The Story
A bar brasserie with concertina doors opening onto the lower level of Broadgate Circle, where the crowds spilled out in fine weather. At lunch the place split into a bookable restaurant and an unbookable brasserie — three courses set you back £27.50; evenings it turned over to a drinking venue. Named after John Rocque, the Huguenot mapmaker whose finely detailed surveys of London brought him great acclaim. Monday to Friday only — this was a place that existed entirely in the grammar of the City working week. Originally opened by Mitchells & Butlers; acquired by Stonegate Pub Co in October 2010. Demolished in 2015 as part of the wholesale redevelopment of Broadgate Circle. The Circle that replaced it is open, plant-lined, and home to a Grind.
Ghost Hunter mode reveals 500+ closed and demolished pubs on the PINtPOINT radar — each one a room that once poured pints on that exact street corner.
Closure and address verified against CAMRA’s pub database.