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Cock & Lion, Marylebone, W1
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Will Larter left this review about Cock & Lion
A quiet Monday evening and I entered to a smell of bleach and the sight of a Timothy Taylor Landlord pump clip. I'll tolerate the bleach in some circumstances, but not when I'm in London and the only beer is from Yorkshire. Maybe another time.
On 8th January 2024
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Cock & Lion
A small interior ,with the bar at the rear left side.Traditional tables and chairs but proceedings were dominated by flatscreens showing the Six Nations.The first floor restaurant and bar was closed for some reason.Strangely there were an inordinate number of buggies and prams with offspring of young professionals and some very inefficient use of the limited space from these selfish parents.
Two pumps clips were reversed ,leaving just St Austell Tribute.On ordering the barman said he could not serve me unless I was prepared to drink outside in the freezing cold.No option was given to drink vertically until space became available inside.
I took the hint and departed ,never to return .It's another very poor London pub.
On 13th February 2022
- rating: 3
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hondo . left this review about Cock & Lion
Iong narrow interior serving 4 real ales.
On 3rd October 2019
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Tris C left this review about Cock & Lion
Previous reviews are pretty accurate descriptions. Boasting a name that’s unique, this is a long(ish) narrow pub with conventional furniture and conventional tourists in search of the Ye Olde Londone pub experience. Carpeted, two TVs showing something of no merit with the sound down, mid-level music, unattractive sauce bottles on the tables, dated 1960s/’70s bar furniture and historic prints on the walls.
Ales: 1 pump unused, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Fuller’s London Pride and Timothy Taylor’s Landlord at a smarting £4.70 a pint but good. The pub’s website reads ‘Yet as soon as you enter its premises the first thing you notice is the ambience - something money can't buy… you cannot help but grin on entering’ – indeed you can’t buy the ambience if you’ve blown £4.70 on a pint and that’s not a grin, it’s a grimace.
The Cock & Lion serves a purpose of sorts but is a bit of a dreary backwater tourist pub serving expensive ale in dated surroundings, so I won't be returning though opening times are generous which is a bonus.
On 27th January 2018
- rating: 4
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custodian 42 left this review about Cock & Lion
One room with bar to the left. Four real ales - all weak. Not worth the visit.
On 9th October 2017
- rating: 4
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Moby Duck left this review about Cock & Lion
A pretty typical single roomed pub common in this part of London,a rather pedestrian set of beers,Doom Bar, Landlord,Pride and Tribute, the latter being cold and bland.
On 5th March 2016
- rating: 5
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hondo . left this review about Cock & Lion
Interior as described below. 4 real ales and food served.
On 1st October 2015
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Cock & Lion
Small rectangular bar, with a separate dining room upstairs (not visited). Traditional furniture, lots of Olde London photos on the walls, two silent sports TVs and background music. Also has a few small tables out on the pavement. Four handpumps on the counter, offering Doom Bar, Pride, Landlord and Tribute (£4.10, but £3.90 on my last visit in July 2012 so surprisingly little increase over the last three years).
On 26th July 2015
- rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about Cock & Lion
This is a fairly simple two floor pub just a short distance from the madness of Oxford Street and handy for Bond Street tube station. The ground floor has a fairly small main bar with the servery to the rear left and a good deal of banquette and standard eating to the right. The servery is fairly attractive thanks to a pleasant glazed tile frieze running under the counter and a series of clocks over the canopy showing the different times in several major cities around the world. There is a quite remarkable number of black and white photos on display covering a range of subjects, as well as a display cabinet with various odds and ends on show, but most customers had eyes only for the large TV screens which were showing a Premier League football match. We visited to watch the England rugby fixture against the All Blacks and found the ground floor too busy, so headed upstairs where seating was still available. There is a second bar at the top of the stairs, albeit without and handpulls, necessitating trips back down for refills. The room has a mix of standard and high stool seating with a simple fireplace on the far wall and a TV screen to the left and right. There are lots more black and white photos up here, many of which are sports related and these extend down the entire length of the staircase as well.
Four fairly mainstream ale options were on the bar during this visit - Fullers London Pride, Taylor Landlord, St Austell Tribute and Sharps Doom Bar. I had several pints of the Tribute which I found in good shape and a friend was on the Landlord which he said was also very good. Hot food is available and the menu offers typical pub grub at prices that are sensible for this part of the city.
This is a fairly functional pub of the sort that you can find the length and breadth of the capital, but it served its purpose as somewhere to watch the rugby and provided us with well kept beer, which isn't always a given. There are more exciting pubs in the area but this is a good solid option that's handy to know about.
On 17th November 2014
- rating: 6
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Cock & Lion
A smallish, fairly narrow and traditional pub, in consists of a single bar downstairs and another room upstairs that is perhaps more intended for dining, although there is also a small bar counter here albeit without any cask ale on. There are also a couple of small tables on the pavement at the front.
Downstairs there is carpet on the floor and a part tiled bar counter to the left. A wood and part glazed partition separates off the rear area slightly. There were a number of old black and white photos of London street scenes on the wall, and also a couple of plasmas. A sports fixture list for March was on the wall, suggesting that most major matches are screened. The restaurant area upstairs was deserted on a recent Friday evening visit, which was slightly concerning as everywhere else nearby seemed to be rammed. Here there was another plasma showing a news channel although with no volume, and a number of black and white cricketing photos on the walls. An old wooden fire-place was to one end, but this appeared unused.
The menu consisted of a number of “pub grub” dishes with options such as Cajun Chicken, Hunter’s Chicken, Sausage & Mash, Ham Egg & Chips, etc., and these were mostly priced at around a tenner, although the steak options were considerably more. A Steak & Ale Pie was a very generous portion and very tasty as well, and a Smoked Chicken and Creamy Pepper Pasta was a similarly decent dish and very well received. Quite why it wasn’t busier I’m not sure, although a few more punters had come in by the time we left.
Beers on tap were Doom Bar, Tribute, London Pride and Timothy Taylor Landlord. The solitary cider was Carling which I’ve not come across on draught before.
On 1st April 2014
- rating: 6
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