The Imperial, Soho - pub details
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Address: 5, Leicester St, London, WC2H 7BL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 656)
Leicester Square (0.1 miles), Piccadilly Circus (0.2 miles), Covent Garden (0.3 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.4 miles), London Waterloo (1 mile), London Waterloo East (1.1 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.7/10 (rated by 41 users)
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Sound Bar, Piccadilly Circus (0.0 miles), SOUND London, West End (0.0 miles), Crooked Surgeon, Leicester Square (0.0 miles), Hogshead, Leicester Square (0.0 miles), Waxy's Little Sister, Piccadilly Circus (0.0 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Imperial, Soho
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| Staggered in here after a gruelling afternoon at the shops - in an area dominated by crappy bars it's a quite traditional pub and at 4pm not packed with baying chavs. Unfortunately it let itself down by serving the worst pint of Stella I've tasted in an awful long time - flat, warm and tasting like someone had dumped the ash of a cheap brand of cigarette in it ( a Lambert and Butler perhaps). If I hadn't seen it come out of the tap myself I would have suspected it had been conjured up from the slops tray. If pub can't serve up a decent pint then there really is no hope for it. murgatroyd - 21 Jun 2009 22:11 |
| I popped into this place yesterday, as had previously had good experiences on the Real Ale front. I was disappointed that of the 4 Pumps, 2 were IPA 1 was off and 1 was London Pride!! Settled on the Pride and was poured the most revolting, sour, clump-filled pint I have ever seen! As it was 4 in the afternoon, it was pretty evident that not only had the line never been cleaned this entire year, but nothing had been pulled through it that day either!! When I complained and asked for an exchange, the ignorant, dis-interested and frankly thick barmaid (English, I might add!) then expected me to pay an additional 65p to change it to a different beer!!! Outraged, I protested and demanded she change it, and she was swiftly over-ruled by presumably her Manager, who was of Eastern European descent. Frankly, the work ethic shown by our own is nothing short of a DISGRACE, and it comes to something when a foreigner has to show you the art of dealing with a Customer complaint!! I won't use this pub again until aforementioned THICKO BARMAID has been sacked - there's plenty of other boozers in the West End anyway!!! 1/10 bitterboy1970 - 14 Feb 2009 08:50 |
| Dropped in here by chance on Sunday lunchtime when the rain began to come down hard enough to be annoying. Pleasant enough comfortable one-bar pub just off the north side of the main Leicester Square. London Pride, Green King IPA and CW Bombardier were on. The Pride was fine and the two Club sandwiches we had were fine also, and reasonably priced considering where you were. It was very quiet when we entered so no problem with the service, but the two girls on the afternoon shift had to work a bit harder as the place filled up as the rain persisted. One of these was a voice double for Harry Enfield’s Magda, which made me have an overriding urge to order a cappuccino. So to conclude, can concur with the posting below, there are many worse places to drink in this area, though it’s not really worth going out of your way to visit The Imperial. Especially as I later visited the Salisbury in St Martin’s Lane and The Red Lion in Piccadilly, and I would describe these as worth going out of your way for. Gann - 27 Jan 2009 19:48 |
| They had Butcombe Bitter on, as well as some of the usual suspects. Pretty good it tasted too, as well as being a bit different – for London anyway. This pub has been seriously refurbished since the last time I was in here, when they had a pinball machine at the back where the red settees are now. But, for the area, it’s a rather comfortable pub. They have an interesting combination of floor tiles by the bar, surrounded by a few feet of bare boards, and then carpeting round the sides where the majority of tables are. It seems to cater mainly for the tourist trade, which is inevitable considering its location on Leicester Square, but for all that it’s not bad. There are many worse places to drink in this area, though it’s not really worth going out of your way to visit. RexRattus - 22 Dec 2008 17:20 |
| Pretty damn good place compared to the others in the area. Seems you have to pay extra for a good selection of drinks or quality service or food, but this has a bit of everything really. Good location and the service is good. Food could be a bit more imaginative (but I guess that's the 'traditional pub food' for you) and it's a little pricey, but the beers/ales are definitely recommended - for quality and cost. The staff also provide an interesting form of entertainment. I've been a fair few times now, and they all seem absolute characters to chuckle over and/or have a good chat with. JohnE - 21 Dec 2008 06:53 |
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