Pub in London W1
Coach & Horses
2 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4TQClosest station: Tottenham Court Road, about 5 min walk4.4out of 5 on Google, from 529 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About Coach & Horses
Signature cocktails and draft beer served in a quaint, casual setting offering cabaret nights.
Situated on a prime site on the corner of Charing Cross Rd and Old Compton St, this purports to be the oldest pub in W1, dating from 1734 and Grade II-listed. Previously Molly Moggs, the site reopened after refurbishment in autumn 2017 as the Compton Cross and then again in 2019 as the Coach & Horses under Shepherd Neame ownership. This is now the third pub in Soho with that name!
Very small inside, about square with a front-facing bar. Black honeycomb-pattern ceiling, sunken spot lights, black cornice and upper walls, wood panelling clads some walls with brewery mirrors, dark green glazed tiles on the dado, white glazed tiles behind bar, black-painted buttressed wood panelling under counter, bare floorboards, the only seating is high stools & tables, elbow shelf around the room. Quite loud music. Easily filled but not always busy, gay-friendly, female-friendly. Karaoke every Sunday from 4pm.
Participant in the SN 2024 Cask Club beer offer, 20% discount to CAMRA members.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Live Music
- Serves Food
- Real Ale
- Good for Groups
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 12:00 – 9:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 11:30 PM
- Friday
- 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday
- 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 8:00 PM
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Shepherd Neame
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7734 4986
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.4out of 5 on Google, from 529 ratings
1 out of 5shilan sharifzadehon Google, April 2024
The service is extremely horrible. We ordered 4 Sunday roasts (two well done, 2 medium) and it took more than 1 hour for them to bring the dishes but they all came medium rare. We kindly ask them to recook 2 of steaks in well done, but it took 30 more minutes to bring them but again they were in medium rare!!! And other 2 dishes were cold by then! So we couldn’t eat together. Also, we asked for ketchup and mayo, but they were ran out of ketchup!!!! No ketchup in a pub??!!! Moreover, we asked for cutlery but they only brought 1 single fork for 4 people after 15 minutes!! All in all, the…
4 out of 5Steve Bintleyon Google, September 2024
A nice small pub in a prime location. The bar staff are friendly and there’s some more unique draught drink options which is great. It was pretty quiet on a weekday afternoon so offered a relaxing escape from the busy streets outside. Nice traditional decor and everywhere clean - I’ll be returning for a drink there again.
4 out of 5Dj Ravermonkeyon Google, October 2024
Nice pup a bit on the pricey side and expensive food - nice atmosphere
3 out of 5Steven Frickeron Google, September 2024
It's a busy pub, it's full of tourists, it's small. I don't want to be too critical because there is little the staff can do about it, but when I was there they were obviously struggling with the volume of punters. Definitely not a destination pub, but if you're in the area and it's not rammed it's nice enough.
4 out of 5Trevor Walkingshawon Google, September 2023
Had lunch but they did not have three of our first choices which was a bit annoying having to keep choosing again. However, what we eventually settled on was very nice and service friendly. Be careful on the stairs!!
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.