Yesterday I was Googling to try to find the menu for the Williams Ale & Wine House online to pass to a new colleague, and I found my own review of it, written back in 2007.
That review was done after probably our first visit, and criticised them for bringing the food out slowly; we’ve since been there many, many times, and they’ve been very good, so I think it’s time to re-review them – it’s only fair :)
The Williams Ale & Wine House is at 22/24 Artillery lane London E1 7LS (Google map). Artillery Row is a small back street not far from Bishopsgate & Liverpool Street station.
The food is consistently good there; their burgers are very large & tasty, many people have praised their beef & yorkshire pudding wraps, their Lasagne is top-class, and I’ve never seen anyone really disappointed with their food (except Esben, when they accidentally brought him a vegeterian lasagne (this, to the guy who won’t touch anything plant-related :) ). You can see their food menu online (or as a PDF), and their wine list is also available.
The staff are always friendly and helpful, and despite the pub’s popularity, we rarely have to wait more than a couple of minutes to get served, and the food arrives quickly.
There’s also apparently free wi-fi (although I’ve never tried it; we go there to get away from work, not to work :) ), and you can book a table online (or just call 020 7247 5163).
So, hopefully that will set the record straight :)
Its nice to see that you have done another review of the pub after initially giving them a poor review 2 years ago. I think it would be a good idea that any review given online takes and email address where by they contact the individual once a year or so to see if they would like to update their review. That way if someone has since had positive experience they can update their initial recommendation, as every business can improve and should be recognised if it does so.
Williams Ale & Wine House is cool, I’ve been there twice last year. I still love free wi-fi there