Admiral Duncan, Soho  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Soho

address:

54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD

phone:

0871 258 6257*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

Leicester Square London Underground station
(330m) - zone 1

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(350m) - zone 1

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(430m) - zone 1

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

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(720m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Leicester Square: Take the exit which comes out by the Hippodrome and turn left up the road toward Oxford Street. Turn left into Old Compton Street and its about 3 minutes up and across on the right. From Piccadilly Circus: Take the Shaftesbury Avenue exit and head up the road toward Cambridge Circus. Turn left into Wardour Street and the right into Old Compton Street. It's just across the road on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Ronnie Scotts (70m)

Chinatown (90m)

Palace Theatre (90m)

picture of Admiral Duncan
There's been a pub on this site for quite a while - we can remember at least one previous incarnation, more traditional, but still one of London's premiere gay pubs. It's always been a friendly and easy going place, and the current version is just as welcoming, with the lurid chartreuse walls making it seem pretty intimate. Don't get us wrong, we're not always opponents of change, but it is somehow reassuring that places like this carry on and do the job they always have. Lager, cider and Guinness are the prime tipples, with numerous alcopops and varieties of shots available too. And to top it all off, there's a fab Top of the Pops jukebox in the corner, playing chart hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. One word of warning, this place gets pretty packed on the weekends primarily because of where it's located in the heart of Soho. If it sounds like your sort of place, give it a go.

reviewed:
20/11/2008
reviewed by septic

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live music - click for explanationjukebox
gay friendly- click for explanationgay / gay friendly
open late - click for explanationlate opening
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