The Green Man, Soho, W1

Tris C left this review about The Green Man

A mid-18th century hostelry rebuilt at the end of the 19th, grade II-listed which expanded into the left-hand building in 1998; I suspect that the whole interior dates from this time too, being a half boarded and half carpeted panelled interior, which looks modern, even though much of it was covered with fake cobwebs as an indication that the seven-hour festival that is Halloween, was just 19 days away. There are TVs (pretty much in your face), loud banal music, sauce bottles on tables, bright lighting, flashing games machines, loud transient people (one seen taking his pint downstairs to the loo), eclectic tall furniture, a Tricolour and Guinness bunting, perhaps trying to give the impression that this is an Irish pub, perhaps to attract the tourists.
English wasn’t the barmaid’s strong point, but she did serve me up a very decent half of Purity’s Mad Goose at a reasonable £4.30. Also on offer were Pride, Doom, Landlord and Rosie Pig cider.
I think this is a very poor pub, but given that it’s just a few yards off Oxford Street, that should have come as no surprise to me.

On 13^th October 2021 - rating: 3
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