The Imperial, Piccadilly  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Piccadilly

address:

5 Leicester Street, WC2H 7BL

phone:

0871 258 8485*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(190m) - zone 1

Leicester Square London Underground station
(240m) - zone 1

Charing Cross railway stationLondon Underground station
(500m) - zone 1

Covent Garden London Underground station
(560m) - zone 1

Embankment London Underground station
(670m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Take the Leicester Square exit and enter the square. Proceed towards Piccadilly until you get to that horrible Swiss clock thing. Turn right and its about 20 metres up on the right.From Piccadilly, head for Leicester Square. Go past the Swiss Centre and turn left. Up about 20 metres on the right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Prince of Wales Theatre (50m)

Odeon Leicester Square (120m)

Leicester Square Theatre (140m)

picture of Imperial
A relatively quiet pub during the day - it's enough off the beaten track that most tourists don't find it. Although a good, central place to meet people in town its tranquility is broken by that horrible sounding Swiss clock thingy every hour on the hour. Still, its traditional pub feel (including fine guest ales) offers something a bit different to the chain pubs of Leicester Square.

reviewed:
17/04/2005
reviewed by septic

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

good beer served - click for explanationreal ale - regular guest beers
TVs - click for explanationSky TV
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating
ATM on premises - click for explanation

second opinion:

posted by plo326 - Thursday 2nd October, 2008, 5:24pm
visited this summer - nothing wrong with the location, the beer etc., but customer service absolutely shocking (one of the bartenders). spilt drink on my mate's trousers after literally pushing past him, walked off without saying anything, then just said "sorry" really dismissively when i complained.
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