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The Rugby Tavern (Berkeley Inns)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Excellent1
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale AleGood2
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew BitterNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde AmbitionNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Rugby Tavern, Bloomsbury, Central London

Visits Details

31 Aug 2017 (ChrisE)
Evening visit and plenty of business both in the outdoor and indoor areas. A good well run pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20ExcellentIn very good condition.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedWe returned this as "just slightly on the turn" the beers were exchanged for Spitfire and the Master Brew was taken off sale immediately and the pump clip removed before cleaning the lines and replacing the beer with Samuel Adams.
Shepherd Neame - Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition4.50Not Tried
24 Sep 2016 (ChrisE)
Evening visit, I had not been here before and was quite impressed with the décor and the fact that they had a display cabinet stuffed with ham rolls, pork pies and scotch eggs. We had spent a few hours listening to 1950s music in the previous pub so I could not resist selecting Patti Page singing "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" on the juke box.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90Good
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not TriedThis had run out.
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not TriedI ordered this but the barman pulled a Whitstable Bay by mistake, I decided to keep it rather than see it poured down the sink.
22 Aug 2016 (Stephen Harris)
A quiet evening in here with a few locals around the bar, where the conversation was on the subject of pub condom machines.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shepherd Neame - The Faversham Steam Brewery - Whitstable Bay Pale Ale3.90GoodA fruity, amber beer with a little bit of citrus.
Shepherd Neame - Master Brew Bitter3.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried

About The Rugby Tavern

The pub sign. The Rugby Tavern, Bloomsbury, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent1
Good2
Acceptable-
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The pub is found in Bloomsbury, Central London, WC1N 3ES.

A solid, Victorian, street-corner pub in Great James Street, dating from 1850. Quite nicely preserved. There are a few pavement tables at the front. No longer Shepherd Neame as at December 2022 and closed whilst new operator Berkeley Inns takes over. Now re-opened.

We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 4 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Map location

Postcode: WC1N 3ES