The Star Tavern, Belgravia, SW1

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Mews pub owned by Fuller's which has been in all the Good Beer Guides and is * CAMRA Heritage pub. Quite nicely plain and traditional inside, two rooms separated by a knock-through arch. Varnished wood floor, rugs, third length varnish wood panelling plus Victorian(ana) prints. Front door has a full-length semi-circular curtain to keep out the draught. A quiet pub which is nice, bar the aircon unit on the wall which made a horrible rattly farting noise every minute or so. Mid-afternoon clientele mainly Americans and embassy staffers. Set of Fuller's beers on tap with welcome sightings of ESB, HSB and Griffin IPA. Punted a pint of the Griffin which was barrel-end, the spluttery nature of the pour should have been picked up (NBSS 2). Decided to punt a pint of the HSB which was also on its way out - lightning truly striking twice - though not quite as obviously as its predecessor (2.5). No doubt this place will continue to trundle on in the GBG out of nostalgia but I wasn't overly convinced. As a postscript, the staff were chatting amongst themselves just as I was gathering my belongings and it was clear that a couple of them were not to au fait with cask management with tapping and spiling literally being explained (no sign of the American landlord - maybe he was on holiday?). The box is ticked but I didn’t see enough to make me prioritise this one over numerous other Fullers pubs in central London. 6.5

On 25^th June 2024 - rating: 6
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