Red Lion, Soho

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The Red Lion is a fine old oak panelled pub hidden behind Carnaby Street. Despite a small frontage, it's deceptively large with three bars in total, including one upstairs. Our personal preference is for the tiny front bar which sports a real open fire - handy during colder days. It attracts a fair few younger media types, but perhaps due to its slightly hidden location it's often (but not always) easier to find a seat here than other nearby places, particularly if you try the upstairs bar. It serves the usual Sam Smith's range of fare - not everyone's taste, but no-one here seems to object and there's a pretty jolly atmosphere all round. A word of warning however: watch out for the dart board - not because its such a rare sight in Soho these days - but because of its potentially hazardous position next to the bar; if you're unlucky, a double top could take on a different meaning altogether.
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03 Feb 2012
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Great find. 6.30pm on a Thursday and was busy. All three bars (incl. one large one upstairs). The best of all the Sam Smiths in the area (and there are a few). Beer was spot on and 7 pints + change from a £20 note probably explains the popularity and average age (younger than most and not just men about!...)

We all thought it was a great pub - busy, noisy, a bit of a wait at the bar - but worth it. We'd go there again and a must go for the area.
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14 Kingly Street, Soho, London, W1B 5PR

020 7734 4985

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Quiz night - quiz night Monday

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Leave Oxford Circus station, go down Regent Street, take the second left, then immediately right down Kingly Street. Walk down Kingly Street for a while and you'll find the pub on your left. Piccadilly Circus: walk up Regent Street towards Oxford Circus and take the 4th right on to Beak Street, turn next left up Kingly Street and you'll soon see the pub on your right.

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03 Feb 12 Updated by BAPSMASSIVE