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The Britannia is a hidden gem
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25 March 2008
The Britannia is a charming and sympathetically renovated pub around the back of Guy's Hospital. Despite the stripped floorboards, a couch or two and a scattering of statuettes (including Betty Boop), this still feels like a proper pub.
Good lighting, quality music and great service are the first things which grab your attention, but the positives don't end here. Accompanying the reasonable choice of ale on tap and some decent grub is a simply staggering list of whiskies. We know a number of pubs in London offer a good selection of whiskies, but the blackboards here indicate that more than 100 whiskies are on offer, even if the number of bottles on the shelves behind the bar seem somewhat short of this figure.
As far as food is concerned, burger, chips and salad was good tasty value at £7.50 and seemed home-made. The Shepherds Pie was equally good.
Despite Borough not being short on excellent places to drink, this relaxed and cosy pub is still one of the better in the area and happily fulfils the description of 'hidden gem'.
CLIENTELE: Hospital staff, couples, office workers, locals
NEAREST STATION: London Bridge station
FEATURES: Real ales, outdoor seating
The Britannia
44 Kipling Street, SE1 3RU
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