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The Verulam Arms, St Albans Central, St. Albans
St. Albans
AL3 4QE
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Roger Button left this review about Verulam Arms
Built 1n 1820’s, the Veralum (the Roman name for St Albans – useless info ed) originally opened as a hotel but became a pub in 1853. Sadly it would appear that its days are now over as it has recently shut and is destined to be turned into housing. Whilst it was never an essential part of my occasional St Albans pub crawl, I did pay a couple of visits. The first time I was put off by its slightly upmarket ambience and gastro leanings and paid little more than glance through the door before venturing elsewhere. My most recent visit only occurred because the Farriers Arms opposite refused to allow us in at a few minutes to 11 whilst the Veralum was far more accommodating.
On the whole I found it quite a dull place with the now routine modern décor of shades of grey, bare floors and stripped back furnishings. The L-shaped interior was a bit cramped although finding a seat wasn’t hard at that time of night. 3 of the 4 pumps were operational with Black Sheep Best, London Pride, Buntingford Highwayman IPA, the latter being a new one on me. By St Albans standards, the pub was not much above average judging by my last visit but it did once have an excellent reputation and cropped up in the occasional Good Beer Guide. There are far worse pubs around that are more deserving of the axe and the Veralum’s demise should sound a warning bell to a few of its neighbours.
On 6th August 2010
- rating: 5
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train man left this review about The Foragers at The Verulam Arms
You would think from the name that this may be a pub of great history and character, it's not. The interior is modern and bland. 'Great decor' gingerprince? I think not! The pub was completely empty yesterday at 17:00. That said, the staff were friendly enough and the beer was ok. The pub is already no-smoking throughout.
On 8th April 2007
- no rating submitted
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john mcgraw left this review about Verulam Arms
Fair sized corner pub just over the road from The Farriers Arms. Single horseshoe bar with 3 real ales on tap.
On 14th March 2007
- rating: 6
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