The Red Lion, Soho - pub details
Address: 14, Kingly St, London, W1B 5PP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7734 4985
Oxford Circus (0.2 miles), Piccadilly Circus (0.3 miles), Green Park (0.5 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.7 miles), London Victoria (1.3 miles), London Euston (1.3 miles)
Brewery: Samuel Smith's
Pub added by anne. Last visited on 20th Dec 2002.
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 28 users)
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user reviews of the Red Lion, Soho
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| This used to be my local ten years ago, and i was stunned to find recently that it no longer sells draught ales, only the nitro variety. For a Sam Smiths pub this is incredible. wellinformed - 20 Apr 2008 18:47 |
| This pub is very cheap... and there's a good reason why. Dark, dingy and the beer is flat and flavourless, plus more than two pints of the Alpine and all but the strongest stomachs will be feeling sick. (Trust me, I know!) If you feel like a quiet game of darts, avoid on a Thursday when it has become inexplicably busy in the evenings, and stick to the traditional lemonades. inspector_gold - 16 Feb 2008 18:53 |
| many fond memories of drinking in here with john dryden (not the dead poet). front bar has an open fire, and beer is cheap. back bar much bigger and there's an upstairs dining area, too. a decent little pub. DavidWaspnest - 20 Dec 2007 17:18 |
| Thought this was a great pub, just a little too busy in the evenings for my liking, great(cheap) beer, nice atmosphere, friendly crowd and helpful staff,(i needed a little help with the strange choice of brews), i'll definately be back, especially after the smoking ban comes into effect!!! loopielou - 8 May 2007 13:31 |
| Anyone who has drunk in any number of Sam Smiths pubs will know the drill - Alpine lager, dark brown wood, lack of natural sunlight, etc. However this place sets itself apart from a number of the other ones in the area for the following simple reason. Picture the scene (sorry - this is strictly for the guys here). It's Christmas on Oxford Street. You've been trawling the shops for an hour trying to find your dearly beloved the dress/shoes/handbag she asked for but it's not in this shop. Or that shop. Oh look - there's one that looks a bit like it.... and it's 20 quid cheaper.....but it's 'not quite the one'. Will she notice? 90% probability she will. She'll notice the fact it doesn't have tassles on the handle. Too much pressure in one go. Do you buy, or not buy? If she notices, you will be branded a failure and be castigated until you either buy her something even more expensive, or you get dumped. If she doesn't notice - you'll always be worrying when she looks in shop windows that she'll see it there and know it wasn't the right one. You need a beer fast. The Red Lion to me represents an oasis from this situation, a saviour of sanity. Firstly, it is quiet. Deathly quiet on Saturday afternoons. Funeral parlours have more activity. Secondly, and as mentioned before, the poor staff here have a lack of natural light and look worryingly cheerful considering their cavernous surroundings. Perhaps its the lack of customers 'Hey it's a real person like they showed us in Sam Smiths Training'. Anyway, it makes getting a beer a cinch. With pint, you can take the weight of your decision off your mind, ignore the third call from your partner demanding to know where you are, and generally enjoy Saturday afternoon with a little less stress, while you contemplate what to do with the rest of the day....probably not much shopping though.... And that is why it is the best Sam Smiths in London rampantwurzel - 27 Apr 2007 11:45 |
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