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The Editor's Tap, Fleet Street, EC4
EC4
EC4A 1QX
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Tris C left this review about The Editor's Tap
Given that this was the Slug & Lettuce in October 2008, I must have come here even earlier when this was the Hogshead; it was a meeting place - likewise suffered by Steve below - chosen by a so-called ‘friend’ as there’s no way I would visit a venue like this voluntarily.
I doubt that it was different then from the last review, i.e. crap. To echo BF below: I can see no reason to revisit, there are far better pubs close by.
On 27th December 2025
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Strongers . left this review about The Editor's Tap
I visited the Editors Tap on the Thursday evening before Christmas when ten plus years ago a pub like this would have been heaving, but there were tables available which is sad. The interior is L-shaped with mostly high tables to the right where the counter across the rear wall supports premium and mainstream craft keg, no cask here. Standard seating is found to the left and there’s more seating in the left rear on the way to the toilets where someone was being very ill. Televisions throughout were airing Sky Sports and there was some background music playing loud enough to be heard over the chatter. The service was friendly enough, but this is one of them places you end up when the evening has been arranged by someone that doesn’t do pubs, as was the case for my visit.
On 23rd December 2025
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Editor's Tap
A large and slightly noisy place in Stonegate's City Bars group, which seems to be the city workers' equivalent of a student bar. The usual Stonegate catalogue design features abound - glazed tiles, bare brick, neon signs and odd artworks. Sports TVs are in all directions, but at least with the volume off. The bank of four handpumps bizarrely had just Robinson's Dizzy Blonde on (even the Doom Bar was not available) but it was in good order. A small wall of keg taps had some more interesting crafty stuff. I can't say it did a great for me but it was at least a genuine pub and the beer was ok.
On 28th June 2022
- rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Editor's Tap
There is a flight of steps up to this ground floor bar,modern mixed furniture,a side area to the left which extends back while to the right past the bar there are some seating booths.
Lots of BT Sport flatscreens,but all thankfully on mute when no live sport is on,while the muzak was at a sensible volume.However noise does bounce around the open plan interior.
The long bar has 4 handpumps,two unused,Black Sheep Bitter "still settling",leaving just Doom Bar(NBSS 2.5,clear but a boring brew).Even the keg selection was mundane national brands .The food menu wasn't expensive but most definitely pub grub from a microwave and no punters were eating on my Friday afterwork trip.
I can see no reason to revisit,there are far better pubs close by.
On 27th November 2021
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Slug & Lettuce
Once up the front steps, you find the usual anonymous modern furniture and decor inside the 'L'-shaped bar. Nothing much of interest on the beer front either, since this outlet has no real ale and only a limited number of keg offerings (of which the unfiltered Purity Longhorn IPA, £2.55 for a half, was the pick of the bunch).
On 16th January 2016
- rating: 5
[User has posted 9014 recommendations about 9014 pubs]