The Metropolitan Bar (JD Wetherspoon), Baker Street, NW1

It doesn't look that great on entering with the gaudy signage and a miserable looking front lobby however beyond there is an interesting and rather pleasing building. A large rectangular room has the bar along a front wall, there is a semi-circular boarded area in front, carpeted elsewhere. An attractive space, square fluted columns, a decorative powder blue ceiling divided into sections by downstand beams, various coats of arms affixed. Leaded windows, an art deco frieze at high level plus some decent panelling. There are three banks of handpumps, the guest ales were on the middle one with the 'spoons usual suspects repeated on the two flanks. Phoenix Wobbly Bob was a decent choice even if at £3.35 is a centre of town JDW price. They were knocking out what I reckon were left over Thursday curries for £3.99, seemingly rather popular. Surprisingly good once inside.