Stopped in for a drink before a show, bartenders were very friendly. They unfortunately had just kicked the one I came in for, but not end of the world. Grabbed a different pour. Space was relaxed, not overcrowded. Would stop in again if in the area and wanted something different than a traditional pub. read more

Great beer selection, friendly staff! The upstairs is a pretty basic pub, the downstairs seating area has a cool retro vibe.

Awesome service! This was my second beer while in London. Josh helped me with find the perfect pint and the London Black was fantastic. I had a great Cask Ale (the Drummer Boy) which was also great. Good vibes all around. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

The Craft Beer Co - London Black - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

One of my favorite place for beers. It is a chill place, offering a large choice of beers. The staff is always there when you need help and they are happy to propose you samples to help you choose. The only bad point is the space. The place is really small and can get crowded quickly read more

This bar can be a lively spot to have a drink or beer. Unfortunately, the downstairs was not open on the night that I went, but I'll be back to check out the downstairs soon. As a college student, the drinks were a bit expensive for me, but a fun night out nonetheless. read more

The Craft Beer Co - Pale Ale (I asked the bartender for a drink she recommended. This one had a ton of hops!) - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Didn't eat, but tasted a few brews. Ended up with a Strawberry Sour (really liked the sour), and a Raspberry & Rosehip Cheesecake IPA--not normally something I'd admit to doing, but it was quite interesting. Overall, not much seating upstairs, but nice environment. They don't do a happy hour because they don't want to "cheapen" the drinks they serve. That's understandable. Also, since they bring some small batch stuff in from far away, it'd get expensive for them to do too much discounting. Friendly tenders who are ready to help. Stop by for a third, half, or full pint of a specialty, then move on to a regular English pub for happy hour. read more

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I freaking LOVE craft beer so I was super excited to try The Craft Beer Co while in London! Great selection of beers on tap, definitely recommend! read more

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Amazing selection of beer. Great stuff from all over including some off the beaten path American beers. Had three delicious porters and really enjoyed being able to try so many things. There is a nice quieter basement to hang in as well as loud and more cLassic upstairs. It's a bit small in the scheme of things so I wouldn't go with a huge group. read more

With around 50 beers on tap and several others for sale, it's very clearly Craft Beer company is a Fantastic bar. They have several spots to sit upstairs where you can people watch in Soho. Beers are very reasonably priced, nearly all less than the pounds. They also have a downstairs Lounge area with comfortable seating were you can play cards, etc. Grab some fish n chips, make it an afternoon! Tip: buy bottles to go and get 33% off! read more

Woop woop, eventually a pub with lots of exciting brews! Many local ones and probably others too. Nice staff and fun to sit there and drink while people watching! Great for beer nerds and lovers of beer in general read more

The Craft Beer Co - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

3.5 Stars - Great craft beer pub. Easily my favourite in London. Definitely the largest selection with approximately 40 taps... The Tap menu changed daily and they even had a "Tap Takeover" during the week I was there. Staff were very knowledgeable about the beer and able to make good recommendations. I liked the detailed daily beer menus. They have an "OK" bottle selection. The bar itself is a good size. A giant room downstairs, an enclosed section on the sidewalk and decent size bar area on the main floor. The food menu is primarily burgers and they were good - above average for a beer pub in my opinion. There were a few negatives... - I stopped by 4 times in a week (between 8-10pm) and they were out of many selections each time, but didn't add new kegs. One evening, at least 50% of what I ordered wasn't available. Why not tap new kegs? - Awkward bar set up. The taps sit on the main bar as opposed to being behind it. It's awkward talking to the bartenders, paying for your beer and getting your beers served to you. I look forward to visiting again. This would easily be a 4 star review if there were not so many empty taps mid- evening. BK read more

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Fun spot with a huge variety of choices right across from the theater! We came in for a round of pints right before seeing a show. I tried the lemonade lager and my husband had a more traditional beer. It was all fantastic! Great people watching from the window and bar stools or you can go downstairs to snag some additional seating. For some reason there is a downstairs booth in the corner that is absolutely covered in glitter? Very bizarre but we could not get it off ourselves. Regardless, great and snazzy little spot. read more

Always a great place to visit! Wide and very varied beer selection as well as VERY good selection of gins and whiskeys. Similar to craft beer on leather lane in regards to the offerings, but it's a different vibe. It's less locals because of its location but somehow this does not hamper the vibe! This location also has LOTS more spirits. Good prices and awesome attitude! Gets super busy but the staff remain super friendly and fast to serve up the drinks! read more

Yah yah yah lots of good beer, some ciders... but look at their gin and tonic list too! The staff was nice, I like the big lounge in the basement. read more

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Excellent craft beer selection with ample bar and window seating. We tried about 6 different special tap beers none were very good - all very average with one The Kernel beer on draft smelling very sulphury and like urinal cakes. We thought maybe it was infected and had to return it for another beer. The bartender's recommendations were not impressive, each beer one after the other did not taste right. Great selection on paper, but I'm unsure if I would go back. read more

Thanks to Grant for recommending the craft beer co for my leaving do. Neither of us had been before, and I needed a good venue to keep people happy :) As for myself, I'm not a beer drinker (or much of a drinker in general), but they have 45 beers on top, and everything looked so good - I wished that I actually drank beer at this point! I would've loved to be upstairs with more sunshine and light around, but they had a large space downstairs to accommodate everyone. If you're feeling like its a bit stuffy downstairs, just ask them to turn on the AC, cuz it was sweltering when I first went down. Anyway, we started the party around 4pm, and guests kept coming and going through the day - and a small group of us ended up sticking around till 1:30am playing Kings. It was nice that we didn't get kicked out or anything during that time, though, I figured that this was a good location where if we got bored (which we didn't), we could move on somewhere else. Ahhh, the food was the other reason why I thought this place would've been good - ppl could get a meal out of it instead of just nibbles. I had the heat burger, which was dipped in hot sauce, and topped with a generous slab of stilton (yum!), the thing that pulled the whole burger down was the fact that the beef was cooked medium well, so it was dry and not juicy at all. The bun was slightly stale. We also had a quick chat w/ the manager about that and he said if we really really really wanted they patty cooked less, then they could do it but they were trying to follow gov't regulations (though to be fair, this is the first burger place I've come to which state their their burgers are cooked medium well). I had the parmasan truffle chips, which were really good. I don't think anyone really fancied the bacon dust chips. It really was just "dust" and Grant is right, it didn't add anything. Even bacon salt would've been better on this. Overall, I had a great time, the servers were nice. Hopefully Forty Burgers will start cooking their patties just a little bit on the medium / medium rare side, otherwise, I'd recommend just to come here for drinks and small nibbles, and to have a full meal elsewhere. read more

Excellent beer selection. Especially with their sour collection- all the gueze you could ever dream of. Taps rotate a fair bit and the selection of bottled fridge beers is very extensive. I wouldn't say it's cheap but it's not outrageous either. Lots of English beers and a fair few Belgium's too. If you can snag a table outside on a sunny afternoon it's a great place for a people watch. The tables are in the ultimate spot for a sunny hit. The inside is pretty soulless and the upstairs is in desperate need of something to soak up the noise. It gets very loud. The rooms is in the need of a bit of love as at the moment it's just literally a smokey pink coloured void with lots of tables and chairs and a couple of posters on making beer. Staff are pretty non interested but nice enough. There are pork pies and crisps to go with your beer as bar snacks. Unsure if they do other foods as there doesn't seem to be food menus on the bar but I swear I saw a kitchen... read more

Are you kidding me? This outstanding mecca of craft beer, largely from the UK, is directly across the street from our London office. How have I missed this before? Perhaps because I'd always drink with colleagues at more traditional British pubs, often serving the same old stuff. The Craft Beer Co is anything but traditional. It's bright and clean inside, with a gleaming row of taps and cask pumps. With so many local craft beer selections, many of them in the high-octane American style, the instinct is to want to try everything. To avoid getting too smashed and still enjoy what you're drinking, opt for half pint servings! The food here is also quite outstanding, with an emphasis on the fresh and flavorful. Craft Beer Co is highly, HIGHLY recommended if you love your beer! read more

Amazing selection of craft brews, including mead, barley wine & cider. The selection is ever changing, so there's no chance of getting bored (not that you could even if they always kept the same selection on tap as there must be 30+, not including all the bottled options). Their food selection, although limited, is also a little adventurous and good quality. We tried an Elvis burger (bacon, banana, peanut butter), which everyone should have at least once. The venue itself lacks character & upstairs space although they have a good sized downstairs area. The only down side was that the air conditioner wasn't working properly and it was baking. Despite this, I'm still giving it 5 stars as it's great to see someone providing options for those who want to enjoy excellent quality brews. read more

Wonderful place to have good craft beer. Helpful staff. This place is always busy, and it is hard to get a table unless you are here really early. So thankful I got to be here for New Years. read more

Reasonably priced, fantastic beer selection, although availability can be spotty. There's nothing like walking into a British Pub and seeing a 20 metre long bar filled with keg ales: IPAs, Ciders, Stouts/Porters/Lagers, etc. The selection looks quite impressive! It was slightly disappointing when we got the bartender's attention that the first two beers I chose off of the menu were no longer available. (sigh) The Porter they had on tap was glorious: silky, deep and reasonably priced. The apple cider I had to follow it half an hour later was light, crisp, and without the saccharine flavour that ciders often have. This establishment is located in a high traffic area, represents good value, and is clearly an after-work place for many, though you do not see too many "businessmen" types on their smartphones, etc. It's rather a nice pub to chat up your mate after a busy day, and leave the worries of the office behind. As an added bonus, the bartenders have good knowledge of the different beers they've got on tap. Would definitely return! read more

I only tried one of the Indian pale ales and only stayed for a little bit, but a few things struck me so I thought I'd write a review: 1) getting served at this bar is really difficult! They seem to have a trillion bar staff but even so I had to wait over five minutes to get pint. 2) Downstairs STINKS, or at least it did when I visited. I can't even describe the smell, it was a mix of sweat/beer/BO. 3) The bar itself is a work of art, with all the taps and polished wood. 4) I would very much like to try one of their group tastings to get more out of the experience. read more

Having been here a few times in the evening and liking the place, we ended up having lunch here. Food-wise, they only do burgers, chips and not much else... so I...had a burger, and switched to sweet potato chips, then took my pick from their vast range of beers. The staff were great, although I have had them be rude in the past. We sat downstairs where it was a bit too underground but very comfortable. The food took a while but my mushroom and halloumi burger was the best burger I've ever had that didn't have meat in it. I think it was one of the best burgers I've ever had in fact. Quite simple but generous on both the mushroom and the halloumi. I can't fault it. The sweet potato chips were great too, with a spicy kick from what might have been paprika, worked really well. We had a few halves of different beers too, that's the real beauty of the place. The burger and chips came in at a tenner, the beers were not cheap but they were great. That's not expensive at all for a great sit-down meal around these parts. I'm really looking forward to coming back. read more

Stopped here on a self-guided cider crawl and it was great. Tons of beer on tap (and a few ciders). I had the Bee Sting Cider and it was both delicious and sweet. read more

A wide beer selection of a lot of neat english microbrews (which I didn't know was a thing). There's a decent amount of seating with the downstairs area as well. The bartenders are knowledgable and can point you in the right direction. read more

I suggested this place for Becky H.'s leaving drinks because I'd heard good things about it. They also have 45 beers on tap and a bunch of bottles. So everyone should find something here. Plus burgers. And burgers that none of us had tried. So that's always incentive. So the beer selection is immense. And varying in price. There are pints of beer that are delicious and cost about your average London beer price, there are half pints of guest ales that are more expensive and also quite tasty, then there are bottles of beer that are full on alcoholic and cost as much as a bottle of wine (to be fair, they do run 660mL to 750mL so they're practically as big as a bottle of wine as well). And they were all really tasty. They even have hipster Belgian sour beer if that's your thing (hipsters). Unfortunately, the burgers are what bring the rating down a star. Andrew and I split the Heat (a burger double dipped in buffalo sauce with blue cheese) and the Elvis (a burger with peanut butter, banana and bacon). The burgers were nice, and the toppings really were tasty. Unfortunately, they have to cook their burgers medium well. Apparently it's guidelines for a pub made by the government to prevent E. coli poisoning (which explains to me now why almost every pub I've been to has overcooked burgers). How a pub has to do it this way and EVERY OTHER burger place in town can get away with medium rare burgers is beyond me. So unfortunately the burgers were dry. I also got chips with bacon dust and it didn't really add anything, definitely go with the parmesan and truffle. They do provide a selection of sauces, which is nice though. The venue itself consists of two floors. Because we were a big party we were downstairs (not that I was surprised), but the upstairs area is quite nice with the view of the bar and some outdoor areas. Once they turned the AC on downstairs, we were happy campers though. So yeah I'd be back here in a heartbeat. For the beer. The burgers weren't bad enough that I wouldn't order it again if we were here and needed something to eat, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here for a burger either. read more

I came here for a friend's birthday, earlier this year. I am not a huge drinker and would probably never have tried this place out on my own, but I am so glad that I tagged along on this birthday adventure. The Craft Beer Co has an intimidating number of taps along the bar. I mean that in a good way. Even your pickiest friend (cough. me.) will find something tasty to sip. They have your standard brews and then a huge selection of beers of all varieties from all over the world. I was there on a very crowded night and the staff was super patient/helpful/willing to let me try a bunch of stuff and ask a bunch of questions until I found something I really enjoyed. It was pretty costly, but I guess that's normal for fancy schmancy beer. We sat in the crowded downstairs section and enjoyed our drinks . If I return, I will try out the interesting looking bar snacks, advertised on blackboards around the bar. read more

I don't know how many beers they exactly have on tap but this is an amazing place with the longest tap I have seen in London yet. If you like craft beers, this is the place to go when in the area! read more

The Craft Beer Co - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

This place has a consistently excellent beer list. They're exploring the best of the UK's beer scene and supplementing it with an insane international bottle list. They're also staying true to their roots with 12 rotating cask ales. The staff is always friendly, patient if you're overwhelmed, and fast to serve you when you're ready. read more

This place is indeed spankin' new and I'll gladly write the first review! Hubby and I were walking around Covent Garden this past weekend after a failed attempt to visit a nearby exhibition. It was hot, it was muggy, it was crowded. We needed beer, basically. We knew Craft Beer Co had opened a pub nearby recently and we finally found it. We waltzed up to the counter and asked the bartender for something that was 'light, refreshing, but very flavourful'. He pointed us to one of the IPAs, and it was such a spot-on recommendation. What was even better was when we found this massive lounge downstairs, air-conditioned and with great seats and tables. Such a relief and with a tasty IPA to boot! Because both the location and the company are relatively new, there is a nice clean feeling when you go inside. The drawback is that it lacks a bit of charm and character that other long-established pubs have. But if you're looking for a place around Holborn/Covent Garden to have a few drinks and laughs, this will do the trick! read more

Craft Beer Co is another bar chain that offers a refuge for good beers in various central London sites. The first Craft Beer Co pub opened in the Clerkenwell in 2011 and in May 2014, this Covent Garden branch opened with the distinction of having 45 taps, 15 beers on cask and 35 on keg, which was the largest selection in the UK at the time. They host monthly events with some of the UK's most eminent breweries, including: Weird Beard, Siren, Wiper & True and Magic Rock. They also boast a tidy in-house menu from Forty Burgers, which offers a very respectable burger in a glazed brioche bun and fries for £9-£12. Menu specials rotate on a monthly basis and there is a chicken and vegetarian option available. The selection of beer ensures that a huge variation of styles will be represented from the country's best breweries and further afield. The fridges are replete with a bulging selection of bottles, but you'll unquestionably find something to quench your thirst on tap with their rotating picks. The bar is spread across two floors and has an outdoor area for perching on a nice day; this location attractions throngs of people throughout the day and tends to draw in a mixed crowd; by day, bleary eyed tourists wander in and spend an obscenely prolonged amount of time discussing the beer available with the staff. By night, the place attracts a more London-centric audience of a more savvy nature, there to eyeball what specials and more complex iterations are on offer that night. The bar gets fairly cramped due to the crowds, but the focus is firmly on the beer. The problem with their rapidly alternating taps is that you'll never be able to see the badges while you wrestle to the bar- this is due to the congregation of indecisive customers- and despite the helpful beer list circulated to tables, it can never keep up with the entire selection that is actually being poured. I can't fault the selection and central location of this Craft Beer Co branch, but the ambiance can be a bit flat and the crowds constantly remind you of its central location. It isn't as trendy as the nearby Brewdog Soho, but the staff are friendly and usually knowledgeable. It's always worth popping into just to do a recce of what's on tap, however. read more

I've been to both this Craft Beer Co. and the one in Islington. Was beyond impressed by the selection of beer, as well as the utterly fantastic burgers and chips. The staff was friendly and helpful in suggesting the hoppiest beer they had. The prices are a little high for the beers, but I guess with the import costs that's unavoidable. I will say that this location was very busy after work on a weeknight, but that's to be expected, given the location. read more

This place is amazing. It has an incredible selection of taps that change quite quickly. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. There is plenty of seating downstairs, and even though they're often busy, the staff does a good job keeping the tables clean. My only complaints, and they are trivial, is that the beer taps change too quickly. I'm often left missing some new great beer I just discovered here the previous week. Also, the outside drinking area is confined. If you don't get here early, you'll likely be squeezing between people either inside or out. I guess that's the price of success. It won't keep me away, as this has become a regular hangout. read more

Large selection of taps & the staff is knowledgable to help the newcomer who doesn't know the brands match one (or more!) to their taste. Lively, packed with fun/friendly people willing to chat with foreigners like us.... On our 2nd visit, we closed the place. read more

Nice place. The recommended me to their sister restaurant that had a certain Belgium beer i was looking for.

Went for just a pint of Ale. The bar is alright, but as I researched the Craft Beer Co. before, I did expect a bit more. I did expect a more quirky bar with some attention to detail inside. The bar was "nice" but nothing special about it. The downstairs room is not very inviting due to the lighting and colours. We stayed upstairs and shared a table as it was busy. Probably not visiting again. read more

There's beer. Lots of it. From sour to hoppy to cheap(ish) to eye watering expensive and obscure. Still miss the pork pies though. read more

One of the best beer selections in London. Friendly staff with loads of knowledge. If you're looking for a great beer experience in central I'd recommend. read more

Good selection of craft beers and rather quick and friendly service even on Saturday night when the pub is packed. I probably prefer the ambient at Craft Beer Co on Lion Street but this is OK as well. read more

Far and away one of the best craft beer bars in London. We stopped at two of their locations during our recent trip and were equally impressed with both. Not only do they have a great selection of local and international craft beer on tap (not talking just real ale...woof), but they also have a nice bottle selection including Cantillon and Drei Fonteinen. Everything was reasonably priced and the service was great. They sell bottles to go with about a 30% discount. This particular location has a nice covered, outdoor standing area with wine barrels for tables and heat lamps. I'd highly recommend this place to anyone look for good craft beer in London. read more