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Dirty
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YOUNGS |
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PUBLICAN |
Ian Martin. |
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ADDRESS |
202 Bishopsgate, London
EC2M 4NR
Tel. 020 7283 5888 e-mail dirtydicks@youngs.co.uk |
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OWN WEBSITE |
www.dirtydicks.co.uk |
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MAP |
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Here For Map. |
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PUB
EXPLORER REFERENCE |
18960. |
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PHOTO
GALLERY |
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PUB
OPENING TIMES |
Monday - Thursday 11am -
12mn.
Friday & Saturday 11am - 1am.
Sunday 11am - 11pm.
Please note the late licence Monday - Saturday is at managers
discretion. |
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DRAUGHT BEERS
SERVED |
Carling, Carling Extra Cold, Fosters,
Kronenbourg, Leffe, Peroni, Staropramen, Stella, Guinness, Guinness
Extra Cold, Strongbow Cider.
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OTHER DRINKS |
Good range of bottled lagers
/ beers as well as a good selection of whiskies.
Range of wines available by the glass or bottle. 3 champagnes /
sparkling wines.
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REAL ALES |
Young's Ordinary / Special,
Charles Wells Bombardier + Seasonal Guest ale.
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GOOD BEER
GUIDE |
We have a current entry in
the CAMRA 'Good Beer Guide'. |
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ENTERTAINMENT |
2 TVs, Plasma Screen. |
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DINING AT DIRTY DICKS
Good Pub Food, all freshly prepared in-house and
cooked to order. Served from a main menu including traditional &
modern European dishes. Also a snack menu which include
sandwiches, jacket potatoes and sharing platters. Additional
choices are on our Specials board. |
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ACCOMPANYING
DRINKS |
Tea, Latté & Cappuccino Coffee. |
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MEAL TIMES |
Monday - Saturday 12noon - 9.30pm.
Sunday 12noon - 8pm. |
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MENUS |
Click Here for Menus. |
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SUNDAY ROAST |
Sunday Lunch is served with
choice of usually 3 roasts, fresh vegetables and traditional
accompaniments from £8.35 per person. |
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PRIVATE
PARTIES / PRIVATE HIRE |
As we are set on three floors
we can cater for private
parties - you can choose the area which best suits your needs.
Buffet menus & platters available. We are often used as a film location
venue. The whole venue is available for private hire at weekends. Please
do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements. |
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FACILITY |
Wheelchair
Access. |
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OTHER |
Quiet Area, Coaches Welcome
(preferably by prior arrangement), Debit & Credit Cards accepted. |
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 Dirty Dicks
has been a city institution in the heart of
Bishopsgate, close to Liverpool Street tube station, since 1745.
Steeped in history it is thought to have inspired Dickens interpretation of
Miss Haversham in Great Expectations. Set over three levels this
deeply traditional pub has an abundance of timber beams, panelling and
exposed brick. At street level the main bar is a dimly lit, windowless
cavern of dark stained wood. The upstairs bar forms a gallery and the
vaulted cellar, which pre-dates the upper floors, houses the restaurant. There are plenty of leaning posts to rest your pint on.
Food ranges from traditional British dishes to modern European twists.
Our famous fish & chips has to be tasted! All is freshly cooked to order.
To complement your meal there is an excellent selection of wines to choose
from or the full range of Young's cask ales if preferred. You can
enjoy your meal or drink on any of the three floors, matching the atmosphere
to your mood. During the week we attract a good mix of traders and
City people. Friday night we are 'the' place to meet for young people
heading for Shoreditch and Brick Lane. Saturday welcomes mainly
visitors and those going on to football and rugby matches. Be sure to
call in next time you're in town.
HISTORY
Nathaniel Bentley was
an ironmonger who had a shop in Leadenhall Street. On the eve of his
wedding, tragedy struck. His bride-to-be died. So distraught was
Nathaniel that he locked up the room in which he had prepared the wedding
feast, never to enter it again. A broken man, he neither washed nor
changed his clothes. When his cats died he just left them. It is
thought that Dickens used this tale as the inspiration for Miss Haversham in
Great Expectations.
The English love an eccentric and his notoriety meant his business
flourished. When Nathaniel retired in 1804, the landlord of the Old
Port Wine Shop in Bishopsgate bought the contents lock, stock and dead cats.
He put them on display at his pub and renamed it 'Dirty Dick's'.
In 1870 the pub was rebuilt from ground level, the wine vaults are part
of the original building. The 'dirty' contents were carefully relocated in
the new pub. Sadly it was decided in the mid nineteen-eighties that a clean
up was in order and the dirty artefacts were cleared away.
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