The White Horse, Soho, W1

Steve of N21 left this review about The White Horse

This was the chosen location for our Christmas drink up which I am just getting round to writing. It wasn’t my choice and if I had been asked to pick a Nicholsons pub behind Libertys, it wouldn’t have been this one, as I much prefer the nearby Clachan. But given that the week before Christmas is never a great time to experience a central London pub The White Horse did the important bits right that you hope for at this time of year of having enough staff behind the jump to deal with the swirling masses and keep serving times to a minimum and prompt barrel replacement to keep the beer flowing very well. Six ales available on the pumps in the form of Harvey’s Sussex Best, Doom Bar, London Pride, Theakston Old Peculier, Hobgoblin Bah Humbug and the St Austell brewed Nicholson Pale Ale, so although hardly an inspiring list of National brewers ( which seems to be the norm in most Nicholsons outlets nowadays), at least the Harvey’s Sussex Best and the house Pale Ale were drinking well.
And plenty of evidence on the night, if any was needed, to why large brewery companies run misleading marketing campaigns on the great British public, in the way the Guinness and Tadri (sorry Madri) taps were being hammered during the evening. Well, I guess all those people will be distraught to learn, when they woke up the following morning, that they will not be getting their “Drink Indie campaign” badges any time soon, unlike those of us who stayed on the Sussex Best and could leave the pub, when we finally did, with our consciences clear.

On 29^th January 2025 - rating: 6
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