Shakespeare's Head, Soho  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Soho

address:

29 Great Marlborough Street, W1F 7HZ

phone:

0871 258 9604*
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nearest stations:

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(220m) - zone 1

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(610m) - zone 1

Bond Street London Underground station
(670m) - zone 1

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(680m) - zone 1

Green Park London Underground station
(800m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Oxford Circus tube by the Argyll Street exit. Walk down Argyll Street (away from Oxford Street) to Great Marlborough Street. Turn left walk a short distance, then turn right down Carnaby Street. The pub is a short way down on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Liberty (30m)

London Palladium (90m)

Hamleys (100m)

picture of Shakespeares Head
Any pub called the Shakespeare's Head in an area as touristy as Carnaby Street would just have to be an olde worlde building with leaded glass windows and true to form, this one is. It hasn't changed at all in recent years. The only critical recent addition being the chairs and tables on the pavement outside, for the smokers and just in case the weather turns nice (it does occasionally). The pub does get chock full on weekends and in the evenings, with a mixture of local workers and tourists. There is an upstairs restaurant serving pub food, and it seems to do it well enough as it's always busy. It's not a bad place and well placed for Carnaby Street - it can be a great place to meet when it's not full, but that doesn't seem to happen very often.

reviewed:
15/10/2008
reviewed by septic

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

good beer served - click for explanationreal ale
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationtables on the pavement
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