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Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Fitzrovia

address:

25 Rathbone Place, W1T 1DG

phone:

0871 258 6077*
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nearest stations:

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(240m) - zone 1

Goodge Street London Underground station
(300m) - zone 1

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(630m) - zone 1

Warren Street London Underground station
(810m) - zone 1

Leicester Square London Underground station
(820m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Tottenham Court Road tube turn west up Oxford Street towards Oxford Circus. Rathbone place is second left and the pub is on the right just before the road joins Rathbone Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Dominion Theatre (310m)

Foyles Bookshop (430m)

The Photographer's Gallery (470m)

picture of Wheatsheaf
Back in the 1930s when beer was 6d a pint, George Orwell, Dylan Thomas and other assorted bohemians drank in the panelled room that makes up the main bar. These days, the beer has gone up in price and the pub always seems oddly, and pleasantly, quiet (except for just after work, towards the weekend). It's a very traditional-looking pub, with a large section of stained glass completing the picture, and it makes no attempt to pretend otherwise. The local workers who go there don't seem to mind, either. There are a couple of real ales and a lunchtime menu on offer. If you have a soft spot for atmospheric old boozers, give it a try.

reviewed:
15/06/2009
reviewed by columbo

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
TVs - click for explanationTV
function room for hire - click for explanationfunction room (or the whole pub) for hire
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