The Beer House, Charing Cross, WC2

After never having previously heard so much bile heaped upon one pub, I simply had to see for myself. So I braved the elements (and had a couple of preparatory pints nearby) and dropped in. Now, this is a station pub, so that should give you a fair indicator of where we are headed. I was surprised to see an ale on (Pride) and there looked to be a second available but I recall the clip being turned. The pint I had was perfunctory but I’ve had worse. Not cheap either, though of course we’re paying station concourse mark-up (if you have a BITE card you get money off, just like you would on a stale baguette from one of the nearby shops). There isn’t much in the way of features – this is clearly a one-stop pub with little repeat custom (apart from RogerB). There was a TV with silent News 24 on the go, which at least makes for an alternative to staring at some of the weirder element s of the Charing Cross station footfall. I didn’t notice it to be overly grubby despite it being just after rush hour though it certainly wasn’t spotless. Overall, yeah it isn’t worth visiting especially as there a couple of very good pubs within a couple of minutes walk. But it isn’t utterly terrible – I’ve been to the Shakespeare at Birmingham New Street and this place is a notch above that sorry pit.