The Pub is open seven days a week, except for holidays. Monday through Saturday, it is open from noon to 11 pm, and on Sundays, it is open from noon to 10 pm.
Gastronomic Pub Food is available during most of the opening hours. The menus vary every day, depending on availability, freshness, and the pleasure of the Pub's owner. Customers can check the pub blackboard for the daily offerings.
The Pub is one of London's oldest public houses, with credible attestations suggesting it was built in 1602. The building is a Listed Building Grade II and features ancient roof beams, Tudor construction visible in the cellar, and a late Elizabethan stair with winder treads.
Shakespeare may have been living in London around the time the Pub was built in 1602. The Pub's exterior bears a quotation from Shakespeare's play All’s Well That Ends Well. Additionally, Shakespeare worked at the Blackfriars Theatre, located half a mile from the Pub, between 1608 and 1612.
The Pub is considered to be the oldest in London because it survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. While many buildings in the city were destroyed, the Pub managed to escape the devastation, solidifying its historical significance.
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