Pub review: Bloomsbury Tavern

Roger

22 May 2008

Address: 236 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EG
Telephone: +44 20 7242 8987
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Longitude: -0.125853
Latitude: 51.516908

Small Shepherd Neame pub at the top of Shaftesbury Avenue. More than £ 3 a pint in May 2008, but very well-kept beer (Spitfire, Early Bird, Master Brew all on draught). Oh, and Oranjeboom, which is now owned by Shepherd Neame. Four or five tables downstairs, and four more upstairs (though there's no bar up there).

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