridge, with the likes of Duvel and Punk IPA available. A major annoyance is that, while it's a quiet enough place for a drink during the afternoon, once the crowds descend and create their own hubbub, the music gets turned on and attempts to drown the chatter - don't know why they need to do that. So, if it's close to where you work, you've probably been in. If it's not, there's probably no real reason to choose The Two Chairmen over any other pub in Central London, I'd say.