Good pubs in central London

[London Villan]

If it's a proper pub you fancy try these...

Cross Keys, Endell St, top end of Covent Garden
The Harp, Chandos Place off the Strand
Dog and Duck, Bateman St, Soho
The Audley, Mount Street in Mayfair
The Red Lion, Duke of York Street, again in Mayfair (there is another Red Lion a couple of streets away too)

All good pub pubs, but a bit scattered about.

[dave.woodhall]

If it's a proper pub you fancy try these...

Cross Keys, Endell St, top end of Covent Garden
The Harp, Chandos Place off the Strand

Two of my favourites in London.

[silhillvilla]

Does anyone get on with those Timothy Taylor pubs in london.
Bricklayers Arms is a nice pub.
The Mita is nice too off Holborn circus

[andyaston]

Princess Louise is a nice old pub by Holborn, its one of the former Gin Palaces.

[silhillvilla]

The Doggetts is one of my old haunts.
South side of Blackfriars Bridge

[Ron Manager]

Ive always liked The Salisbury by Trafalgar Square. Nice pic of Marianne Faithfull in there (when she was in her pomp) and a fine selection of real ales as well.

[London Villan]

The Doggetts is one of my old haunts.
South side of Blackfriars Bridge

Doggets... weird place that, nice bit of late 70s brutalism... is it still there? One of the better pubs round there is the Kings Arms on Roupell St, or it was when I worked in that neck of the woods.

[damon loves JT]

The Tom Cribb is named after him because he used to be the landlord there. In those days it was The Union Arms.

It's a Shepherd Neame house. As a rule of thumb, any London pub which is a Shepherd Neame, Fuller's or Young's house is a good one.

[damon loves JT]

A further rule of thumb; any London pub containing a telly showing the football is best avoided.

[silhillvilla]

The Doggetts is one of my old haunts.
South side of Blackfriars Bridge

Doggets... weird place that, nice bit of late 70s brutalism... is it still there? One of the better pubs round there is the Kings Arms on Roupell St, or it was when I worked in that neck of the woods.

It may have been demo'd now ? Not sure. Worked over the road for 8 years so that was our local. Architecturally it was a 70's gem.

[cheltenhamlion]

Go to Holborn. Come out of the tube station. Take your pick. If you go left and down the alley then the Ship is a good starting point.

[damon loves JT]

Oh, and don't expect any change out of four quid for a pint.

[maidstonevillain]

Ive always liked The Salisbury by Trafalgar Square. Nice pic of Marianne Faithfull in there (when she was in her pomp) and a fine selection of real ales as well.

With or without Mars bar.

[maidstonevillain]

If it's a proper pub you fancy try these...

Cross Keys, Endell St, top end of Covent Garden
The Harp, Chandos Place off the Strand

Two of my favourites in London.

There must surely be another book in you Dave. Something along the line of the Football Fans Guide to Awayday Pubs.

[maidstonevillain]

If it's a proper pub you fancy try these...

Cross Keys, Endell St, top end of Covent Garden
The Harp, Chandos Place off the Strand

Two of my favourites in London.

There must surely be another book in you Dave. Something along the line of the Football Fans Guide to Awayday Pubs.

PS Probably better to wait another year though given next seasons opportunity to revist those you haven't been to in a long while.