Minories London
Tank beer from Meantime, poured in a railway arch under the Fenchurch Street viaduct a minute from Tower Gateway.1
Why go
CAMRA's branch describes a large cavernous pub in railway arches
, traditional in feel, with stone flooring, brick walls and wooden furniture, a garden at the rear and a confessional booth. Several screens show the sport.1
The bar's one distinguishing fact is the tank beer from Meantime.1
What locals & experts say
- CAMRA's East London & City branch:
There is an extensive menu and tank beer from Meantime.
1 - No critic has written about the kitchen here.
Good to know
- Where: 64-73 Minories EC3N 1JL, under the arches beside Tower Gateway DLR.
- The name: it trades as Minories London under Stonegate's Social Pub & Kitchen brand. Jeff's pin still says The Minories.2
- Outside: garden to the rear, which the City does not have much of.1
- Booking: walk in. Function space is bookable through the operator.
Verdict
listed — A cavernous pub built into the railway arches under the Fenchurch Street viaduct, a minute from Tower Gateway, with stone floors, brick walls, a garden at the back and a confessional booth nobody has explained. CAMRA records tank beer from Meantime, which is the single fact that separates it from every other Stonegate house in the City. Beyond that it is screens, an extensive menu nobody has described and a rename from The Minories that a reader should know about before searching for it. It takes the bottom rung on evidence.