The Old Coffee House, Soho, London

Brilliant little drink hole. Good choice of beers and ciders on tap and reasonably priced. Great for a few cheeky drinks after work and busy location so always entertaining.

Nice old pub.

I'm going to upset a few hard core visitors here, but I didn't quite see the light with this one. Yes it's a cosy pub in Soho and has retained a definite sense of pubiness. But this could also say more about the offerings of pubs in Soho, and if you're a pub diehard you'll find everything you need here as listed in other reviews.

But deep down at the core, I didn't bond with the place - yes it was pleasant and yes if I was meeting some friends nearby it may come up as a suggestion. But I wouldn't ship across town to visit it and it wouldn't make it on my top London spots.

This pub was rammed….but with good reason. This pub manages to look very bright, cosy and welcoming…even when packed to the rafters. It also serves some very good real ale. There were a few beers from Brodie’s brewery on tap. I’m a fan of their brewery/pub and was happy to see beers from them that I had not come across before, particularly the hoppy, tasty Sunshine (not really appropriate presently, but no mind!)

This has been the number 1 qype pub recommendation that qype has been nudging me to go to for 3 or 4 months now. It was mildly frustrating as I had actually been before…twice..but once was at the end of a booze blurred night a year ago and the other visit was about 8 years ago! So although I remembered liking the place, I didn’t feel qualified to review it until now. Strangely enough it was not busy on my previous visits. Now it is full of people who have seen the reviews on here perhaps.

Dependable Soho bolthole, this. As you'd expect, it's rammed most of the time, so if the weather's good enough to hang on the pavement for a pint and a chat, then this is one of the best places to do it.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the best pub in Soho. I know what you're thinking, the Coach and Horses is pretty decent and the The Ship must surely compete, but the Old Coffee House just seems to tick all the right boxes. Here's a few things they do well:

- Free Wifi
- Excellent Pub Grub
- Pork Scatchings
- Friendly staff
- A good selection of real ale
- plenty of seating
- A quiz machine
- No queue at the bar

I could go on for hours, but let's just say these guys completely nail the basics. What would it take for me to move in or ask for job here? A jukebox, a dart board (maybe they have one?) and board games/cards for Sundays. But i'm being pernickety. This place is the shit.

Half of me doesn't want to write this review, because this is a glorious, welcoming, lovely little pub that wasn't packed on a Thursday night, smack bang in the middle of the West End...

...But if I found it via Qype then other people should too, so here goes.

Tucked away on Beak Street, this is the kind of place you can walk past a thousand times and never look twice at (I know I didn't), but venture inside and you're greeted with old war posters, stuffed animals, cosy lighting, and a range of decent ales that will make you never want to leave.

All that, plus the friendly staff, the quiz machine, and the free wi-fi make this one of those pubs you could happily live in.

Now this, is a good pub. Beautifully decorated, a fine array of ales, and not overcrowded on a Thursday night? Plus, it's a stone's throw from Qype HQ, hence I'm sure we'll be frequenting it from now on.

The only gripe you could have, is the stupidly difficult questions on the quiz machine as soon as you get into the money. Five quid wasted!

The food is a fine thing in the Old Coffee House. Their chicken ham and leek pie is food fit for the gods - and is quite cheap for pubs in the area.

A few years ago, when I frequented this pub more frequently, the menu had a photo on the front, showing a number of women in Victorian dress within the pub - a closer look, however, and the women looked surprisingly, um, butch. Adam’s Apples, and everything.

And that is the humour of this pub. The favoured pub for Absolute Radio (which is just around the corner), and before them Virgin Radio as well, it sells a decent variety of beer at prices that aren’t completely insane. Their upstairs area is a good place to enjoy lunch, too. But don’t go looking at the posters on the wall too closely - too many stuffed animals and odd wartime posters to be anywhere near trendy.

The old signs on the door would lead you to believe that it brews its own beer - it doesn’t - but it does have a few guest ales on tap which is always a good thing. And there’s a roaring fire in there in the winter months. Sometimes. When they can be bothered to light it.

I’d recommend it. So it’s a good job I’ve written this review then.

A hugely convenient place given the location next to Picadilly circus and Soho.
Glass house is quite traditional english pub with traditional food in the menu. They do ales and lagers, at incredibly cheap prices at around two pounds a pint.
walls, seats and tables are made up of wood. Why would you call it glass house then? Part of the allure I guess. Then, good news for smokers, that don’t need to freeze outside to have a smoke. Downstairs, next to emergency stairs there is a special room for you to puff away.
good range of beer, good prices, nice decor and in London central, a good place to bear in mind if you are around shopping , in the theatre or somthing like that

Brilliant pub! One of the best in London. Certainly my favourite in Soho. It make me happy. In fact, everyone I know likes it.

It’s got bric-a-brac all over the place for no reason. This makes me smile. It adds something to this otherwise simple pub. I like the way it’s laid out, I like the fact I can sit at the bar and read a book and no one finds that weird.

The staff are nice. The service is quick. The regulars are kind. It gets a bit ‘Meeedja’ later on in the week - especially on a Friday evening, but otherwise it’s just a pretty cool pub.

Oh, and they get brownie points for free wi-fi… beer while I’m working in Soho makes me incredibly happy.

I love this tiny pub in Soho. It seems so quiet, despite the fact it is ordinarily packed out. People are very polite in here, and it's always easy to get served. The staff are happy to have a chat when they aren't too busy, and although it might be slightly more pricey than a normal pub, you're guaranteed the space to have a good chat.

There are comedy nights held in the upstairs function room from time to time, but these don't interfer with the pub's ambiance, if you don't enjoy that sort of thing.

This is a very traditionally looking and old fashioned pub, and some of its clientele are too. I find this a breath of fresh air in Soho, especially on a street lined with ever-changing and over-priced bars.