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Porterhouse

21-22 Maiden Lane, WC2E 7NA Full details & map

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By Time Out Editors Posted: Jul 9 2010

Irish by professed nationality but global by nature, this gleaming hostelry with a busy terrace does a fine line in international beers and hearty fare. Underpinning it all are draught stouts and ales; in the case of Wrasslers, made to a century-old recipe. Along with the semi-titular Porterhouse Red are An Brainblásta (at 7%, it lives up to its name), the gentler TSB and a pungent Oyster Stout.

The bottled list is a tippler's travelogue: Corsican Columba, Cypriot Keo, Moroccan Casablanca. The Porterhouse Frying Pan, with smoked bacon, potatoes, chorizo and red piquillo, should soak up whatever you choose. There are also wines and cocktails, but that'd be missing the point.

Tags: Outdoor, Speciality beers, Central, Covent Garden, Pub

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Porterhouse details

Address

Porterhouse

21-22 Maiden Lane WC2E 7NA

Transport Covent Garden tube or Charing Cross tube/rail

Telephone

020 7836 9931

Porterhouse website

Open 11am-11pm Mon-Wed; 11am-11.30pm Thur-Sat; noon-10.30pm Sun. Food served noon-9pm Mon-Sat; noon-7pm Sun

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 12, pavement ), Function room ( 100 capacity ), Disabled ( toilet ), Entertainment ( bands 9pm Wed-Sat; Irish band 4.30pm Sun )

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Comments & ratings 2/5 (Average of 5 ratings)

By Julian - Jan 16 2012

1/5

I’ve just went yesterday to the Porterhouse to show some friends visiting London a place once I liked. My mistake, first I was waiting 15 minutes to be served at the bar, the waiter seemed to ignore me serving first people that were arriving after me. And last, when we were served 7 half pints of cider one of the glasses was chipped. When I told the waiter, he, with lots of attitude, took the half pint of cider and poured the cider to another glass. I told him that I was not going to accept that cider, he said that the cider was perfectly good and that there wasn’t any problem with that cider. I responded that the chipped glass could be inside the cider, he then with lots of attitude threw the cider to the sink, splashing one of my friends, and replaced the cider.
Judge for yourself. Me, personally, I won’t be coming back.

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By sarah - Oct 1 2011

1/5

Usually love this place and have been millions of time but after this weekend NEVER AGAIN. served flat beer and asked for a fresh one and was told it was meant to be flat...which it hasn't been the last ten twenty times I have had the same beer in the same place! on top of this when asking what bottled beer the bar tender would recommend i was told 'how was he supposed to know what i liked' which considering the range of beers they have (and that they pride themselves on!) seems pretty rude. thoroughly disappointed and shocked by the staff's attitude and annoyed that I no longer want to go back to what was once one of my favourite pubs

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By zaneta - Jul 31 2011

5/5

I loved it! Friendly stuf, great food, big choice of beers, will go back soon!

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By andrew - May 25 2011

1/5

PORTERHOUSE COVENT GARDEN! waited 20 mins to get served. asked rowan the server why he was serving everyone else before me and my friend. he abruptly replied , he is moving down the bar??? the guy he tried to serve before me advised him we had been waiting and to serve me first.. he replied he didnt care?? absolutely flabbergasted!!!! was enough to make me never ever SPEND MONEY in this place again. if the owners/management read this... they need to sack that guy.