The Harp, WC2

Proper pub full of proper pub people. Lively and busy on a Monday night. Obviously well worth a visit even if just for the top class mild (highly recommended by a regular at the bar, and he wasn’t wrong)

Now a Fullers house but still has a wide range of ales on, not from Fullers. A real must visit pub but pick your time to visit carefully. I last came on a Saturday afternoon and it was too busy to be comfortable. 10pm on a Monday night and I got a seat. Fleet Street Pub Crawl at http://bit.ly/2etkXjQ

It's all been said, but my tuppence-worth would add that my smoking pals were impressed with the (previously undiscovered) provision of ashtrays and little half-barrel beer tables in the ginnel out back. Got a table to the rear Sat nt & enjoyed some extra beers, rather greedy after a Reading crawl but the Saltaire Amarillo Gold was outstanding.

Still an excellent range of real ale and now offers a discount for card carrying CAMRA members.