WHY Fresh beer, tasty English pub fare and a gregarious and interesting crowd. WHAT L.A.’s best-known British pub has grown over the decades, expanding out of Santa Monica and now boasting a new location in Studio City. While it might be a tad touristy, that fact is saved by the quality of food and the [...]
Type: Drink + Eat
Region: East Valley
Neighborhood: Studio City
Features: A Scene, Breakfast, Cocktails, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Food and liquor, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Open Late
Price Range: $10-$16, $17-$24
Cuisine Type: English, Pub
March 7, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY For 46 beers on tap, with great choices from Ireland, England and Belgium, and solid English fare, including a good chicken curry. WHAT A pleasantly old-school pub (pressed tin ceilings, polished wooden floors, walled patio) that perfectly suits its old-fashioned setting in Sierra Madre’s village center. In the back is a tiny but richly [...]
December 7, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY 63 beers on tap, including some wonderful Belgians, along with such reliable pub standards as pasties and a tasty chicken curry. And with all the hipster gastropubs, we’re grateful that this is just a real pub. WHAT Co-owner David Farnsworth is originally from the north of England, and with partner Peggy Simonian he’s created [...]
October 13, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY English-pub warmth mixed with California style, with excellent house-made bangers, crisp pasties, hilariously decadent Scotch eggs and a sherry trifle with fresh sweet cream. WHAT Founded in 1982 by the late British rocker Kim Gardner and his wife, Paula, a fashion retailer, this landmark Sunset pub has been a music- and movie-industry hangout since [...]
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WHY This is L.A.’s supply depot for all things British, from taped TV shows and magazines to airline tickets and, yes, food. WHAT If you’ve got a craving for English bangers, a Cornish pasty or imported frozen Yorkshire pudding, head for the freezer in this tightly packed, slightly dowdy emporium. The cooler holds clotted Devon [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Steak and kidney pie, welsh rarebit, trifle and full afternoon tea with scones and tea sandwiches. There’s also a shop full of British imports. WHAT Santa Monica used to have a thriving British community, and the Tudor House has been there for some 40 years. Inside, it resembles a British auntie—a bit dowdy but [...]
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WHY For either a proper British afternoon tea service or a more substantial high tea, both of which feature the Royal Blend from Fortnum & Mason and lovely finger sandwiches and scones with Devon cream. WHAT The stuffed-animal-phobic may get itchy (Paddington Bears are everywhere), but everyone else will enjoy the charm of this English [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Fourteen draft beers (stouts, lagers, ales and ciders) at modest prices, live music and a fun trivia night. WHAT A proper English pub with a proper English barkeep and, to eat, Cal-Val standards (salads, barbecued chicken breast) and pub classics (juicy, salty onion rings and comforting mashed spuds and peas). The pretty, open-layout room [...]
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WHY Fresh beer, tasty English pub fare and a gregarious and interesting crowd. WHAT L.A.’s best-known pub has grown over the decades, now boasting two pub rooms and a dining room stretching between the Promenade and the shore. It’s touristy as hell, but it’s saved by the quality of food and the 20-some beers on [...]
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