Seven Stars is a five star pub

The City of London and most parts of London are awash with branded bars such as “All Bar One”. These establishments have pushed the traditional pub to one side- in fact, in the City there are few pubs worthy of a mention. That’s why I invited to friends to enjoy an ale or two at The Seven Stars in Carey Street (behind the Law Courts). Now this pub is an old one but does not play the “Olde worlde” game played by some pubs that want to give off the air of an old-fashioned pub- the type that used to sit on every London street corner, according to folklaw.
One of my friends, a refugee from Canary Wharf, the town of glitzy chrome and glass, was none too impressed with The Seven Stars, claiming it was too old, falling apart and in need of some renovation work. But we are talking here about genuine shabby, genuine character and a rather unique atmosphere – although admittedly, we stood outside on a balmy evening. The landlady, one Roxie Beaujolais, was not in situ, so we were not treated to the flame red hair and the tap-room language for which she is so well known.
Yes, the toilets may be a little precarious, and should the cat really sit on the bar?, but the Seven Stars is the genuine article – and a big plus point given it sits outside the City boundary, there are no braying City-types acting the prize mellon.