Superb session with a group of friends last Saturday. Our five-pinter included perfectly-kept Dark Star, Harveys and Sambrooks. Towards the end of the evening the landlady visited our table for a 10-minute chat, displaying all the warmth and love she puts into the Harp. A cracker!Top class venue. All the beers on tap were in good nick last time I was in, and you can't but fall in love with the barmaids who are as professional as they are attractive. One of the male staff who acts as a bouncer isn't so nice, but one fly doesn't spoil the picnic. Harvey's is a regular, and Dark Star features fairly often, 10 times in 15 visits over 4 weeks. Not a criticism, as Dark star brews fantastic beers. Look out for Crouch Vale and plenty of lesser known micros. And remember Fri and Sat evenings can get rammed, so visit only if you're in the mood for a crowd! The Harp will not let you down.Great pub. Best in London if not beyond.

Super selection including guests, some familiar names coming around and hot spot for Dark Star (I check on the DS app for latest deliveries).

Reasonable 'London prices' without taking the mick like some new trendy places.

Fun to watch the odd clueless tourist come in and order a wine or other none-ale drink in this 'famous ale pub'.

I do like Brodies beers although some of the tastes are a bit powerful. Anyway the pub is a great place. Be prepared for a bit of elbow work to get to the bar but with ale in hand soak up the atmosphere.Great pub in a good location. It's just far enough from the madding crowd to be relatively tourist free. Sadly, I don't like Brodie's beers. I've tried hard and I don't think it's the way the pub keeps them because they're always clear and well presented. I just can't make myself like them.

Shame because otherwise I'm very happy to drink here.Comfortable and friendly pub to provide the Harp (Chandos Place) with some competition - very good and well-kept range of Brodies beers and good service. As with several of the better city centre bars, both gains and suffers from being small - makes for a splendid atmosphere but soon gets crowded

A proper old fashioned working class pub. A small one roomed place with only two standard casks - Pedigree and Courage Best. Does very good Salt Beef sandwiches for £5 and has over 70 whiskies. Great atmosphere. Only fault is the limited beer choice and limited seating. Brilliant place. A fantastic little boozer in the heart of Covent Garden - an area notoriously jammed with tourist traps and cr@p service. This place definitely doesn't fit into that category, thank God.
To be fair, it's not really a Real Ale place as others have mentioned, though they do have a couple to choose from. My pint of Guinness took longer to pour than it did for me to drink - and if you know Guinness, that's meant as a compliment, by the way !
Great service as well and the prices were in keeping with the area (so average for london, bloody expensive if you live north of Watford!).
It's no good if you want a massive selection of ales and / or a nice sit-down meal but if you only need some liquid refreshment, you'll struggle to do better than this in Covent Garden."Jimmy's" bar to those who know. One of the cleanest, friendliest, well run pubs in the London area. Tip-top bars staff, Michael, Sean etc. Always a place that I head to, for a relaxing drink, smoke and banter with Michael or Sean outside on their break.
By the way; has my good mate, Cashie, the bearded one been in of late chaps? A highly recommended pub.

One of London’s hidden gems, the Nell is a small but homely boozer tucked down an alley off The Strand. Blink and you could miss it. This pub is always dimly lit inside, which I like because I always feel I look better in the dark. Usually three or four decent ales on tap - on my visit they had St Austell’s Tribute, Bombardier and Deuchars IPA. Get’s busy on nice evenings when the work crowd spills out into the alley for a pint and a puff. Be careful when heading to and from the loo, the staircase is just as tricky as the North Face of the Eiger.Can't believe I have never been here before! Cute compact London-style pub down an alley. Friendly atmosphere and not too touristy considering its location.My wife and I used to frequently visit this pub when we were in town with it's prefect location tucked away on the Strand and it's friendly bar staff always making it an enjoyable experience. However my last visit wasn't nearly as pleasant I was in on Saturday for a quick drink with my wife before going to see a show and we were shocked and appalled by the way the manager (I assume) was shouting at one of his staff behind the bar. From what we heard it sounded like an airing of dirty laundry rather than anything to do with the pub. Regardless of the issue it was iannpappropriate to use such an aggressive tone and such vile language. Needless to say the bar maid walked out after his tirade (good on her.) We left shortly after as we felt so uncomfortable as did many otehr customers. It is unacceptable for a manager to treat his staff with such little respect in any environment, especially in front of paying customers. We will not be returning anytime soon.

Great backstreet boozer in Covent Garden, serving a perfectly kept (and sanely priced) pint of Hobgoblin. Estate agents might describe it as 'petit and bijoux', but it's fast becoming one of my favourite London pubs.

As a bonus, there is a Thai restaurant in the pub, with a cosy dining area upstairs. The food is excellent, and considering the pub's location, an absolute steal.
Second time on visiting this quaint little pub for a family drink. We found the staff very friendly along with the atmosphere.
The food (Thai cuisine) was extremely tasty and good value for money with the addition of being bought from kitchen to table with no expectations of tips.
Its a shame that its tucked away behind the Colosseum Theatre and constantly covered from view by lorries awaiting loading from the theatres stage door.
Look out for The Lemon TreeOn a recent visit I enjoyed a pint of Carlsberg export - I also found it to be a nice pub which I will visit again.

A decent Shepherd Neame pub, and considering where it is situated, certainly a lot better than it could have been. Staff were friendly and the beer in excellent nick - stayed for a couple so it must have been good. There's worse places in Covent Garden to visit.I love it Senberbex...brilliant stuff.

Also, wasn't David Bowie concieved by a unicorn and a Martian in the ladies' toilets?Travelled up from the shires to have a beer or two in the Freemasons last Saturday. With the intention of catching up with friends and watching the play off final.(West ham V Blackpool) Only to be told by Linda That the football attracts the wrong sort of drinkers. And would not be shown as the afternoon theatre types don`t like it we were told. So Linda you lost out on the six of us spending the afternoon in your pub at the best part of £4.00 a pint.
The Rising Sun around the corner was more than helpful.

Visited for the first time last night and was pleased to find three ales from Sharp's on, along with one from Okells and several from Fuller's.
A Sharp's Ice Ale, followed by an Okells Bitter went down nicely and at around £3.70 a pint were pretty much par for the course for the area pricewise.
Busy enough downstairs around 7pm on a Saturday evening and there were also people heading up to the dining area.
One TV above the door showing BBC news although was turned off not long after we arrived.
Staff seemed friendly enough, which is always a bonus.
Would head back were I in the area.There's been a pub on the site since 1682, though this building was erected in the early 1700s. The Globe is a traditional small Central London back street pub with a side bar. It is run by Nicholson's so there is a ever changing range of guests beers. Popular and friendly with a middle class, media type group of regulars. I had dinner last night at The Globe Pub during the interval of the Ring Cycle at the Opera House. We were restricted to an hour and the staff seated and served us very quickly, they are very professional and obviously used to dealing with large volumes of people during intervals. I had the fish and chips and my husband had a pie, both of which were excellent. The pub was very busy and had a great atmosphere, I would definitely recommend it if you are going to the opera, before, after or during the interval.