The Porterhouse, London, Greater London
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The Porterhouse
Fair based on 28 ratings
Type: Bar

21/22 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
London, Greater London England WC2E 7NA [ print map ]
(020) 7379 7917
http://www.porterhousebrewco.com

Hours: M-S 11-11, SUN 12-10.30


Taps: 14
Bottles: 180

The Porterhouse

WiFi
Children
Patio
Seasonals
Real Ales
Proper Glassware
Beer To Go/Growlers
BYO 6-Pack/Singles
Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
Porterhouse Hop Head 79, Pagoa Zunbeltz 45, Pagoa Baigorri 21, Pagoa Orhi 12
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28 reviews for The Porterhouse
 Ambiance 61%
 Service 55%
 Selection 71%
 Food 66%
 Value 8%
 Overall 60%
 Rating 34%
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swoopjones (115), Buffalo, New York
  68   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/57/1011/15 7/10N/A12/20

October 12, 2009
Good food, lots of house beers, bigbottle selection. Some casks: 4 maybe. Most of the stouts & porters were good. Great looking interior, good stop for a bite to eat

downender (116), Bristol, England
  58   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
2/57/109/15N/A 4/1011/20

June 21, 2009
Visited on a weekday afternoon, so relatively quiet. Service was friendly and the dark beers sampled were good, if expensive. Looked like there were some very unusual beers in the fridge. Ok.

rabidbarfly (12), London, England
  40   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/51/1011/15 4/10 4/105/20

May 26, 2009
Big, notoriously busy in the evening. Packed to the rafters of party-goers. The layout is a tad chaotic but I like it. The service is shocking, absolutely no knowledge of who was waiting first. No recomendations on the beer either. selection is ok but it’d have to be exceptional to make up for the service. Food very ordinary. i’d stay away unless you like waiting hours for crap service.

thewolf (123), Kolding, Denmark
  66   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1010/15 8/10 4/1014/20

September 30, 2008
A fine looking place, lots of seating. We were there on a Wednesday evening and it was PACKED! All but one table was booked, the bar crowded and the front even more with smokers and party-goers. We only had three dark beers, which were all good, though never exceptional. The food is rather nice, if a little expensive. Far too noisy with all those patrons, though. Not many sitting down for a quiet pint.

lada66 (46), Savonlinna, Finland
  78   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/57/1012/15N/AN/A16/20

September 11, 2008
The place was so full on Saturday Afternoon that one ale was enough. I have tasted their own ales in Dublin already so Thwaite´s Lancaster Bomber was my choice this time. A nice place remains the Dublin one (2.8.2008).

Rune (87), Tromsø, Norway
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1013/15 8/10 8/1016/20

August 22, 2008
Welcome to real ale Disneyland! Nothing less than three sample trays, each with three ales plus a seasonal one. In addition to their own draught lagers, stouts and ales there is a quite impressive international bottle menu. Delicious food the Porterhouse Frying Pan is highly recommendable. Decent service and cosy atmosphere. Best time for sampling beers should be in the afternoon before it gets too busy and crowded (“kick-off” to GBBF, 05.08.2008)

caesar (119), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
  50   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/55/108/15N/AN/A9/20

August 12, 2008
Visited on friday evening. Big bar dancing, with a lot of drunken English ladies and gents. Some live music. Good fun. For the easy drinking and tasting it wasn’t a good time to pick, but the beers they serve are not brilliant anyways. Several were not available. I had a good time partying at least!

FatPhil (121), Espoo, Finland
  72   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/56/1012/15N/AN/A14/20

July 14, 2008
Bizarre and fun jumbled interior, easy to get lost. Very decent selection, including their own beers. Go in the early afternoon to avoid the crowds.

ogivlado (145), Zagreb, Croatia
  66   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1013/15N/AN/A11/20

April 23, 2008
I made a huge mistake to go to Porterhouse on Saturday evening. Tons of people were inside, so there was barely the place to stand, you could only dream to sit. Great beer selection, but next time I’ll come in some more normal time.

Poperinge (119), Cowtown, Alberta
  66   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/57/1010/15 7/10N/A13/20

March 2, 2008
You don’t want to go here at night this place is a zoo. A great selection of their own brews and the make outstanding porters, stouts and have a pretty solid bottle selection. It also doesn’t hurt that we ran to friends from back home when we had lunch there.

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Scene
Often packed - not surprising in Covent Garden.

Music
Five nights a week

Parking
None

Events
Regular beer festivals