The Newman Arms in Fitzrovia has been acquired by the renown East End brewer Truman’s. Peter Morrell has lunch there and enjoys the food, atmosphere and of course the beer. The name Truman’s has been synonymous with the production of beer since 1666 and the site of their original brewery in London’s Brick Lane is still there but is now an arts and venue centre. Truman’s was at one time the world’s largest brewer but changing tastes and complexities of finance saw the name become dormant at the end of the last century.
Perfectly cooked, well-seasoned, high quality beef served family-style with a plate piled high with all the traditional trimmings...Newman Arms is hands down my favourite spot in London for a good Sunday roast.
No, it’s not the Newman Street Tavern, a hop skip and a jump away, around the corner, on Newman Street but you’d be forgiven for being confused by this two Newman-named gastropubs malarkey. I did that old-fashioned thing and phoned to book. There was none of usual Sisyphean endeavour needed to speak to an actual human at the latest fashionable feeding hole and I spoke to a real person straight away. Tick.
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