The Coach and Horses, Covent Garden - pub details
Address: 42, Wellington St, London, WC2E 7BD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2158) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Covent Garden (0.2 miles), Temple (0.3 miles), Leicester Square (0.3 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.4 miles), London Waterloo East (0.8 miles), London Waterloo (0.8 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 94 users)
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user reviews of the Coach and Horses, Covent Garden
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| Excellent little pub which is spotlessly clean inside - every bit of glass and brass is gleaming (I would reckon that this pub is run by an professional Irish licensee as they very often have super standards when comes to the appearance and upkeep of their pubs - and of course the Irish bric-a-brac/pcitures reflect this.) Only two beers on handpump (Courage Best and Shepherd Neame Spitfire) both in good condition. Its amazing what they actually cram into this bar - never mind the beer fonts they have a small carvery area for their very tempting sandwiches. Two barmaids working when I visited and quick efficient and polite service. Beer prices are what you would probably expect for this part of London but this place is well worth a visit and is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of nearby Theatreland and Covent Garden. mcroyal - 5 Jan 2012 12:18 |
| A great place to spend a few hours. Its small with only stools around the walls so you might not get one to park your weary self. Great Guinness. A very comfortable pub to be in, in Covent Garden. rpf1955 - 6 Nov 2011 18:30 |
| Small and lovely! ilfaccino - 24 Oct 2011 15:39 |
| Nice little cosy place - seemingly most of the customers looked like they were on the way to the theatre - the older crowd drinking wine and a few suits etc - not a place to get drunk "with the lads" for example!! not bad though. adamwalsh - 31 Oct 2010 19:39 |
| The Coach and Horses is a small, welcoming, traditional pub in the heart of Covent Garden's Theatreland. An attractive exterior, featuring hanging flower baskets and retaining Watney Combe Reid etched glass windows, leads into a small single room. Reflecting the landlord's Irish origins, the walls are decorated with Guinness memorabilia, together with golfing and hurling photographs. A fine moulded ceiling and a large Coach and Horses pub mirror add to the traditional feel of the cosy and carpeted interior. Notably, for its location, it's not a tourist orientated pub and it's got a genuineness that better known pubs such as The Coal Hole and The Wellington, with their transient tourist emphasis, can never hope to achieve. Indeed, on my recent Sunday lunchtime visit, a band of obvious regulars were engaged in friendly banter with the jovial Irish landlord, Jim Ryan. Perhaps inevitably, Guinness is popular here and a framed undated newspaper article tells us that it's one of the few pubs here to serve Guinness that comes from Dublin. This is certainly no tacky Irish theme pub. Beers on were Spitfire and Courage Best. The Spitfire - £ 3.20p - was reasonable, but I doubt there's much real ale trade here. A hot food counter serves a limited menu. The size of the pub means that seating is largely limited to bar stools around two sides of the room, which doesn't make for much in the way of comfort. Despite this, and the limited ale selection, I think this pub is worth seeking out JohnBonser - 2 Sep 2010 18:03 |
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