Pub Review - The Old Doctor Butler's Head

This is the first of what will be a regular feature on this blog; pub reviews.  The UK is famed for its pubs and in London you'd be stretched to walk a couple of hundred metres without passing one.

To open things up, I'm reviewing an absolute cracker, one of my favourite places to be in the City of London; The Old Doctor Butler's Head.  This is an old school boozer, don't expect an extensive wine list here, but do expect a great range of ales as well has a handy array of lagers and what I think is the most important feature of a pub, genuine atmosphere.

While I could take or leave the fact that you've got a fruit machine and a golf arcade game flashing in the corner somehow it doesn't detract from the rather compact floorspace of this pub.  The dark timber interior helps to add to the ambience and feeling of cosiness and history.  It serves good quality pub grub over the counter and there is a restaurant upstairs if you're down for a bit more formal dining.

The crowd that is constantly in the lane outside speaks volumes, particularly on a Friday arvo.  This is a pub to come to with some mates for a chat and debrief, there's no music inside and not the type of place to chance your arm with the opposite sex.

As far as I know, it's just about the only place in the City of London that doesn't have 'Weatherspoon' in its name that you can find a pint of lager for under four squid.

So how do I rate this pub?  I give it a solid two thumbs up.