Cross Keys keeps it traditional

10 April 2012

The Cross Keys is a quaint, popular (especially with the media crowd hereabouts) little pub, on the periphery of Covent Garden, that does a good job of being a welcoming hostelry.

Unlike many places in the area, it's pretty much unchanged over the years, you get a couple of beers on the hand pumps - Harveys being one of the guests on our last visit - and and a pretty standard range of supporting beers on tap. The food is pretty standard and the atmosphere and service are very good.

Perhaps it's a little too popular nowadays - it's almost always crowded, especially in the evenings towards the end of the week, which tends to take some of the charm away, but it's certainly not a bad place to pass a Saturday afternoon. Oh, and the collection of knickknacks and memorabilia on the walls and ceiling should be of particular interest to Beatles fans.

CLIENTELE: local workers, tourists
NEAREST STATION: Covent Garden station
FEATURES: outdoor seating

The Cross Keys
31 Endell Street, WC2H 9EB

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