Pete's reviews
Review of The Sun and 13 Cantons
31 Aug 07, 11:46
Sunny Delight 
Often derided as one of the more "meeja" pubs in Soho, the Sun and 13 Cantons is conveniently located on Great Pulteney Street, Soho. Extremely busy on Thursday and Friday evenings, at other times it's a great place to stop, relax, and enjoy a pint.
There is a good selection of beers on tap and a fairly extensive wine list, all at relatively reasonable prices for Soho. In the summertime a section of the pavement is cordoned off, so smokers can enjoy their pints without being barged by tourists.
For those people who have been waiting for decent and affordable Thai food in Central London, The Sun and 13 Cantons is a blessing. The attached Thai Lemon Restaurant supplies punters with everything from superbly spicy soups to the most amazing curries. Highlights are the fish cakes (sumptuous and perfectly cooked), the pad thai (great size, awesome flavours) and the green curry (spicy). Prices are reasonable too, at about a fiver a main course.
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Review of Carlisle Arms
16 Aug 07, 15:00
A real gem in the midst of Soho's plastic pubs 
A straight-up boozer, with no frills. Unless you call a dart board a frill, or maybe a toilet?
This pub looks very traditional from the outside, but on the inside is less so. A few old paintings and photos adorn the walls, but nothing majorly historic or interesting. Its main attraction is the lack of the usual tourists and Soho groupies, and its proximity to other bars, clubs and events in the centre of town.
More of a working man's pub, it can easily get crowded due to it's small size, but serves a decent pint.
Prices have gone up since re-opening in July 2007 - now around the £3 mark. Still, a pleasant enough place to while away a balmy summer evening, or get cosy in the wintertime.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review of The Glasshouse Stores
16 Aug 07, 14:05
A little corner of heaven ...
... if your idea of heaven is sticky carpets, a cramped interior, and stinky toilets. Not forgetting, of course, the superb Sam Smith's ales. And their superb vodka, which most people forget about!
The Glassblower is located on Brewer Street, near the edge of London's salubrious Soho. The upstairs bar is light and airy, oft frequented by the older generation for gentle afternoon drinking - a good place to read the newspaper or catch up with a good book.
Downstairs is usually open from 6pm to accommodate thirsty workers having a sneaky pint on their way home.
Within stumbling distance of Piccadilly Circus tube, this is a good pre-club meet-up place, with cheap strong booze!
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Review of The Endurance
16 Aug 07, 13:45
Better than some in the area 
With a decent selection of pints, and second only to the Toucan for a decent pint of Guinness in Soho, this pub offers decent food at lunchtime and a busy bar in the evening.
The regular haunt of many of many of the younger media types who work in the area (elsewhere described as "Nathan Barley types"), the Endurance can be very busy on weekday evenings, and almost completely empty at the weekend.
Located at one end of Berwick Street market, sandwiched between a Japanese restaurant and a wholefood fast food place, there is a reasonably sized beer garden out the back.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.