The Hope, EC1

It's a pity that this good looking building with features that have seen it listed in Camra's heritage pubs database, should be such an ordinary pub. The pounding disco beat was competing with the dull beer for anti-feature of the day. My London Pride was dull and cloudy and clearly (sorry) at the end of the barrel. It was changed with alacrity but I am not a fan of Butcombe Original - it was in reasonable condition but not a beer I would normally choose to drink. Plenty of better pubs around here.

Smallish pub near Smithfield Market and has butchers block tables - high seats mainly, high ceiling, some real ale, nice enough London pub

Another attractive looking building but the pub doesn't really live up to it , there was little if no ambiance internally as well as a dull ale availibility with Doom Bar and Tribute, not sure I'd bother again.

Handsome looking pub, with the large bow front window the standout feature. Inside, its single room, high ceiling, bare floorboards. Ropey pint of Tribute was a let down.