A traditional, welcoming pub on James Street near Selfridges, bearing one of the oldest and most characterful of all English pub names, with good beer and a warm welcome
The Lamb and Flag holds eighteen hundred and forty-two reviews and a 4.0 – a solid score on a huge sample – and it is a genuine traditional gem: a traditional, welcoming pub on James Street near Selfridges, bearing one of the oldest and most characterful of all English pub names, with good beer and a warm welcome.
The ancient heraldic name
The Lamb and Flag carries one of the oldest and most characterful of all English pub names. The “Lamb and Flag” is a genuinely ancient and meaningful sign – depicting the Agnus Dei, the Lamb of God bearing a flag or banner, a very old Christian and heraldic emblem (associated with St John the Baptist, the Knights Templar, and the Middle Temple). There is genuine history here – the ancient Lamb and Flag name, the Agnus Dei emblem, the old heraldic and Christian symbolism. It is a wonderfully old, meaningful, characterful pub name – a genuine echo of medieval England, giving the pub a real sense of deep, ancient heritage. There is real history and character to it – the ancient Lamb and Flag name, the Agnus Dei emblem, the medieval heritage. The Prat’s naming desk salutes it – the pub bearing one of the oldest and most meaningful of all English pub signs. There is genuine history and character to it – the ancient name, the Agnus Dei emblem, the heraldic heritage. It is a genuinely historic, characterful, ancient-named pub – the Lamb and Flag name, the old emblem, the deep heritage.
The James Street local
The Lamb and Flag is a genuinely traditional, welcoming pub – a proper local, on James Street, near Selfridges and Bond Street. There is real character to this – the traditional pub, the proper local, the James Street setting. It sits in a genuinely handsome, central, sought-after corner of Marylebone – just off Oxford Street, near the great Selfridges department store – and it is a real, welcoming, proper-pub refuge. There is real character and charm to it – the traditional pub, the near-Selfridges setting, the proper-pub refuge. It is exactly the kind of traditional, characterful, welcoming central pub that a busy quarter treasures – the proper pub, the warm welcome, the good honest character. There is genuine character and charm to it – the traditional pub, the ancient name, the proper-pub refuge. It is a genuinely traditional, welcoming, characterful central pub – the proper local, the warm welcome, the characterful charm.
The beer and welcome
The Lamb and Flag offers the essentials of a good pub – good beer, good cheer, and a warm welcome, in its traditional, characterful setting. There is real quality and warmth to this – the good beer, the good cheer, the warm welcome, the traditional-pub character. Its solid 4.0 across a huge sample speaks to a proper, welcoming, characterful traditional pub – a genuine refuge from the Oxford Street bustle, keeping its beer well, with a warm and friendly welcome. There is genuine quality and warmth to it – the good beer, the good cheer, the warm welcome, the traditional-pub character. Combined with its ancient heraldic name and its traditional character, it makes the Lamb and Flag a genuine Marylebone gem – the traditional pub, the ancient name, the good beer, the warm welcome. Its solid score across a huge sample confirms it – a genuinely good, much-loved pub. There is real history, character and warmth in the whole thing – the traditional pub, the ancient Lamb and Flag name, the good beer, the warm welcome. It is a genuine Marylebone gem – traditional, historic, characterful, and warmly welcoming, a real James Street refuge. There is genuine character and warmth in it – the traditional pub, the ancient name, the good beer, the warm welcome.
Between its ancient heraldic name, its traditional James Street character, and its good beer and warm welcome, the Lamb and Flag is a genuine traditional gem of Marylebone. Its solid score across a huge sample marks it as a genuinely good and much-loved pub. The Prat’s desk enjoys a good pint in the traditional pub with the ancient name, and raises an appreciative glass to the Lamb and Flag.
The pub
A solid, much-loved pub doing a good 4.0 across a huge sample – the Lamb and Flag, a traditional pub on James Street near Selfridges with an ancient heraldic name.
Verdict
Solid, much-loved, and genuinely traditional – the Lamb and Flag, a proper Marylebone pub with one of the oldest of all English pub names.
Enjoy a good pint at the Lamb and Flag on James Street near Selfridges – a traditional, welcoming pub bearing one of the oldest and most characterful of all English pub names.
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