The Queen's Head

Beautiful old boozer furnished with only the best ale, cider, porter, & whisky. Come for cheese!

8 / 10
302
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    queensheadlondon.com

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  • Type

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Address

66 Acton St (Grays Inn Rd) London Greater London WC1X 9NB United Kingdom

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Live Music
Restroom Yes
Menus Dinner
Drinks Beer, Full Bar

Comments / 61


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Sam M

Landlord knows his booze: great beer/cider range and selection, lots of good whiskies and even quality absinthe served properly (no shots or fire here).  Ploughmans-style food, laid-back staff .

Kirtivardhan Deshpande

Just outside the pub it has been written "best pub in london " and no doubt it is the best, amazing collection of ales , lagers and ciders , and they keep on changing, a friendly barman and decent crowd.

Laurence Conneely

They claim to be the best pub in London - and I definitely won't argue with them! Try and come for the ragtime jazz & blues on Thursdays - perfect accompaniment to a delicious ale .

Flave

Beers selection is second to none. No mainstreams here. Plenty of exclusives and seasonals on circulation you won’t get elsewhere. Sample everything on tap , try something from the fridge !

Matt Ta-Min

Queens Head pale ale (the house brew ) is a tasty, easy drinking session beer . Also very nice staff , ask for suggestions or a sampler of anything on tap .

Aaron

My favourite pub around King's Cross. Extremely wide range of independent ales , ciders , spirits that's always changing. Free blues and jazz some nights.

Time Out London

A super little neighbourhood pub in Bloomsbury with an inspired beer selection , cheese and meat boards, and thoughtful design touches. There’s live music , comedy and a regular quiz. Read more

Alex Gibson

Certainly the best pub if near King's Cross. Very cosy and good beer selection .

Andrew Little

Great choice of interesting craft beers and craft lagers and the people behind the bar are great too.

MEININGER Hotels

Being a free pub , there is a large selection of beers and ciders for all tastes. The food is above average and affordable , such as the homemade pies !

RealPubGuide

What an absolute gem. Haven't seen a pub so avid and ambitious when it comes to stocking the most unique beers . Their bottle selection alone is unparalleled. Deserves success.

Vixxy P

Love the Bee Sting Pear Cider . Fab pub . Great pub bar snacks . Staff are ace too.

Ieva Andrukaitytė

A great place to spend an evening. Good selection of beers and ciders and the atmosphere is lovely!

Michael Ambjorn

Ragtime on Thursdays - and always a nice cask section on the handpull.

Chris

Claims to be the best pub in London ... It may well be! Great people and great pub for a great price. Damn, this is a good one.

Martin

Good, if not large, choice of draft beers and great cheese & pickle sandwiches .

Matt Ta-Min

Very good beer selection . The Kernel brewery is definitely recommended. Pork pies were also good here.

Mark Errett

A lovely pub with an always great selection of craft beer

Chris Priest

For the premises itself it is worth a visit. The Beer selection is good but better documented on the other tips hear. Definitely worth a visit.

Rob Jackson

Impressed with this pub on my first visit. Interesting beers and friendly staff . A winner!

Andrew Jennings

Try one of the porters or a stout - there's always a couple of blinders available draught or more available bottled.

P-Edward Lieb

Nice pub with cheap drinks near St Pancras - very nice ambiance owners are very cool !

Drew Mancini

This place is a block or 2 away from St. Pancras/Kings Cross Tube Station . Very friendly staff with a great beer selection .

Ben Hammersley

Tremendous pub . Always a good beer selection .

Camila Lacerda

Good service . Friendly place. Order the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie , just delicious!

Tom Stuart

They regularly have Kernel on tap . Today it's the pale ale ; other times it's the table beer or the porter .

Silvia Lonati

You have to try the bee sting cider is the best! Really tasty :)

Laura L

Brilliant selection of craft beers and nice staff

Sinan Soğancı

Small garden on the back is lovely and you can smoke there...

Ryan McLean

Get a meat and/or cheese platter - gorgeous!!! The blue cheese is to die for

Martin Jonasson

A great pub , great beer selection and great ambiance.

Sara Feldmann Brummer

Fantastic ploughman's plate but disappointed to find they don't serve butter with the bread ! Margarine?! It's not world war 2 anymore...

Tai

Great pub with jazz performance .

Nick Vargo

Not bad. £5 for a pint is a little steep but still worth a visit.

Mariela Iglesia

Good beer and nice place

Thomas In't Veld

Awesome collection of international craft beers

jason p

Unpretentious place for a drink

Laurence Conneely

The Elephant School ale will put hairs on your chest!

William Robinson

Friendly staff , ask them for beverage advice.

Andy Krill

Order yourself a pork pie ! You won't be sorry!

Daniel F

They have great beers here including Licher Weizen hefe!

K

The food isn't particularly inspiring (sandwiches only) but beer selection is good

Juan Diez

Nice local beers .

Derek Wilson

Music , beer , atmosphere.

Billy Sayers

Ran out of cask ales on a Friday night!

Ryan Taylor

Proper pub , with proper beer .

C

Great beer selection , chill staff . Wifi password is beerbeer66 as of Dec 2011

@the_bd_aye

Try the Weizen. Delicious

Maria D'elia

They good beer snack but not dinner food.

Geo Brum

Great weitz beer !

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