The Bull, Bishopsgate  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Bishopsgate

address:

2 Devonshire Row, EC2M 4RH

phone:

0871 984 1304*
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nearest stations:

Liverpool Street London Underground stationRailway station
(150m) - zone 1

Aldgate London Underground station
(440m) - zone 1

Aldgate East London Underground station
(550m) - zone 1

Fenchurch Street
(600m)

Moorgate London Underground stationRailway station
(620m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Liverpool Street by the Bishopsgate exit, the pub is in an alley across the road almost directly in front of you.

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nearby attraction(s):

Petticoat Lane Market (280m)

Spitalfields Market (420m)

Bank of England (570m)

picture of The BullThe T & J Bernard signage is still intact, but with this one now being bought up by the restaurant opposite, this one's far removed from your average T & J pub. What you'll first notice on entering is the interior: a makeover has attempted to pack a mix of contemporary styles into a small, one-roomed space. So, leather settles nestle in the corners and a ledge snakes its way through the middle of the room for vertical drinkers to lean an elbow upon. The new owners have tried to make this as grand a space as possible - though perhaps it's not the wisest move to have lit candelabra balancing precariously on the ledge mentioned above. As for the food and drink on offer, gone is the old pub's reliance on real ales: a lonely London Pride pump fights for space next to premium lagers like Peroni. The food looks as good as you'll get in a pub in these parts, and for City folk wishing to fill up before a 9 o'clock meeting, this one opens at 8am.

reviewed:
06/03/2007
reviewed by jack

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