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A small pub just off Piccadilly Circus in Soho, apparently a free house, and having had a recent change of management around the start of 2012.

This is an odd little site, squeezed in between a theatre and a curry house, and opposite another pub. Inside it's long and thin, with two floors. Small tables fit in between pillars to the rear of the ground floor. The decor, however, still harks back to an older era of pubs, with frosted glass and wooden fittings.

Three handpulls at the bar dispense London Pride and Hog's Back Winter Ale on a February 2012 visit. Pleasantly, they have a decent range of bottled beers, with a handful of American (Goose Island), Australian (Coopers) and Mexican beers (Negra Modelo) amongst the usual suspects. A recent change of ownership has promised more local beers.

Food is provided courtesy of the Bell and Brisket, who dispense excellent salt beef sandwiches with a variety of options (mustards, pickles, chips on the side, et al.), coming in at around £7.50. Ewan tried one with chips and pickles (£10 meal deal) and it was a fine well-packed sandwich with sliced gherkins and plenty of chips.

See also:

• Fancyapint review
• Pubs Galore comments
• Beer In The Evening comments