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Originally Posted by retto  i can vouch for this place. mr retto & I had to find a place with a loo quick, at xmas time (normally don't eat around covent garden, too touristy) but by chance we went here - it had great wine!  |
Exactly, but most tourists head to the other end of this basement to the truly awful Punch & Judy pub. I've been drinking at the Crusting Pipe for about 20 years, I'll be in London Monday and I am looking forward to it now!
BTW, a lot of these bars have a big barrel of port behind the bar. The tap to draw off the port is about a quarter way up from the bottom and each morning they fill the barrel up with newly opened bottles meaning you get a blend of ports going back many years in your glass (or jug if you are drinking with me)