location:

Covent Garden

address:

61- 62 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LH

phone:

0871 258 9681*
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nearest stations:

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(210m) - zone 1

Covent Garden London Underground station
(410m) - zone 1

Leicester Square London Underground station
(440m) - zone 1

Holborn London Underground station
(650m) - zone 1

Goodge Street London Underground station
(710m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Tottenham Court Road: Go out the New Oxford Street exit and take the second right into Earnshaw Street. At the end of Earnshaw Street, the pub should be visible on the other side of St. Giles High Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Phoenix Theatre (120m)

Foyles Bookshop (130m)

Dominion Theatre (190m)

picture of Angel
This is a lovely Victorian pub in the grey area between Covent Garden (Shaftesbury Avenue) and Tottenham Court Road. Because of its location, it can be a great place to meet/drink in town. It's got a lot of original Victorian features - including tile work - and has been refurbished with great care and attention. It does food, which is a bit basic, and not the best representation of a Sam Smith's pub. It's serves the usual Sam Smith's fare and is very reasonably priced for central London. It's obviously had complaints from local residents, as the beer garden now closes promptly at 5.15pm. The bar staff can appear a little miserable, but apparently that's par for the course when you work for a brewer from Yorkshire. Anyway, don't let that put you off though - definitely worth a look.

reviewed:
25/02/2009
reviewed by septic

Eating at The Angel ... we last ate here on 24/11/2008

Decent, basic pub grub, that's pretty cheap.
food rating 2 - quality
price rating 1 - price

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

beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationbeer garden

second opinion:

posted by hayward - Thursday 9th April, 2009, 4:04pm
I had my bag stolen here - so be careful!
posted by Dan - Sunday 15th July, 2007, 5:11pm
Not expecting to find this sort of pub in this area. I was in town for the Tour de France and stumbled across it just before last orders on my last night in London. No pretensions about the place (or staff), just quality beer sold at a realistic price. Will definately make a point of coming back to this one next time I'm in London.
2 comments on this pub - why not add your own?
click to visit the randomness guidesRandomness - for an alternative point of view, see The Angel's review on the Randomness guide to London.

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