Very old pub smack in the middle of Covent Garden. It’s a fun place to meet people because it’s genuine and it’s busy: you’re as likely to have to have your pint standing outside on the pavement with your glass perched on a ledge.

It’s small and low and unrenovated. There are a couple of TVs that will show whatever big sporting event England might happen to be losing at the moment. The ales and lagers on offer are typical.

Gets very busy right after work, as people stop in for one on the way home.

This pub has been around a long time and I went there very recently for a drinking session and found it really pleasing. It really is a genuinely old, higgledy-piggledy place, with bare floorboards, plenty of dark wood panelling and little brass plaques commemorating many people who have visited it.
It's just the sort of Olde Worlde Englishe Pubbe that tourists expect to see (especially if they're here for the first time) and they love it.
Although the pub might be a tourist cliche, but even for the most cynical of hardcore pub-goers, it is a really decent place to sit and have a drink.
It serves well-kept Young's beer and decent pub grub and, as a result of its location and history, it can get really busy.
If you can fight your way up the narrow stairs you can find a quieter spot or, if you're lucky, even a seat. If you're in the area and it looks quiet, do go in and have a pint and a nosey around.
And if you like cheery, crowded, old-fashioned pubs you won't be disappointed here.
CLIENTELE: tourists, locals

Maybe I recommend this pub only because one of my friends works there;) nooo....I think I actually really enjoy spending time in the crowded atmosphere of one of the oldest pubs in London.
The staff is great and even though the pub is always full they find time to talk to you for a little while. The beer that they serve tastes absolutely fantastic and the way they serve it is very proffessional.

A large internet open day was also being held and this was quite an attraction in itself. In the end we had a drink at the Lamb and Flag which was one of the more traditional British public houses that we could find, and my friend appreciated that touch as a British Pub in London felt much more authentic then any we had been to in L.A! This place certainly had that Old English feel about it and the service was excellent as were the range of drinks on offer. We stayed until 9pm and decided to end our day here. In all we had visited no less then 11 of London’s Major attraction in one day, with most of them being free, and all within easy reach. We decided to complete the second half of our sight seeing plans on the following day.

They have lots of good beer on tab, last time I was there I saw Japanese beer too but didn't give it a go, can't even remember the name. I'm quite surprised to see lots of youngster in this pub. It indeed delivers a very good atmosphere and good service. One thing that really needs to be fixed is the toilet, can't help for it being too small but a broken door is unacceptable.

The Lamb and Flag is one of the oldest pub in London. It is tiny, cosy and full of that brilliant British pub atmosphere that so many other places are lacking. The food upstairs is top notch pub fare, (try the roast lunch!) and the service is more than friendly.
If you can't get a seat inside, it's worth standing outside as most people do on a fine London evening. This is without a doubt one of my favourite pub.