please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Small? Yes. Expensive? Yes (but what would one expect for the area?). Decent pub? Yes.
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Pub 6 of a Friday night crawl. Previous reviews some this place up, nothing to like/dislike about the pub. beer was good, service was fine. Nothing much else to say.
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Bit on the small side, but has a quaint feel. If your with your other half or one other person, suits well
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Smart, decent pub with a friendly atmosphere. The Marston's was decent.
Nothing outstanding as such but a decent pub in a part of London where much around it serves the lowest common denominator.
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Always enjoy coming here after work, has a 'proper' pub feel to it unlike the usual themed pubs in this area, great to sit in for a few hours while the rush hour(s) die down.
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This is a standard, non-descript, half decent pub. The beer is OK, but at Covent Garden prices. There seems to be a running theme about cleanliness which is lovely to hear about - however since this isn't How Clean Is Your Public House, let's briefly discuss the obvious
1. It doesn't have much of a range of beer
2. It's Oirish. That means it has authentic Dublin prices (ie. very high)
Apart from that, the only place where you might get a seat in the area. And that's its redeeming feature.
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You're kidding me! Third best pub in the country? This isn't even the 3rd best pub in Covent Garden.
This isn't the 1950s people; Irish landlords aren't really a novelty anymore. By some of the comments here, you'd think the customers believe the owners are able to put some celtic spell on the place, which makes all the Irish whiskeys & Guinness taste superior to the same products sold in other pubs. They get the same deliveries as anyone else, and the whiskey will taste exactly the same as everywhere else, no matter how many times the landlord dusts the outside of the bottle.
This pub is pretty bog standard (apart from the non-standard bogs).
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Great pub! Staff very friendly, good food clean & respectful customers! always a defo visit after a hard days work..
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A proper London pub. Friendly staff, very well looked after, good beer, fantastic sandwiches at lunch time (the salt beef is second to none). Definitely one to go in if, like me, (as I work round the corner every day) you want to avoid the tourists.
anonymous - 8 Jul 2007 00:24 |
Went here for a brief drink the other night. As most people say it is very clean. The brass pipes in the toilets prove this!
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You can't knock it. Polished copper pipes in the bogs says it all.
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Came here for the first time last week left impressed but I personally wouldnt go as far the 2 previous have but all the same worth popping into
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A truly great London pub! This should be the marker for judging and running a good clean, friendly, welcoming pub. Right in the heart of London! A heart felt lovely run pub.
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THE COACH & HORSES OR BETTER KNOWN AS "JIMMY RYAN'S" MUST TRULY BE THE CLEANEST, NICEST AND BEST RUN PUB IN LONDON. IT'S A FAMILY RUN HOUSE; WITH SUPERB SERVICE FROM MICHAEL TOO. THE GLASSESS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN, UNLIKE SO MANY OTHER PUBS. THE LUNCH TIME FOOD OF AT LEAST THREE ROASTS ARE MOUTHWATERING TO BEHOLD. I'D CHALLENGE ANY VEGETARIAN NOT TO BE TEMPTED. AND THE SOCIAL MIX IS SUPERB. PROPER LONDON LOCALS, BUSINESS MEN, ACTORS, TICKET TOUTS, VILLIANS OLD AND NEW, LAWYERS, MUSICIANS, THEATRE GOERS...... THE LIST GOES ON. NO LOW LIFE, NO PIKIES. RIGHT IN THE HEART OF DEAR OLD COVENT GARDEN. THE BEERS ARE BEAUTIFULY KEPT AND SERVED. AND THE RANGE OF WHISKIES MUST BE ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN THE COUNTRY. AND EACH AND EVERY BOTTLE IS TAKEN DOWN AND CLEANED AT LEASTR TWICE A WEEK I'M INFORMED! IF YOU WISH TO WITNESS A TRUELY WELL RUN, PROPER LONDON PUB. HEAD FOR THE "JIMMY RYANS". THE BEST OF LONDON ON OFFER!
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Worth a visit for the salt beef sandwiches alone! They are just plain awesome! Usually well kept Courage and good Guiness add to the appeal. A great place to escape the heat in summer and cold of winter. A favourite pub of mine for people watching from the large front window. Also attracts quite a few celebs looking for a quiet pint during the day and night.
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Despite being situated in the heart of tourist theatre land, the C&H still manages to retain its “locals” feel. Behind the floral laden façade and Watney Combe Reid windows is a surprisingly small, single room, carpeted pub with Irish connections and barely enough room to gyrate the proverbial feline. Just 1 table is all that can be squeezed in and if you cannot blag a seat here then it is stools at the shelf only. The traditional style bar is bedecked with various urns and ornaments and is surprisingly well stocked with bottles and optics filling every available nook and cranny. The beer and food selection is fairly standard (Pedigree and Courage Best for the Real Ale fans) but the beer was well kept and food (sandwiches (£5 hot / £3/4 cold) and ploughmans (£4.75) did look very good although I didn’t try any. Plenty of pictures and a quite impressive Coach and Horses etched mirror. Basically a no thrills pub without any great features to make it stand out from the competition but if you have time to kill and are passing by, it is certainly worth popping into if it is not too crowded
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Great pub, with friendly staff and regulars. Has odd furniture... sort of booths halfway up the wall with a shelf at chest height, and a massive free-standing round table. Also has two doors leading on to the same street out the front. It's USP used to be Guinness from Dublin... but it's all made there now. This pub is clearly much-loved by the owners.
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Seems pleasant enough place,the service was excellent,but I must admit I still haven't had any black stuff to compete with the Plain Porter at the Porterhouse round the corner
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This pub is probably the best in Covent Garden - especially if you like a drop of the black stuff! The Guinness here is imported from Dublin. It's rather expensive but then so is everywhere else in the area. A small, genuine Irish pub which always has a good atmosphere. You'll be lucky to get a seat though! The bar staff are some of the best I've ever encountered - often pouring four orders at once but not losing track of them! Thoroughly recommended.
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Great pub, great staff, great craic.
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How this place has gone down hill.
When I lived in central London this was my local.
After moving to the burbs, I would always make it my first stop whilst visity Covent Garden.
Never again.
Recently I was showing some visitors to our fine shores some of the highlights of London and as usual The C & H was on the adgenda. I also had in tow my two kids. On entering and approaching the bar I was told that children were not welcome. Fair enough... Most pubs in the area have the same policy. BUT there were already 6 or 7 kids in the place. I pointed this out to the barman but he flatly refused to serve me.
I was neither drunk, poorly dressed or by any way anti-social.
Well done pal,you have lost my business forever.
If you want a decent pint with friendly staff that welcomes ALL kids...try the Lamb and Flag...now thats a good Pub!
PS. I am a publican and know the stresses of the job, but there is no excuse for inconsistancy and plain rudeness.
anonymous - 2 Jan 2005 17:59 |
Great little pub (biased as I live around the corner). Friendly and a nice place to pop in for one.
Jack Knight - 24 Aug 2004 12:07 |
Tiny, friendly Irish pub - manages to have a 'local' feel even though it's right in Covent Garden. Perfect Guinness and loads of whiskeys. Haven't dared to try one of the sandwiches yet though...
Ellie - 15 Jul 2004 15:41 |
me and a friend stubled upon this place 11am on a saturday after a heavy night in soho. 2 pints of REAL guiness and a roast beef sarnie later - we were back on form, didn't leave til 5pm. i'd move in if i could!
john dunaway - 1 Mar 2004 10:25 |
Visited this pub on the 02.11.03, small and cosy but a really nice place, very helpful and friendly staff. Stayed for a few hours and met people from all walks of life, all up for the craic!!!
Mrs H - 11 Nov 2003 15:13 |
Yes! A real Irish pub with real Guinness and Murphy's. None of that shamrock shennanigans. Not much room in the place when it's heaving but worth a visit, empty or full. Makes me think of home. Aaaah.
jeremy - 1 Oct 2003 15:28 |
Very Irish pub. Has got a picture a friends childhood house in Co. Clare and she's the most Irish person I know!
Gary - 30 Sep 2003 08:09 |
Irish Landlord Irish Guinness and any Irish Whisky you could imagine (100s on offer) Irish Service and Standards. Won't get your bag nicked in here the staff are vigalant. If you like good beer a good friendly atmosphere and a real good "craic" and all that blarney avoid O'Neills come here.
arturo.morales - 1 Apr 2003 10:02 |
