The Smithfield Tavern in London, United Kingdom

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Telephone:	+44 20 7253 5153
Address:	105 Charterhouse Street Barbican Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom, EC1M 6HR Farringdon
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	540 ftBarbican 910 ftFarringdon 920 ftSt.Bartholomews Hospital
Categories:	Bars

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Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Wheelchair Accessible	Yes
Good for Groups	Yes
Noise Level	Average
Music	Live
Alcohol	Full Bar

Happy Hour	No
Best Nights	Fri
Coat Check	No
Smoking	Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating	Yes

Today

Today	12:00 pm – 12:00 am Open now
Local time (London)	12:41 Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Business hours

Monday	12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Tuesday	12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Wednesday	12:00 pm – 12:00 am
Thursday	12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Friday	12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday	12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday	–

Description

Specialties

Independently run & family owned, we are a pub at heart and want to remain a pub.

FOOD — we offer the best pub food in the area. We homemake everything and we are very proud of our head chef, Ivo, who is a real talent. We are keenly priced and offer excellent value for money.

ALE — we love our real ales. In the new year we will be offering real ale straight from the cask.

LIVE MUSIC — we run various live music events and nearly all are free — weekly Blues Jam on Thursdays, cabaret with Kitty La Roar and Nick of Time plus a vintage rock ‘n’ soul DJ night on Fridays.

look at www.thesmithfieldtavern.co.uk for updated events listings.

History

Established in 2008.

We are a small, family run business with one other pub in the West End, the famous Coach & Horses, aka Norman’s, of Jeffrey Bernard & Private Eye fame. We bought the Smithfield Tavern (previously the Wicked Wolf) in 2008 and refurbished in the autumn. We re-opened as The Smithfield Tavern in November 2008, having taken the pub back to it’s former pub name.

Meet the Business Owner

Alastair C.

Business Owner

Alastair is also the landlord of the Coach & Horses on Greek Street, Soho.

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7 reviews of The Smithfield Tavern

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Geoff Y.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

A good pub tucked away in a corner of Smithfields, we come here a lot for parties as they have a good policy of opening up on Saturdays for private parties (think they are normally closed otherwise). Prices for drinks are decent and there’s plenty of space to sit and catch up, it’s a long pub so there is quite a big area in the back for sitting/eating. We’ve done Eurovision parties there and they’ve got a projector for setting up a big screen at the back as well as hook-ups for DJ equipment.

Vegan Beyonce J.

Place rating: 1
New York, NY

You know how the Smithfield Tavern’s website has a menu with loads and loads of vegetarian and vegan pub foods? Well, they’ve gone and changed their menu completely: 5 salads, 5 sandwiches, small amount of beers on tap. Never again.
DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE!

Stefano P.

Place rating: 3
Lausanne, Switzerland

This is a nice place for drinks with colleagues or friends, and it does close very late (which is great and very rare in this city !).
However, besides that, there’s nothing that makes it stand out of the crowd of nearby pubs, in my opinion…

Roydan

Place rating: 3
London, United Kingdom

Amazing place with great atmosphere

Sarah O.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

I have to say, I quite liked it when it was open much later because then we could end here. As Thomas A. says, it truly does close at a different time each night of each week, depending on the bartender’s moods.
I’ve met some odd but nice people there as well. A homeless guy gave me a rose and was like ‘Honey, you be careful they don’t snatch your purse’ without HIM trying to snatch my purse. This was when we were sitting outside in the middle of the road on a make-shift patio… it was scandalously delicious to have thwarted London laws.
The mash-up alone, however, is worth four stars, and really is what inspired me to four stars from three. Kitty LaRoar and Nick of Time are super talented individuals and put together mash-ups of songs everyone can sing to and enjoy while having a pint. I believe they paired Madonna with Radiohead last time. Fun for all!!!

Thomas A.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

I’m not exactly sure on the hours of the place, as we first started going here and they seemed to be open late, then we would go back and the workers would be shoo-ing us out or offering up last call, but then someitmes a large group would come in after us and they’d mysteriously stay open later. It must have something to do with how busy they are, but regardless, there’s cozy seating, reasonable drinks and on Fridays they have cabaret mash-ups Kitty Laroar & Nick of time (which I think also play at Cellar Door), that offer up a lot of fun for the area. Since it’s on a dead-end alleyway, they can pull some chairs and tables outside so if it’s a nice night, you can grab a seat in the front and relax. We’ve certainly met some interesting people here, and keep coming back.

Spackw

Place rating: 3
Luton, United Kingdom

This spit and sawdust is overshadowed by the Fox and Anchor several doors down which is a shame. It is light and airy with plenty of places to sit down and a good selection of beers and wine including Leffe for those on a mission. It has just started doing live music and jazz in the evenings. You will note that I distinguish between music and jazz. That is deliberate,