Harden's survey result
Summary
The “excellent meat-driven menu” at this “busy bar opposite the Barbican” is led by British game in season, backed up by prime cuts of beef and such treats as Herefordshire snails. “It’s not simple pub grub, and you do pay for it, but it’s worth it”, say fans. It’s also “particularly useful pre- or post-events in the nearby arts centre”.
Summary
“If you like game, this is the place for you” – a “lively” City gastropub with a focus on “fabulous British food” led by game in season, spit-roasted suckling pig and rare-breed meat. Handy for pre-show dining for visitors to the neighbouring Barbican arts centre, and “great-value Sunday lunches too”.
Summary
“Amazing” British game in season is the USP at this City boozer next to the Barbican, which makes for some “great gastro evenings”. This is supplemented in the off-season (so March to July) by spit-roasted whole suckling pig, rare-breed meat and wild fish and seafood. It’s also a useful pre- and post-show dining option for concert- and theatre-goers at the Barbican Centre, five minutes’ walk away.
Summary
This game-themed gastropub next to the Barbican has a solid following for its “excellent game and seriously good local produce” from an “interesting and well-executed menu”. Clearly, it’s best to come in game season (August-February), but at other times the kitchen gets by on rare-breed beef, goat and seafood options, and an “amazing Sunday roast – pricey but worth it”. Arguably, the interior “doesn’t lift the spirits, but there’s a sheer lack of decent alternatives around the Barbican”.
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Have you eaten at The Jugged Hare?
49 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SA
Restaurant details
The Jugged Hare Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Nice English restaurant "
"Stick to their speciality, go for the Jugged Hare and you won't be disappointed but other menu choices straying from their eponymous dish are more mixed"
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Pretheatre | £30.00 | £35.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £12.00 | £27.00 | £9.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
49 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SA
Opening hours
| Monday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am‑11 pm |
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