The Porcupine, Leicester Square - pub details
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Address: 48 Charing Cross Rd, London, WC2H 0BS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 147)
Leicester Square (0 miles), Covent Garden (0.2 miles), Piccadilly Circus (0.3 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.3 miles), London Waterloo (0.9 miles), London Waterloo East (1 mile)
Chain: Nicholson's
Pub facilities/features:
- TV, Sky TV
- Real ale
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Brewmaster, Leicester Square (0.0 miles), Browns Restaurant and Bar, Leicester Square (0.0 miles), Ku Bar, Charing Cross Road (0.0 miles), 79 CXR, Charing Cross Road (0.0 miles), Garrick Arms, Trafalgar Square (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Porcupine, Leicester Square
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| Small for a Nicholson's pub, but seems to offer better-kept beer than most (with a very reasonable pint of the light Cairngorm 'Autumn Nuts' on offer at the moment). As said before, not many seats downstairs and the upstairs seating claims to be table-service only (although I can't confirm, not being a fan of such strange continental practices in what is otherwise a traditional central London pub). rpadam - 3 Dec 2008 23:29 |
| As previous commenters have said this little place really can get very very busy. This is made up for by the staff who are all fast, efficient and friendly. They have two South African bartenders there who are particularly friendly and often very funny. Well worth a stop before you head home. Kait2000 - 14 Oct 2008 13:48 |
| Good "afternoon" pub that gets really busy later on and has more customers outside than in. Decent priced food as well. They make a selling point of that fact that Fullers LP is on sale at £2.50 [good pint] and that other guest ales have tasting notes and are try before you buy. Don't expect this after work places begin to empty though as this place quickly turns into a lager-fest. FARUPNORTH - 26 Sep 2008 10:30 |
| With most Porcupines the pricks are on the outside, but with this one... lets just say it attracts a "mixed bag", and leave it at that. Olde Corner pub with a certain amount of charm. The bare stained wooden interior is attractive enough and the upstairs bar is quite snug if you can get a seat. Drinks selection varied. There were 4 handpumps in operation and the ale quality was good. Crowded with the exact mixture you would expect; bewildered tourists, kids in from the 'burbs taking in a bit of the West End, argrieved brickies "up west" glugging lager and swearing, outraged middleaged theatre goers grabbing a quick libation before the play. From this you will garner that the atmosphere is not exactly harmonious and not always pleasant and relaxing, but what can you expect from a pub a stone's throw from Leicester Square? Clientele and crowdedness drag this pub down to an average 5/10 Jay28 - 24 Jun 2008 17:02 |
| I love this pub, the restaurant upstairs is a nice surprise in the middle of London Madness. Worth A try! MonicaDuvall - 16 Jun 2008 18:20 |
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