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The Gunmakers, Farringdon
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(7 reviews)
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FancyaPint?'s review...
Another pub in this area we've known for a few years now, the Gunmakers hasn't taken the nosedive a lot of pubs in its situation has - if anything, it's been consistently good since it opened. Hidden down a side road off the top of Leather Lane Market, this is a bit of a gem and, despite the local designer bars, hasn't given in to the trends to be a.n.other style bar - and it's worth the deviation. It's had recent update and while it looks more gastro in colour, the pub has not changed conceivably. They've still got new and more comfortable banquettes to go with the ornate pub mirrors that make it feel a lot bigger than it actually is. The back room is still stylish and pretty comfortable. There are usually four choices on the taps, ranging from well known brands to guests from all over the country - Adnam's Lighthouse, Woodforde's Wherry and Purity's Pale Ale amongst recent ones we can remember - sorry it changes often and we can't keep up! Not open on the weekends, this does cater largely for local workers and yet still manages to retain that local feel. Go, enjoy!
Review: 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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21 Jun 2011
An excellent pub well deserving its five pint status. Welcoming staff, well-kept and interesting beer and super food. The wine list is also very worthy of note as the landlord actually likes the stuff. Unlike a great many (perfectly decent) inner city post-work haunts, the Gunmakers doesn't just have regular customers but a group of locals who know each other and pass the time together. Worth reserving a table for dinner later in the week as it can get busy.
16 Jun 2011
This is a good pub and, perhaps a worthy 4 pints rating but 5 pints? No! Basic unimaginative décor, pricey menu (cod and chips for £12.50) does not warrant 5 pints. Not in my opinion anyway. How then can you justify rating the Harp in Covent Garden (CAMRA national pub of the year) as a 4 pinter? Surely your 5 pints rating must be reserved, exceptionally, for the very best of the best otherwise your ratings are degraded and that is what has happened here. I would be very interested to know your process in determining a top rated pub.
17 Apr 2010
Not sure I'd rate this 5 stars...but it is very well worth a solid 4.
Good selection of beers on offer, bar manager/landlord keen to tell us about them and their origins.
I'm not totally bowled over with the decor, but it was a nice place to spend an hour in this part of London.
Seemed a good range of food on offer, traditional pub fare to more unusual ( Go on, be honest, when did you last have 'Caen style Tripe'?) Cannot comment on quality of food as it wasn't on my agenda at 3pm on a Thursday...at which time the atmosphere was quiet, and the staff friendly and engaging.
Good selection of beers on offer, bar manager/landlord keen to tell us about them and their origins.
I'm not totally bowled over with the decor, but it was a nice place to spend an hour in this part of London.
Seemed a good range of food on offer, traditional pub fare to more unusual ( Go on, be honest, when did you last have 'Caen style Tripe'?) Cannot comment on quality of food as it wasn't on my agenda at 3pm on a Thursday...at which time the atmosphere was quiet, and the staff friendly and engaging.
12 Mar 2010
Went to this pub tonight with work colleagues and was bitterly dissapointed. Barman 1 was very friendly at first. But when requested Chips from Barman 2 was told they didn't do them. The only thing they do is bags of crisps for £1.20- ridiculously expensive even by London standards! They only had one flavour so he stormed upstairs to get more, spent several minutes rearranging them behind the bar before finally throwing a pack in my direction. When we saw that chips were in fact on the menu but with fish, I asked Barman 1 who was clearing the table whether there was anyway to get a bowl of them. I was told 'Absolutely not' before finally getting the explanation that they only cut the right amount for the meals on the menus.
The lack of chips, while ludicrous in a pub, wasn't the problem. The problem was the rubbish attitude problem, hissy fits and general rudeness of the bar staff. Really unhelpful and overpriced.
The lack of chips, while ludicrous in a pub, wasn't the problem. The problem was the rubbish attitude problem, hissy fits and general rudeness of the bar staff. Really unhelpful and overpriced.
22 Dec 2009
Excellent little pub. Nice atmosphere and as stated below, the barmaid is absolutely brilliant. The type of barmaid that many drinkers could fall in lust with because of her looks, charm, wit and wisdom. I fell in love!
13 Jan 2009
One of the better pubs in area awash with good pubs. Excellent beer served by a publican who knows what he's doing
Contact details
13 Eyre Street Hill, Farringdon, London, EC1R 5ET
020 7278 1022
Opening times
Mon-Fri 12:00-23:00
Sat Closed
Sun 12:00-17:00
Please check opening times with the pub before making a special journey.
Mon-Fri 12:00-23:00
Sat Closed
Sun 12:00-17:00
Please check opening times with the pub before making a special journey.
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How to find the The Gunmakers pub
Leave the tube and walk down towards Holborn Circus. Turn left up Leather Lane (just past the Pru) and walk through the market until you reach Clerkenwell Road. Cross the road and go down the street, Eyre Street Hill) to the left of the Ben Sherman building (you can't miss it, it's covered in huge RAF roundels). Walk down the hill a short way and you'll see the pub on your left. From Farringdon turn right out of the station and walk down to the traffic lights. Turn right up Farringdon Road to the next set of traffic lights. Turn left into Clerkenwell Road. Eyre Street Hill is the fourth road on the right.
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History
04 Dec 11 Updated by fray_bentos
04 Dec 11 Updated by fray_bentos