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Graham Coombs left this review about Golden Lion
A classic old no-frills Soho pub with some interesting ceiling and wall decoration. In typical fashion the ground floor bar is sparsely furnished, with 'additional seating' upstairs and some 'north face of the Eiger' stairs down to the toilets below. A Greene King pub with Abbot and IPA on handpump - the latter was decidedly past its best. Definitely a reminder of what many of the smaller local pubs used to be like, although as I recollect the beer was generally better back in the day.
On 11th January 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
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Rex Rattus left this review about Golden Lion
This pub hasn't changed much since Tris's visit more than two years ago. And what a pokey little place it is, with just half a dozen tall tables and tall stools with drinking ledges around the windows. There were condiments on the tables but I couldn't be arsed to look at a menu, but I suppose it's the usual Greene King stuff. There's some atrractive ceiling decor though, with some gold painted cornicing and friezes.
They had on Greene King IPA, Rockin' Rudolph and Morland Original (£2.30 a half). I've never seen the latter beer before, but it's obviously a bogstandard Greene King bitter.
I haven't reviewed this pub before, and I don't remember it from when this area was my regular haunt in the 1960s, but there again I don't profess to remember everything from the 60s. I'm not a fan of GK beers so maybe I'm biased, but with what I would regard as a good real ale it would creep into the OK category.
On 30th November 2021
- rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about Golden Lion
Another pub with a respectable history dating back to at least the early 18th century but rebuilt with a nod to brewers' Tudor in 1930; it certainly looks more unusual than most pubs in the W1 postcode.
Inside, and there's a relatively small ground floor bar which appears a little stark and dreary with little to entertain other than two TVs showing random banality early evening, to few drinkers when all other pubs were doing a roaring trade. Down here there's little other than limited tall furniture with tables supporting ugly sauce bottles and drinking ledges below the windows. The floor is modern bare boarded and there are games' machines flashing away.
Upstairs, and there's a slightly more comfortable lounge/dining/function room which is carpeted and displays some leaded lights with 'heraldic' stained glass motifs along with another TV.
Ales: GK IPA, London Glory, St. Austell's Tribute and Truman's Zephyr which was a bit musty.
Apparently serial killer Dennis Nilsen used to pick up his victims here - perhaps he was doing them a favour as I certainly can't think of a reason to return.
On 1st May 2019
- rating: 3
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 22 March 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 9:30 p.m. - last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 22 March 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 01 May 2019 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 22 March 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 22 March 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 22 March 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 01 May 2019 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 24 October 2016 by hondo .
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 26 September 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Wheelchair Access : No - Ladies WCs upstairs. - last updated 01 May 2019 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
