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Lord Clyde in Borough, London Pub Review and Details
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The Lord Clyde is a gem of a pub tucked away on what must be one of the tiniest (and now pedestrianised) streets in London.
An inn has stood on this site for almost 300 years and the current building is wonderfully preserved as rebuilt in 1913, featuring glazed tiles, wood panelling, brass fittings and long leather seats.
The pub has been run by the Fitzpatrick family since 1956, and the landlady offers a menu of home-cooked English fare.
If you need a literary incentive to come here, you might want to know that the Lord Clyde is located close to the original site of the Tabard Inn, where Chaucer's pilgrims started out towards Canterbury.
The Lord Clyde
The Lord Clyde Borough | London Pub Reviews | DesignMyNight
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The Lord Clyde is a lovely little traditional pub situated not far from Borough tube.
Upon entering you will be met with warm hospitality, from cheery locals and penniless students alike.
The food is cheap and consists of a nice range of pub grub, from Hunter's Chicken and cheese plates to burgers and traditional favourites like ham, egg and chips.
If you go alone, you can make friends with the locals by challenging them to a game of darts on the board in the back room.
A truly British pub.
The Lord Clyde review: A Borough pub with a great choice of real ales
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This traditional Edwardian pub tucked away in the heart of Borough has long been a favourite amongst ale fans in SE1.
Three generations of the Fitzpatrick family have run the pub for over 50 years, and they’ve kept the essence the same as it always was.
Walk in, past the handsome tiled exterior, and you’ll find a great choice of real ales, as well a friendly local crowd dotted around the comfortable front room.
In fact, the place seems largely untouched by history, and all the better for it; the comfy seats in amongst the pub’s brass fittings, traditional engraved mirrors and cosy fireplace make for relaxing places to enjoy a drink.
The food is simple and affordable, but don’t turn up here at the weekend expecting a roast, as the pub doesn’t serve food on Sundays.
The Lord Clyde review: A bustling Islington gastropub | London ...
During the day this Essex Road gastropub acts as a quiet place for a drink, a spot of light reading or a bit to eat, but come early evening the Lord Clyde is a popular starting-off point for Londoners planning a night out in Islington.
Busy without being uncomfortable, the pub offers a good selection of ales and premium lagers, an assured menu offering seasonal dishes and roast dinners on Sundays.
As well as a spacious front room, the pub also offers comfortable outside revelling space, with a handsome courtyard open out the back.
The Lord Clyde puts on what they believe to be the ‘best quiz night in Islington’ on Monday nights too.
It’s an all-round good option throughout the week, and one of the finest pubs in the area.
The Lord Clyde, London SE1, pub review: a sultry afternoon spent in ...
My friend Andy, a man so besotted with boozers that he installed an Edwardian mahogany bar in his dining room, maintains that the Lord Clyde is “by far the best pub in London”.
Run by successive generations of the Fitzpatrick family since 1956, the pub is in a Dickensian backwater (just off Marshalsea Road, hard by Little Dorrit Park) not far from London Bridge.
Inside, half a dozen locals lolled round the L-shaped bar and lent half an ear to the sporting murmuration from the telly.
“It’s the heat, isn’t it?”
the friendly bar manager Mary explained the quiescence.