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The Castle, EC1

35 Cowcross Street
EC1
EC1M 6DB

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Castle (Mitchells & Butlers)

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Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Smithfield

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David Walton left this review about The Castle

Visited 10/09/25. Visited previously 03/12/18.

Cask was Bass and two pumps dispensing TT LL. Keg was Guinness, Camden Pale Ale, Camden Hells, Neck Oil, Peroni, Madri, Asahi, Roadie IPA from Signature Brew, something called Centro Session IPA from Forward Thinking, Stone Wood Pacific ale, Lucky Saint, Jubel Peach, Aspall.

Super busy pub near the entrance / exit to Farringdon station. Bar counter in this bare boarded venue is along the right-hand wall in the front to middle part of the venue. Bare brick walls with a red leather studded banquette fitted around the front and the left-hand wall serving regular tables. Some tall tables in the middle of the floor space and a small seating area beyond the rear of the front floor space with regular tables and comfy chairs. Standing outside was popular on my visit and there is apparently an upstairs bar and seating area that I did not trek to on this visit. Loud and brash attendance, they can't be this animated over the quality of the beer choices, albeit I was pretty excited to see the Bass handpump and to find it was in excellent nick.

On 13^th April 2026 - rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Castle

I was on my way to a match in Luton and had a gap in my schedule before getting my train from Farringdon station so went in the nearest pub. It was about 5:30pm, evidently a busy period for a pub close to the station. There were three hand pumps, with Timothy Taylor Landlord, Dark Star Hophead and a rugby special from Black Sheep. I asked for a pint of Hophead and the lass behind the bar asked me for £5.90. I said, aren't you going to pour it first? She said that she always asks for the money first, but I've heard this one before so I observed her serving other people and she always started to pour the drinks first, so she must have thought I looked particularly disreputable. Did she really think I was going to grab the drink and run off with it without paying? (Or sup it and run? I'm neither a quick drinker nor quick on my feet.) In fact I didn't even pick the glass up until she had responded to my request to top it up - the head was well over 10% of the height of the glass. My notes tell me that the beer was in very good condition (NBSS 3.5) but I have very little recall of this visit other than the way I was served. I don't intend to return to refresh my memory.

Date of visit: 28th February 2023

On 15^th January 2024 - rating: 4
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