Vino Veritas

When Eaton Square and its grand neighbours were going up in the l830s, the army of builders needed places to drink, so they built some. This one was the Joiners Arms. Time passed and the pub improved its social standing by becoming the Prince of Wales. Six years or so ago it felt it could do better still and became London's first pub for 2,000 years to have a Latin name. The back bar of the Vino Veritas is now lined with bottles of wine and indeed the wine does well, but so does the beer, and by and large it remains the pleasant Georgian pub the joiners knew.

Vino Veritas
44 Elizabeth Street, SW1