The White Swan Overview
Stylish, decadent and cloaked in the finest apparel. But enough about me, let’s talk about The White Swan. Some beautiful restoration has turned this ugly duckling into a swan far removed from any mention of Scottish bird flu (except maybe the taxiderm-ied bird above the entrance – dodgy looking!) because The White Swan was one of the hot favourites to win one of the Grand National of pub events in 2006.
So, what has gained this snug pub in a Chancery-Lane rug the keys to the city of London? Perhaps its the monthly-changing guest beers? Or the popular-at-lunchtime pub grub that includes the comically-named carrot, potato and swede ‘Stump’ and delightfully filling goats-cheesey/artichokey/auberginey mezze mess-on-a-slate? Or maybe it is the quiet 46-seater, corporate-entertaining, upstairs restaurant resplendent with art deco furnishings, entirely mirrored ceiling and daily-changing separate a la carte menu pour vegans nes pas (fresh-from-Billingsgate seabass, shrimp, salmon, mussels and octopus, as well as steak, pork, rabbit, venison, duck and even snails)? Or could it be the impressive wine list that boasts 16 refreshing whites and 26 noble reds, just from France alone! (There must be an enormous labyrinth of temperature-controlled cellars beneath The White Swan in order to hide its 150+ wines. A selection so grand it has more country-of-origin diversity than the Arsenal football squad and ranges in price anywhere between ‘nose-bleed seat at the opera’ and ‘not enough change from £400 to get a taxi home’). (Updated 22/05/2006)
Additional Info: Food, Non-Smoking Area, Dancing License
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