Westminster Arms

A small, convivial, wood panelled pub close to Westminster Abbey, the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Methodist Central Hall, St James's Park, and the Houses of Parliament. The pub was rebuilt in 1913 and equipped with a Commons division bell, and it's a frequent hang out for lobbyists, policy wonks, even the odd politician being treated (shurely shome mishtake?). Note the beautiful illustrated signwork above the ground-floor bar. Intimate drinking booths lending themselves to conspiracy and plotting if not heinous political manouverings run along two sides of the downstairs stone flagged Storey's Wine Bar that serves bar food. Children may eat in the upstairs restaurant that also serves as function room. Reasonably unobtrusive TV screens in all bars. Apparently those of a nervous disposition should be aware that the pub is haunted by the ghost of a small boy who died in a fire many years ago. Post pandemic in late 2021 it was reported that the cask ale range had been reduced in line with reduced footfall.