Tonight:
9°c
Some fares could fall by more than a third when Oyster is extended to every national rail station in London, it has emerged
More...
New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
Critic rating
Reader rating
Description:
Bricklayers Arms is a pub that serves a selection of beers, wines and spirits as well as a variety of modern British dishes from an A La Carte menu. They also provide a takeaway menu. Entertainment is provided in the form of DJs and a juke box. In the evenings they have promotions on some selected drinks. In addition to all of this, they have a restaurant upstairs serving a selection of authentic Thai dishes.
Phone: 020 7739 5245
A good old boozer: Bricklayer's Arms
The once painfully trendy Bricklayers Arms appears to have undergone something of a turnaround and is now much closer to the good old boozer it once was.
Garish neon signage aside, the Bricklayers has a friendlier, seedy, unkempt air about it nowadays.
There are no longer the strident, trying-too-hard, in-your-face crowds that put us off from coming here in the past - we suspect they've moved on to pastures new.
There's still a good selection of ales on the eight hand pumps and plenty of other decent stuff to try if bitter is not your tipple of choice - which was always one of the reasons for visiting this pub. And, whilst the bar staff didn't go out of their way to charm us, at least we got our drink quickly, which is also another improvement.
Admittedly, we haven't been to the Bricklayers recently towards the end of the week so we can't vouch for the complete absence of irksome Hoxtonistas, but on the basis of our most recent visit, it looks like the Bricklayers Arms is once more a pub we can recommend.
NEAREST STATION: Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) station
FEATURES: Function room available
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
