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Museum Tavern, Bloomsbury, WC1

49 Great Russell Street
WC1
WC1B 3BA

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Taylor Walker (Spirit Pubs)

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Bloomsbury

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Will Larter left this review about Museum Tavern

A Greene King pub opposite the British Museum. As expected, it was pretty busy, but I wasn't expecting a guest beer offering. As well as GK IPA and Abbot there was a house beer (that I didn't have the opportunity to identify,) plus beers from St Austell, Southwark and Twickenham. My half of the latter's Red Autumn was fine (NBSS 3.5 or 4), but when I had taken a seat and looked around there was now a "not ready yet" label on the hand pump; I would not have suspected that this beer was at the bottom of the barrel.

On 8^th November 2024 - rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about Museum Tavern

A good traditional Bloomsbury pub with typical nice wood and glasswork. A fairly long thin bar, with leather banquettes along the side and a few tables outside on the pavement. Handy for the British Museum opposite. On handpumps were the usual Abbot and IPA, plus Theakston's Old Peculier, Sambrook's Junction and Wimbledon Copper Leaf, as well as a couple of ciders.

On 3^rd December 2018 - rating: 7
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Strongers . left this review about Museum Tavern

The Museum Tavern is a Traditional London boozer located over the road from the entrance of the British Museum. Hence it wasn’t surprising to find it full of diners during a recent lunchtime visit. My wife was working in this pub when we met circa 2000 so I have spent many an hour sat at the bar waiting for her to finish her shift. Unsurprisingly the décor is pretty much the same, but Greene King is now the landlord.
Along the left hand wall is the bar that faces seating down the windowed right hand side in this thin pub. At the rear is is some more seating and the some very smelly toilets are located downstairs. Available from the bar is a premium draught range and I counted seven hand pumps. These were drawing Redemption’s Hopspur, Theakston’s Old Peculiar, GK London Glory, GK IPA, Truman’s Swift and Old Rosie and Cheddar Valley ciders. Traditional pub grub is available all day and the popular fish and chips were priced at £13.
This is a decent enough pub that would be worthy of a revisit if in the area.

On 16^th June 2017 - rating: 7
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