Featured in Oliver Twist, this former Watney pub is now run by the First Restaurant Group who also run the Clerk & Well. Tucked away down an alley behind Farringdon Road, the single L-shaped room is paneled in dark wood. There is a small garden for smokers. Dating from 1759, and displaying a list of landlords since that date, it was rebuilt in 1875 and extensively refurbished in 2007 and 2008. Pan Asian food is available lunchtimes and evenings (all day Friday). Eight boutique bedrooms were added in October 2015.