The Fire Station, Waterloo, SE1

Located close to Waterloo station it does what it says on the tin. Former fire station with an interior as described below. Real ale and food served.

Handy for a late one but so noisy and crowded it isn't pleasant and not cheap either.

Official site of the Fire Station, contains menu - www.thefirestationwaterloo.com

We popped in here last Saturday and what an interesting conversion. The late licence (2.00 am) was welcome but what wasn't welcome was the service; this pub is heavily into cocktails which are slow to serve and despite there being six staff behind the bar it took an age to get my round - they seemed far more interested in washing up. I'd go here again, but only for the late licence.

Official site of the Fire Station, contains menu - www.thefirestationwaterloo.com

Absolutely packed on a friday evening after work, this place served a good pint of Ringwood and the bar staff coped I thought very well with the hoardes of thirsty punters. Attracts generally quite a young, trendy crowd (oh well - one out of two ain't bad) with prices to match but nevertheless you could do alot worse. An attractive option in the first instance because you can stumble out and get on the tube/train in less than 5 minutes.