The Imperial, Leicester Square, WC2

Randomness Guide to London - Imperial entry

Randomness Guide to London - Imperial entry

They had Butcombe Bitter on, as well as some of the usual suspects. Pretty good it tasted too, as well as being a bit different – for London anyway. This pub has been seriously refurbished since the last time I was in here, when they had a pinball machine at the back where the red settees are now. But, for the area, it's a rather comfortable pub. They have an interesting combination of floor tiles by the bar, surrounded by a few feet of bare boards, and then carpeting round the sides where the majority of tables are. It seems to cater mainly for the tourist trade, which is inevitable considering its location on Leicester Square, but for all that it's not bad. There are many worse places to drink in this area, though it's not really worth going out of your way to visit.

The Imperial is a pleasant enough comfortable one-bar pub just off the north side of the main Leicester Square. London Pride, Green King IPA and CW Bombardier were on when I visited . Bar along one side and then comfortable seating areas along the other. The Pride was fine and the two Club sandwiches we had were fine also, and reasonably priced considering where you were. So OK for a visit if you are in Leicester Square as there are many worse places to drink in this area, but it’s not really worth going out of your way to visit and there are many more worthwhile pubs a fairly short distance away that does justify this.