The John Snow, Soho - pub details
Address: 39, Broadwick St, London, W1F 9QP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 3096)
Oxford Circus (0.3 miles), Piccadilly Circus (0.3 miles), Tottenham Court Road (0.4 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.7 miles), London Euston (1.3 miles), London Waterloo (1.3 miles)
Brewery: Samuel Smith's
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
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| The John Snow is a street corner Sam's pub in the heart of Soho. It's done out in their usual traditional style with a U shaped bar divided up by partitions to create a number of different rooms. There's the usual etched glass and wood panelling in abundance. I didn't see anything in the pub to indicate why the pub is so named, but I gather it's named after a Dr John Snow who was around during the cholera epidemic of 1854 and realised that it was water that was causing the problem. Sorry to disappoint those sports fans who thought it was named after the former England fast bowler ! On my recent early Saturday evening visit, the pub was quite busy with a youngish crowd of people who looked like media types. The Sam Smiths OBB - £ 1.99p - is not real ale and tasted rather chilled and tasteless to me. If they could only start serving decent beer in here, I'd happily come here again as I quite liked this place as a pub. JohnBonser - 9 Jul 2010 08:25 |
| A typical Sam Smiths pub. The beers are all brewed by the brewer so you know what you get as soon as you order. The atmosphere was pretty good even though there was bizarre barrier between the two parts of the bar. The gap was only big enough for a dwarf to walk through but it did add to the quirky nature of the place. I could not see that much to do with the great man whom the pub is named after but it is a good water hole in an area populated by trendy bars. LennyBanter - 30 Apr 2010 22:27 |
| I like the atmosphere in here and the fact that it's off the busy shopping area of Carnaby Street so fewer people tend to make it down there on a busy saturday. If the upstairs room is closed however, you're not going to get a seat. I've always found the bar staff pleasant and it's nice to pop in for a drink when i'm in the area. Food's not that exciting but does the job. catfitz - 10 Apr 2010 12:58 |
| Interesting Sam Smiths pub, with the ground floor divided into three compartments by part-glazed screens and a somewhat grander room upstairs (which is usually the best bet for a seat if it's open). However, there is no OBB on handpump which means that it is the stout (still £2.35) for me. Could be so much better if they just had their real ale on (and the afternoon barmaid is hardly a bundle of laughs either). rpadam - 29 Mar 2010 23:14 |
| Only visited this pub on the odd afternoon and found the staff ok service was very good, I was on lager each visit and took no notice of the ale choice. flyingnun - 5 Nov 2009 16:39 |
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