The Garrick Arms, Leicester Square, WC2

Official site of The Garrick Arms - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Official site of The Garrick Arms - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

An old pub on Charing Cross Road which has been modernised to give an open plan feel but still retains a few original features. The bar has been resurfaced in plastic with a curious circular section and there is an assortment of furniture including some random pieces. Not sure about the arty light fittings though, and despite labelling itself as a "Gin Palace" it isn't one. Draught beers seemed to be in good condition though, with Abbot, IPA, and Portobello Star on pump as well as a couple of ciders.

Nice busy pub but its Gk so limited choice on the beers but they did have Belhaven -grand slam and the guest was Betty stoggs.Better beers and I would re-visit.

This is a Greene King pub with the usual stuff available, but they did have on something called "Garrick Bitter", which was somewhat surprisingly better than the standard GK ales. Standard pubco food ws available of course. This is a relatively recent conversion from something, but I just can't remember what the building was previously. Anyway, inside it's a typically soulless West End pub. The usual furnishings are here, including tall tables and tall stools, sofas, bucket armchairs but with a couple of token normal tables and chairs. Being a Friday in the West End, the pub was busy with a mix of tourists and office workers unwinding at the end of the week with all manner of outlandish looking drinks. The noise levels were high of course, aided by the bare-boarded floor and high celing, and augmented by the bass thump of some unrecognisable song. I'm not a great fan of Greene King ales, so this was my first and probably my last visit.