
It is a lovely pub, though and though often crowded it maintains much of the independent personality it had during the time of 'London's rudest landlord' Norman Balon. It also has a hidden dining room upstairs known for hosting Private Eye lunches, and also for its daytime Secret Tearoom (which is so secret it is now advertised by a huge blackboard outside).
All in all, you could do a lot worse in the area. For more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_and_Horses,_Soho
A book now very impressive
ReplyDeleteJust heard you on BBC London and liked what I heard. It's a lovely website.
ReplyDeleteOne point about this piece - Jeffrey Bernard was a columnist for The Spectator rather then Private Eye.
Thanks David, corrected.
ReplyDeleteSorry to be a pedant but Jeffrey Bernard was a columnist for both The Spectator and Private Eye. While it was the Speccie's Low Life column for which he was most famous, and from where Keith Waterhouse got the name of his play, Bernard was an Eye contributor between 1977 and 1980.
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