Gazza,
If this isn't too far from The Royal, but a lot of theatre goers go here attending The Lyceum, prior to a performance at Drury Lane. You could also take the tube to the show. The key here is that it's opened on Sunday.
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This one is opened on Sunday.
Sunday 12-8 pm.
Hogs' Head
23 Wellington Street
WC2E 7DA
(0207) 836 6930.
This is another small corner boozer to be found in London. Situated below Covent Garden it has two floors and two bars, one on each. The main bar downstairs has a narrow entrance which is not good for wheelchairs, though there is a side entrance you 'might' be able to use. The bar is the usual wooden floored with dark wood bar, no overhang this time. Seating down here is all stools up against the walls where there is a window sill ledge for your pint. There a couple of tower tables for high stools. Upstairs (very narrow and not to be negotiated after a few pints) the room has more traditional seating of dark wood tables and chairs. There are toilets up here, but it is unisex! The beers on at the time seemed plenty but most were off and on a Saturday! The bar staff were reminded to turn the pump clips round if a beer was not on and they had never heard of this before. In any case the only decent beer on was the Bateman's Rosey nosey and there was need to ask for a top up (people in London never fill a glass correctly it seems). When busy this place can get very cramped. Food is served both lunch and evening and comes from the same menu as the other Hogshead houses. Getting there it's between Covent Garden and Temple tube stops and Charring Cross station is slightly further away. Not far from Drury Lane and just a short hop from the Lyceum theatre, it gets the pre-theatre crowd. No accommodation here
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Sunday????
The Sun
21 Drury Lane
WC2B 5RH
(0207) 240 2489.
This used to be a typical Hogshead but has reverted back to its orignial name. It still retains the the traditional Hogshead interior, all wood floors and dark wood bar with overhang. A small but friendly corner pub (you are likely to find lively conversations going on) right at the Holborn end of Drury Lane (opposite Cats) sort of in a triangle between Covent Garden/Holborn/Tottenham Court Road tube stops. The guest ales on has dropped to two, but the quality is still good. The Sun has recently started to do food, so call to check what times. Access for the disabled is possible, but the bar area is small and difficult to negotiate in a wheelchair. Toilets are also upstairs.
Nearest Accommodation:
See Prince of Wales.
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OR,
I don't know if these two are opened on Sunday. Telephone them.
Chez Guerard
In Covent Garden, on the Opera Terrace of the Flower Buildings, Chez Guerard offers small entree or snack service in the café bar and a full menu in the dining area, both of which look down on the bustling shopping scene below, just a few steps from the Royal Opera, Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the Theatre Museum. Reservations: 020 7379-0666.
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Ristorante Aurora,
A small, busy and cheerful Italian restaurant at 1-3 Catherine Street, goes beyond Italian food with its excellent trout in three configurations (£7.90); its creme caramel dessert is creamy and delicious. SSFP (Save Space for Profiteroles). Early in December 2002, two of us enjoyed that day's special, Dover sole deep fried in breadcrumbs with two vegetables, a bottle if good Chardonnay, dessert, and coffe, for about £60. Earlier that day, we had lunched there only to discover that the minestrone soup was less than wonderful, giving the lie to the maxim about Italian restaurants: By their minestrone shall you known them. Reservations essential after 5:30 p.m.: 020 7836-7585. Nearby theatres (as with the next entry): Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Strand, Lyceum, Duchess, Savoy.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-03-03 13:08 by Demon.