£5 for a bottle of Sierra Nevada?! Do you have a striped jumper and a mask before you charge?!
Stephen H.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Windsor, United Kingdom
Would I go here if it was not the only place to go in the station… No. It is just a place you can get a beer when your train is late. The staff change every week so the quality of services is poor However if you just want a quiet drink as you are waiting it’s ideal.
Bryce B.
Rating des Ortes: 3 San Francisco, CA
A self-contained craft beer bar inside Paddington Station? Really? I just happened by this place after a train ride in from Frankfurt and thought a beer sounded like a good idea. They have a good selection of tap, cask and bottles and I sampled a few during my impromptu visit. The only thing keeping me from giving 4 stars is the service. The lone guy behind the bar was borderline surly, didn’t seem to want to be there and gave the barest level of service possible. Still, a neat little place in the last place I’d expect it.
Mrfris
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
What was previously a free-standing booze kiosk of the last chance before the train leaves variety has had a lick of black paint, some trendy looking sans-serif rebranding, and transformed from The Isambard into The Beer House(Sorry, it’s THEBEERHOUSE). Certainly more appealing than its former guise it earns its craft beer claim by having a decent range of interesting bottled beers and the times I’ve been in they even had 2 Brew Dog beers on keg(among the usual selection of usual suspects). It’s hardly The Euston Tap, but it’s pleasant enough I was amused that you can use a Bite card to get 20% discount, which is certainly unusual at any pub/bar. They have a selection of pub-type food(the main thing that leaps to mind is pork pies), and while not having the make this look like a traditional boozer feel to it that the Fullers pub upstairs has, it’s definitely not a terrible place now to sit & sip whilst waiting for something(a train, presumably). I doubt they’ll get many bookings for work Christmas parties, but hey in the scheme of things as far as in-station boozers go, it ain’t bad.