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Yeah, it's quite near me. Nice food, but don't go anywhere near late-ish on sunday, they close early and it's popular enough that the menu will be severely reduced near the end of service. n Simon Wistow wrote: > Went to a pub called The Holly Bush last night. It's about a 3 minute > walk up a steep hill from Hampstead Station. > > http://www.hollybushpub.com > > Nice old pub with wooden floors and original features without being too > dingy or, conversely, too trying-to-look-trendily-old either. Not too > empty but not too busy either - we were fortunate enough to get a small > nook at the end of the room so we were slightly away from everything. > > Beers on tap were mostly a mixture of Pride, Adnams and Broadside and > Harvey's Suffolk Best Bitter - which was decidely moreish. However I > stuck to wine most of the night - a decidely tasty (albeit > pricey) Terlaner Classico. > > The food is excellent - there's nothing on the menu that I didn't > consider, even the Wild Mushroom and Smoked Tofu pie (with a Dill and > Soured Cream sauce). > > I ended up plumping for the Pan Roast Chicken with Paprika and Beer > sauce with Sauteed Potatoes which was delicious and moist. My companion > had the 21-day hung rump Steak which she asked to be done Medium Rare. > It turned out to be more Meidum than she'd like but definitely still > good. > > So, in short, definitely worth a visit and I shall be returning to test > the beers more thoroughly and see whether the slight overcooking of the > steak was an aberration. > > Oh, woe is me ;) > > > > > > > > > >
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