The Old Star (St James' Park - London)

The Old Star

Not you're typical pub, the old star looks small and dank from outside but within turns out to be a twisting turning array of split levels, hidey holes and secret booths. The ground floor is a multi-platform mess of small tables and a bar at the end opposite the doors. The bar is plenty long for a pub and the bar staff are friendly and accomodating with the average bottle of wine at £12. Towards the front windows is a great gap in the floor which are the stairs arcing downward into a smaller room which becomes passageways and large booths with seat over 12 people each. The food is amazing but begin drinking here and you could easily lose you're way. I never ventured upstairs but was aware it was there. I asked about the booths as well, the can be hired in advanced for a £20 deposit (0207 2228755) - ask for Martin & Sheila Priest. The only downside however is that they close at 6pm on a Saturday which of course is a big NO NO in pub world!

Overall I was impressed by the place but not so much by the table despoit, prices and opening times, so 5/10, proabaly no better place to bring a crowd in the week round here.

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