Entries Tagged as 'Soho and Leicester Square'
G.A.Y Bar
A very popular bar in the heart of London’s Soho but of course the flagship for the gay life and quite the culture shock for those who would normally drink in their local. GAY has strict door policies and members of our group fake being gay by standing hand in hand to ensure entry. [...]
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Golden Lion Pub
The Golden Lion is another of the many traditional pubs in Shoo in central London. It is closer to the Shaftesbury avenue and Old Compton street end of town but draws a more mixed crowd. The place fills very quickly of a Friday night and although set on two floors the venue can [...]
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Urban Golf Bar
Soho has more to offer than meets the eye, take for instance the Urban Golf venue, a basement affair with virtual golf on large screens to be swung at by real golf enthusiasts - bring you own clubs or borrow their’s. The lessons or open golf is a pretty good price and alongside [...]
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August 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
24 London Club
Looking like a plush exclusive advertising agency from the outside during the day, 24:London transforms at night as kingly street fills with luxurious cars, well dressed trendy types and bouncers. The open doors to 24:London take us down a blue neon lit corridor into a large L shaped room beyond. With a capacity [...]
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Carlisle Arms Pub
Quite cheeky I’ll start off by saying, simply because the valour and warmth of a comforting pub is disguised in the shell of a far more traditional establishment. Entering the bar with friends I am not surprised to find the pub quite small with a bar manned by three bar persons.it still seems [...]
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Las Iguanas Bar
The chain of portuguese bar and restaurants does seem likely to have a branch in Soho but sure enough there is one in dean street. The place is pretty busy I notice as I wander in on my Friday night but not overcrowded and seating soon becomes available. We order cocktails from a [...]
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The Coach and Horses Pub
Finally after ploughing long and hard through Soho we Come across a pub, bolstering with character. As we enter, the red colour on all the Walls makes my eyes widen and although the pub is not overcrowded we nestle into a spot at the Bar and order. Strong cider and try [...]
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The White Horse Pub
Its Friday night and the rain is starting to come down. Frantically we turn a corner seeking shelter in Soho’s back roads. Imagine our surprise to stumble across a good fifty people standing in the alley outside the White horse, most without umbrellas. We weave through the crowd into the pub. Inside [...]
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The Cambridge Pub
Wandering around Soho in search of some a little different, my friends and I stumble upon the Cambridge pub On Cambridge circus. As you may or may not be aware this is an area overpopulated with pubs, all of whom seem to pull in the punters so I’m eager to see what makes [...]
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The Electric Birdcage Night Club
It took me a good year or so to realise that this establishment was tucked away and yet so close to all the action in the West-end, near Tiger Tiger, Haymarket and Leicester Square but I spotted it one valentines day on the way to another restaurant with a parade of [...]
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