City of Quebec
One of London's oldest traditional gay pubs, attracting one of London's oldest gay clienteles, the Quebec has been referred to both affectionately and sneeringly as the 'Elephant's Graveyard'. This is an impressively large and provincial-feeling establishment on two floors, including a music-themed basement (Fridays, Saturdays and occasional Thursdays) where younger men dance to retro chart hits. Drag-hosted karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday, with proper drag shows on Friday and Saturday. Reassuringly there's a framed image of Judy (Garland) on the wall. Food menu includes pizzas, sandwiches, toasties and more, including a full-on weekend brunch (11am–3pm). And there's a beer garden. Established 1946.
Hours
Mon and Tue noon—11pm
Wed 11am—2am
Thu to Sat 11am—3am
Sun noon—1am
Hours
Mon and Tue noon—11pm
Wed 11am—2am
Thu to Sat 11am—3am
Sun noon—1am
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A shadow of it’s former glory
I met my husband at the Q (well outside it actually - he’d been stalking me) and I remember when there was a queue to get in. However, now that the area has been gentrified, the brewery wants to get rid of the gays and has appointed an aggressive lesbian manager to do exactly that. Gone are the drag queens as entertainment - all replaced by loud-mouthed female performers who should stick to the shower! So while there are a few of the older crowd and admirers there later in the evening, it ain’t what it was.
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The Quebec is no longer a gay venue. Greene King brewery, its owner, has decidedly changed the Quebec into a straight venue with constant loud music upstairs, closure of the basement disco, female bartenders, elimination of drag shows, removal of rainbow stickers or any gay identifiers, etc. Despite assurances of its owners that the refurbishment would not change the future of this historic gay pub, they have done just that: Anthony Hemmerdinger, managing director of Greene King Local Pubs, said: "We are very proud of the legacy that the City of Quebec holds, as are our customers. Therefore, we wish to ensure them that the pub has a long-term future. This pub has a heritage as one of London’s oldest gay pubs and we want to create a new look space inside that is welcoming and inclusive to all." Nice try Anthony. On top of all that, the service is horrible. I urge the removal of this establishment from GayCities.
HORRIBLE！！！
2/6/2015 i had a gratuity of 34.15 ripped off ￡ by whiskey of one cup of 3.75 ￡. i uderstood it to see the creditcard detail today. i who did not confirm it at the time of payment may be bad. i'm japanease. threfore is it racial discrimination?
nice pub
been there and had a few drinks, and found the people in there very friendy, mostly middle age groups and older men but that was fine
Bar for older crowd
The city of Québec tends to attract an older crowd. This pub style environment features a downstairs basement bar that usually has a DJ spinning where is the upstairs is more of a quiet pub atmosphere.