Waterloo Tap, SE1

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This is a small bar under a railway arch around the corner from Waterloo Station. There were five cask ales on, all at reasonable prices and none from the usual suspects. I had a pint of the superb Redemption Brewery Big Chief - a 5.5% ABV beer and at £5 a pint 4p cheaper than the pint I had in the 'spoons at Waterloo Station. It's card only in here. There are about a dozen tall tables and tall stools with a couple of booths at the back. There's also some outside seating at the front under the railway arch, and some more at the back underneath the plane trees in Concert Hall Approach. This is nothing like a traditional pub, but nevertheless a useful addition to the local pub landscape.

The smallest of arches, its actually a good use of what was presumably just an open walkthrough arch between streets. Clinical with stools and high tables, bar under one wall with cask and many keg offerings.