The Cock Tavern, 27 Great Portland Street

The Cock Tavern, 27 Great Portland Street, W1W 8QG

This endearing Sam Smiths pub is located a short walk up from Oxford Street. On our visit there was a large turnover of customers who mostly comprised of shoppers, students and people skiving off work. Etched windows conceal the horrors of drinking from the prying eyes of passers by. Ornate cornicing, patterned tiled flooring and heavy curtains complete the Victorian ambience. There is a bar upstairs where food is available at certain times of the day. Cheap and high quality Sam Smiths beers make this a good place to escape the mayhem of London’s most well known shopping thoroughfare. Not bad at all.

Reviewed by Paul Melton, Oct 2009

Telephone: 020 7631 5002

Nearby pubs: The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square (170 metres), The Social, 5 Little Portland St (90 metres), The George, 55 Great Portland Street (80 metres), The Old Explorer, 23 Great Castle street, Oxford Circus (140 metres)

Nearest station: Oxford Circus, Zone 1 (190 metres)