Black Friar

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Black Friar

Getting in the habit

174 Queen Victoria Street
London, London EC4V 4EG
+44 20 7236 5474

This pub, dating back to 1875, is built on the site of a medieval Dominican monastery and so the monk's connection with brewing lives on. There is a fabulous copper architrave, which portrays the various duties carried out by the monks, in the main bar. The building is an odd cuneiform sliver-shape but it still manages to pack in the punters. The train rattles by, but at least you don't need to hold onto the pictures! A mixture of independent malty brews are on offer as well as good pub food (served Mondays-Fridays, midday-2.30p). After grace you can say "Amen" and drink to that.

Review © 2009, Wcities

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