Naval & Military Club  
Naval & Military
Bars

The Club has three separate bars, each offering a fine selection of wines, ales and spirits.

Whether reclining in the men’s only bar, the Long Bar; relaxing with a friends in the adjoining Canning Room, or watching sporting events with a pint in hand in the Goat Bar, there is a bar to fit every need and occasion.

 

The Long Bar

 

The Long BarOverlooking St. James's Square, the Long Bar provides members with the most traditional of club land surroundings. A variety of guest ales are available as well as a wide selection of malt whiskeys and other spirits.

Open from 11.00 to 23.00 Monday to Friday, the Long Bar has for over a century been a traditional Club bar.

Look out for the framed sword adorning one of the walls; a gift from Rear Admiral The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma donated in 1947.

 

Canning Room

 

Canning RoomOverlooking the calm of the Inner Courtyard, a wide selection of beers, spirits, and champagne is served from 11.00 to 23.00 Monday to Friday.

A coffee service is also available from 09.30 to 11.00 on weekdays.

 

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The Goat Bar

 

The Goat Bar & BrasserieA relaxed environment with a contemporary feel, this is the place for members to kick back with a relaxing drink or a light meal, perhaps after a work out or a swim in the adjacent leisure area. It also provides a comfortable haven to watch all the major sporting events aired on a large screen TV.

The Goat is open from 12.00 to 22.00 on weekdays and 12.00 to 20.00 on weekends.

Aptly named

If you are wondering why our Goat bar is so named, here lies the story…

A famous former Public House, The Goat, became the haunt of Admiralty staff in the Great War. As liquor flowed within the pub, tongues loosened and important military secrets were said to have become hot topics of discussion. A separate room, named the Goat Bar, was therefore established for the Admirals to drink and talk in more secluded freedom. The Naval & Military Club recreated the Goat Bar within its own walls at the end of the war.

To show his approval, Rudyard Kipling donated a stuffed goats head, which furnishes the wall, along with two others, to this day.