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Lord John Russell, Bloomsbury, WC1
WC1
WC1N 1AL
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about Lord John Russell
I had a couple of very nice Hare Raisers in here on Saturday. Deuchars, Bombardier, 6X, St George and John Smiths Cask were also available along with some standard lagers. The pub is basically a stripped out room with a wooden floor, bar and furniture causing any noise to reverberate through the air. Every table has a wine bottle with a candle jammed in the top of it, which I find rather tacky.
The barmaid was nice enough, but the locals sitting all along the bar wouldn't have moved to let me in if I had started pissing on them. There are a couple of plasma screens, but I saw no sport advertised. There is also a picture of the pub site when it was the Marchmont Street Distillery Company.
There are some benches on the pavement outside and there is also limited covered seating under the arch at the side of the pub.
This place could do better, but even with all its faults there is something I like about it and I would still return if passing.
On 6th April 2009
- rating: 7
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Rex Rattus left this review about Lord John Russell
This pub could be better. Several ales on – Bombardier, Deuchars IPA, Directors, Wadworth 6X, and John Smith’s Cask (didn’t know there was such a thing, but didn’t venture to try it). There was a very attractively curved bar at the back of the pub, but that was about it as far as the décor is concerned. The Deuchars I had was OK, and the food I saw other people eating looked fine, but what really put me off this place was the hard wooden seats and the fact that they had a radio playing too loud. Playing some music can be OK, but with a radio programme the music to chatter ratio is in favour of the latter. But maybe it would be different on another occasion, and I'll give it another go when I'm next in the area.
On 7th July 2008
- rating: 5
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Philip Carter left this review about Lord John Russell
Sells real ale. Outside seating doesn't catch much of the sun. Bare floor interior and hard seats inside. Nice place.
On 13th March 2007
- rating: 6
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