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Something different at marquis of granby

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We've known this pub for years, and have always had a bit of a soft spot for it after many an afternoon or evening spent here. Fit and working again after a recent refurb, the Marquis has been smartened up; its new decor evoking theatrical times past with a selection of theatre memorabilia (drapes, old opera programmes).

With an interior not too dissimilar to many a gastropub, you might expect the menu to be upgraded too, but you'd be wrong. On our last visit, the bar menu merely consisted of a list of quality sandwiches. The beer selection was decent enough and things are clearly governed over by a landlord of the old school. It is worth noting as well that this one fills up for the football and the rugby - it may not be what the tourists are after, but it does make a change for the area. All in all, the pick of the pubs around Cambridge Circus.

CLIENTELE: tourists, local workers, regulars
NEAREST STATION: Leicester Square station
FEATURES: Sky TV

Marquis Of Granby
142 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8HJ

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