Old Street Tavern, Old Street, EC1

David Walton left this review about Old Street Tavern

Visited 07/04/26. Visited previously as Serata Hall on 07/09/21

No cask. Keg offering of Guinness, Neck Oil, Moretti, Siren Lumina, Asahi, Jubel peach lager, Inch's, Estrella, Lucky Saint, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale.

Large glass fronted venue by the Old St West exit from Old St station. There is some seating out the front on the very wide pavement area. Inside it is original concrete flooring with the attractive wooden bar counter along the left-hand wall. There is some tall table with tall backed and unbacked stool seating in front of and around the bar counter including beyond the rear end of the bar counter in the left-hand corner. There is some seating outside the rear, by the similarly large rear glass windows. Opposite the bar counter and level with the entrance are some high red leather studded banquettes serving high tables with high backed stools the other side thereof. To the right of the entrance is a narrower part of the venue with regular tables and chairs plus a couple of booth tables along the glass frontage and some tall stools along a drinking ledge opposite the glass frontage. There is a small area in the rear right-hand corner by the kitchen with regular tables laid for diners. There is a mezzanine seating area up a spiral staircase, bare boarded with a drinking ledge looking out over the pavement area below plus some green leather studded banquettes in the immediate vicinity of the top of the staircase serving regular tables laid for diners then some comfy sofas and armchairs in what is the front left-hand corner of the venue. The ceiling is industrial albeit there are some grand chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling around the bar counter. Didn't notice many screens, the one by the bar counter was switched off and an 80's pop soundtrack was being played on my visit at a decent volume.

On 11^th April 2026 - rating: 5
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