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40 Essex Street, WC2R 3JE Full details & map

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© Charlotte Rumsey

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Posted: Jun 21 2010

Named after the crime-writing regular, the Edgar Wallace has coped well with the demise of nearby Fleet Street. Much of its daytime trade now comes from the Royal Courts of Justice, and the legal trade's patronage helps to ensure standards remain high.

The pub has upped its beer game, as evidenced by the 200-plus beer mats and pump clips: you'll find up to eight ales on tap, with the house brew (Edgar's Pale Ale) supplemented by the likes of Suffolk's Nethergate. The after-work crowd generally fire into the wine; menus, bearing an iconic profile of the author, offer hearty fare.

Framed mementos upstairs tell of the time when Wallace ran a writers' club there, while the hallway contains a potted biography of the man. Why don't people live those kind of lives any more?

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Address

Edgar Wallace

40 Essex Street WC2R 3JE

Transport Temple tube

Telephone

020 7353 3120

Edgar Wallace website

Open 11am-11pm Mon-Fri. Food served 11am-9.30pm Mon-Fri

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children admitted ( restaurant only ), Function room ( 40 capacity )

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