The Lyceum, Strand - pub details
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Address: 354, Strand, London, WC2R 0HS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 694)
Covent Garden (0.2 miles), Temple (0.3 miles), Embankment (0.3 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.3 miles), London Waterloo East (0.7 miles), London Waterloo (0.7 miles)
Brewery: Samuel Smith's
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Quiz machines (Millionaire)
- Real ale
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user reviews of the Lyceum, Strand
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| This is the kind of pub i like to hurt myself in; cheap prices, absolute no atmosphere. I tend to find Sam Smiths bitter to be a bit soapy so head on to the ciders after a few. But don't think you getting a bargain with this booze, you're liable to wake up with terrible stomach cramps in the night. boozemaster - 16 Jan 2010 13:06 |
| Real tourist trap pub this. Beer not in great nick to be honest, and it's Old Brewery/Sam Smiths, so don't expect anything "mainstream". My rating of 5 reflects the fact that it's one of the few pubs in the area to have a dartboard (it's well lit and at the right height too!). jameslikesbeer - 4 Jan 2010 15:29 |
| Went here after a show and was really unimpressed. The Old Brewery Bitter was served through one of the northern sparkler fittings on the pump that rips all the bubbles out of the beer and stuffs it on the top to make a head. Absolutely ruined what was already a mediocre pint! And if it wasn't that then there is something seriously wrong with the beer . . . . Probably wouldn't bother going here again. slugbreff - 18 Oct 2009 19:18 |
| Drank a few OBB in the Lyceum and have to say it was a great pint.a little colder than I like but a good pint none the less. Ironfist - 3 Oct 2009 00:40 |
| The character of this pub (wooden pannelling and various alcoves) appears to have been well-maintained, although as ever with Sam Smith's houses that is more a core element of their business model, as the money saved on maintenance and refurbishment allows them to sell their wares at almost Wetherspoon-like discounts! I don't touch the keg offerings, as I'm afraid that just seems too retrograde a step given the variety and quality of real ales available nowadays, but the OBB was sampled and was satisfactory. As mentioned before, it was a touch too chilled, although arguably that helped render it that bit more drinkable as a few of my crowd suspected it was past its best. Surprisingly capacious actually, as there is an upstairs seating area which isn't immediately obvious upon entering the ground floor. Service was reasonable, although I think we left under a cloud as things became somewhat rumbustuous following repeated losses of coinage in the Games Machine, and the barman felt the need to quieten proceedings on 3 occasions. Still, I dearly hope that we injected some much-needed pizazz, without being too obnoxious or obstreperous in the eyes of other punters. Might take a quick 'alf here again if the opportunity arises, but I doubt that I would seek this pub out specifically. TWG - 28 Sep 2009 14:01 |
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