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Butchers Hook & Cleaver, Smithfield, EC1
EC1
EC1A 9DY
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Steve of N21 left this review about Butchers Hook & Cleaver
An aptly named Fullers Ale and Pie house, being that it is located just to the north of Smithfield Market.
It has a large floor space with the bar in front of you as you enter, the left hand section then set up just for drinking with high tables and stools and then the right hand side of the pub is the dining area. This comprises of the downstairs section but then also the double level mezzanine floor area reached by the spiral metal staircase mentioned by Rex below. Both the dining sections are table service.
Rex is correct in his comment that this is not an intimate traditional pub, but if you’re after somewhere decent to grab a lunch and a nice kept pint of Fullers then The Butchers is usually reliable and we always manage to get a table on the mezzanine floor, even on busy lunchtimes.
The usual Fullers Ales on and the Discovery and Chiswick which were tried on this occasion was perfectly fine. And both our pies could not be faulted either.
And we noticed that The Vic from the St. Barts church around the corner popped in for a quick pint of Pride in one of the window seats. So if a pint of Fullers is good enough for one of God’s disciples, then it’s good enough for me.
On 31st July 2010
- rating: 7
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Rex Rattus left this review about Butchers Hook & Cleaver
This is one of the Fuller’s Ale & Pie House outlets, so expect Fuller’s ales of course. I had their so-called “guest” Hock, which was an occasionally seen Fuller’s 3.5% mild. It was a decent enough ale, and made a change from their usual offerings, but at a jaw-dropping £3.70 a pint – for a 3.5% mild? I hope the standard Fuller’s range is more reasonably priced here. This is a large pub, occupying what looks like two buildings between Long Lane and Cloth Fair. There’s a large black and white tiled splash area around the bar counter, then it’s mainly bare-boarded with a bit of carpeted area. I spotted a spiral metal stairway in the right hand side of the pub, presumably leading to an upstairs drinking area, but I didn’t bother to go exploring. Otherwise it’s like other Ale & Pie houses, but with a bit of the JDW touch about it. It is a very bright pub, with its tall windows and South/West facing aspect, letting the sun shine in through the plane tree of the West Smithfield circle opposite. In essence, it’s a decent enough place to stop off for a pint, but an intimate traditional pub it isn’t.
On 20th April 2010
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about Butchers Hook & Cleaver
Large Fuller's pub at the back of Smithfield meat market selling the full range of Excellent Fuller's beers.They also sell a range of 10 meat pies which one day i will try (one at a time!!) 10 minutes from Farringdon station closed Sat and Sun
On 25th November 2006
- rating: 10
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