The Shaston Arms, Soho  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Soho

address:

4 Ganton Street, W1F 7QN

phone:

0871 258 6438*
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nearest stations:

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(310m) - zone 1

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(520m) - zone 1

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(610m) - zone 1

Leicester Square London Underground station
(750m) - zone 1

Bond Street London Underground station
(770m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Oxford Circus station, go down Regent Street, take the second left, then immediately right down Kingly Street. You'll see The Blue Posts pub: turn left here down Ganton Street and you'll soon see the pub on your left.

click here for a larger map

nearby attraction(s):

Hamleys (130m)

Liberty (130m)

Young Vic Theatre (170m)

picture of Shaston Arms
Although it feels like it's been there for years, this one is a comparatively new pub. A decade ago, Hall & Woodhouse took the wine bar on the site and did their best to make it look like a pub with a bit of history. So, expect a few mirrors, wooden floors and dividers in the décor. It's a reasonable effort given the layout of the place, with nooks and crannies in a relatively small space. There are decent Hall & Woodhouse beers - Badger, Tanglefoot - on offer accompanied by all the other booze you'd expect of a pub in the centre of town. However, its cramped layout and overwhelming popularity on weekend evenings (and towards the end of the week) means it's not always the place for a quiet chat over a pint or two - unless you're lucky enough to get one of the seats at the very back, that is. Oh, and it's closed on Sundays.

reviewed:
13/07/2008
reviewed by jack

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

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales, including seasonal choices
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating

second opinion:

posted by goonerreed - Thursday 30th July, 2009, 9:54pm
Nice bar staff, well-priced (for Soho) and you can take your own food in. Popular with me of a lunchtime!
posted by CarsmileSteve - Wednesday 15th August, 2007, 2:34pm
I've always found it relatively easy to get one of the back tables with a bit of lurking about. other important thing to note: really ace happy hardcore on a friday night round the bar (almost inaudible from the back/outside though).
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