Star & Garter, Soho, W1

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Tucked away down a quiet side street, but nonetheless only just around the corner from the more touristy hotspots, this is perhaps more of a local’s pub and was reasonably quiet on our recent Monday evening visit.

It’s a fairly compact, single room pub, with the bar counter taking up quite a bit of the available floor space. Décor wise it’s quite traditional, with black wooden boards on the floor that have been worn smooth over the years, dark brown wood panelling on the walls, and further brown painted wood panelling on the ceiling. That might make it sound gloomy, but I thought it had a bit of character and there were plenty of bits and bobs all over the walls including old black and white pictures, a plate rack, and what I took to be a selection of internal engine parts, although I could well be mistaken. The bar had plenty of foliage hanging over it from the shelving above, although whether it was real or not I don’t know. I suspect not. A TV screen up on the wall showing the snooker seemed slightly out of place, but at least the volume was off so this was not too intrusive.

The solitary beer on tap was Timothy Taylor Landlord which was served a little too cold for my liking, with the two other pumps having their clips reversed. One of these was Sharp’s Solar Wave, I couldn’t see what the other one was. The solitary cider meanwhile was Aspall’s.

On 15^th February 2025 - rating: 7
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