Lady Abercorn's (Andaz London Liverpool Street), EC2

Apparently this is a hotel bar, but I wouldn’t have guessed during my recent Tuesday night visit. It is a single high ceilinged room with wood panelling and leaded windows that give a grand feel to the place. There is a large painting of old Bishopsgate behind the bar that is stocked with some standard draught products and four hand pumps. All of these taps and pumps had those horrible silver handles with the product name etched into them so they are impossible to read, but a chalk board is hung up in the far corner of the pub which lists the entire drinks range. It is from here that I gleaned Bombardier, Deuchars and Adnams were all available. I received a reasonable pint of Guinness which I enjoyed drinking on the pavement outside whilst having a smoke. There is a large plasma screen up on the wall for showing Sports, but as no matches were in progress this screen was showing muted Sky Sports News feed whilst some mundane R&B music was playing in the background. It’s not that bad in here, but there are better pubs in the immediate area.