North London

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Holborn Whippet

25-29 Sicilian Avenue
London
WC1A 2QH
Telephone(020) 3137 9937
Real AleGardenLunchtime MealsEvening MealsCiderSmoking
This pub is long-term closed.

See more about this pub on WhatPub, CAMRA's national pub guide.

Sadly cosed Decd 2020. This is how it was -

Craft beer pub in Holborn located on Sicilian Avenue, method of dispense is same as the Euston Tap, a flowjet pump is used to pump the beer up to a tap. Five rotating guest real ales, from the likes of Bristol Beer Factory, Oakham, Dark Star, Adnams, Redemption (and other London breweries) and Mighty Oak and, as with the Tap, a wide selection of craft-keg beers.

Simple menu, pizza, bratwurst, burgers, all nicely done. Apparently, the folk of Bloomsbury and Holborn parishes relaxed with a spot of whippet racing well into the 1800s. Occupies what were three smaller cafe and shop units - nice to see a conversion into a pub rather than into a cafe. A blackboard above the taps shows what's on sale. Basic décor with bare wooden floors, brown tiles and cream painted walls. A mixture of stools and high tables with outside seating in the Avenue.