The Glasshouse Stores, Piccadilly Circus - pub details
Address: 55, Brewer St, London, W1F 9UN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3372) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Piccadilly Circus (0.1 miles), Leicester Square (0.3 miles), Oxford Circus (0.4 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.5 miles), London Waterloo (1.2 miles), London Waterloo East (1.3 miles)
Brewery: Samuel Smith's
Pub facilities/features:
- Fruit machines, Bar billiards
- Food served
- Function room for hire
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> Current user rating: 6.7/10 (rated by 67 users)
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user reviews of the Glasshouse Stores, Piccadilly Circus
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| What a lovely pub. Although the pub looks small from the outside it has a large downstairs bar below. Which we hired out for our work party. The decore gave the function a sort of old cellar feel to it. And with the cheap pints to boost it worked out a fastastic night. The bar staff worked hard, I might have been a bit grumpy to leave but I hope they understand I was just enjoying thier pub. So here is my thanks. And if you are looking for a cheap place to hold a function I recommend you start here. jacko42 - 2 Feb 2012 15:49 |
| A lovely bar, with some enchanting locals. I have been drinking here on an off for a few years now and having recently gone back I was pleasantly surprised with some of the changes made by the new managers, with a plethora of new faces behind the bar and a nice atmosphere. The old bar billiards table is still there and they even have darts now. Shame about the girls toilets not having locks on the doors but I was told they were to be fixed soon. I had a right laugh with my friends over a pint and I would definitely recommend this hidden gem in Soho to anyone. jer449 - 31 Jan 2012 00:57 |
| Standard Sammy Smith's pub...enjoyed a couple of pints of Old Brewery Bitter post work. Very busy pub but service was prompt and professional. mch1907 - 18 Dec 2011 19:36 |
| Dreadful, horrible, miserably appalling place to drink!! The pub itself is dank and dark, with awkwardly placed seating arrangements and a thin and impractical avenue between the actual bar and the rest of the "Pub". As seating was hard to come by, my party decided to see if the downstairs area was open as it had been roped off when we first came in. Seeing as the place was filling up (...though why it was still eludes me) we thought it was worth another look. Sure enough, the barrier had been lifted so we ventured downstairs to get a bit of elbow room (and a seat!!), only to be told off like naughty schoolchildren by (I presume?) the "Manager" five minutes later for venturing downstairs because, actually, it was apparently still closed... despite it having been opened?! ...no - I don't understand it either. We finally found somewhere for the 4 of us to sit about half an hour later when a group of students got up and left... they too, looked like they'd been having the time of their lives. <-- that's sarcasm, by the way. The bar staff (such as they were) were slow, rude, and clearly begrudging of having to deal with members of the public. The little guy who seemed to be in charge of this travesty of a pub, sighed and huffed and scowled his way through our orders, as if "Customer Service" was just some kind of abstract concept - nothing more than a thought experiment not meant to be applied to the real world as opposed to... you know - the norm. During our brief (but all too long) stay in this dingy enthusiasm vacuum, we were told to "keep the bloody noise down", chastised for the odd swear word (...in a pub!! ...in Central London?!?!), told off yet again for watching a video on a mobile phone (with the sounds muted, I might add) and actually laughed at and deemed unworthy of custom because only 3 of our party were drinking pints. We were made to feel about as welcome as a fart in a space-suit, to the point where we didn't even bother to finish our drinks, we just left... gladly. The ONLY plus point to this social atrocity is that the drinks are pretty cheap but in all honesty, I wouldn't go back there even if the booze was free. I urge everyone to avoid at all costs. Spookymoose - 2 Nov 2011 15:31 |
| I have to agree with the review below... the same wannabe 'geezer' complete with cuts on his hobbit face was there and was the main cause of the problems with what used to be a great pub. I have been to this pub several times in the last few years, mainly with works parties, which have always been good, pleasant staff and a great atmosphere..... however this all changed last night by the severely rude barman that was running it last night. Two from our party were drinking soda water (one was driving and one was a little unwell) but that didn't stop the barman for making rude remarks about it. I'm not sure what we had done to warrant such a reaction from him but every-time he walked past us he told us to shut up, stop swearing (?!) and to buy a proper drink, which mystified us as the rest of our party WERE drinking 'proper' drinks! Sorry, but I do not expect to be abused for the choice of drink I buy. We were constantly stared down aggressively by the barman's friends when ever we came to the bar or left to go to the toilet. One actually made an aggressive gesture which I thought ridiculous as he was wearing a biker jacket and cycing shorts! He would falldown if someone sneezed on him. Eventually we had enough and decide to leave... and we were met by 'good, you are finally going, take you soda water with you' and more unintelligible verbal abuse by the barman and his 'friends'. This is totally unacceptable especially as we had gone there for a quiet drink and a meeting. My friends and myself will certainly not be back and I will not book our Christmas parties with them in future. I will also be contacting the brewery about it. No laughing, talking, "swearing" or drinking. Even if you find yourself dying of thirst, avoid at all costs! steve17 - 19 Oct 2011 10:29 |
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