The Fitzroy Tavern

Reviews

• Jhenn S.

  star star star star star_border 9 October 2026

  All beers are vegan & additive free. Lots are organic. And decent for London prices!
  Haven't tried the food.
  
  Tucked away down an alley, it's nice and quiet for a meet up.

• Andrea B.

  star star star star star_border 29 September 2026

  Sweet little pub! Very busy during happy hour. I went on a Saturday night early and was able to sit inside. Tried the organic beer and enjoyed it. My Mom got a run and come. Both priced moderately.

• Sean O.

  star star star star star_border 25 September 2026

  The Fitzroy is everything you could want in a London pub. You can barely get more central, the drinks are amongst the cheapest in town and you practically choke to death on the old-world charm.
  
  As a beer-obsessed vegan, it is my duty to know that the majority of Samuel Smith brews are completely free of animal products. That's right, a lot of beer on the market are fined with bits of discarded animals but this Sam Smith establishment serves many of their house drinks marked with the Vegan Society label.
  
  If you love history, do a search online about the literary leanings of the venue before you head on in and then sit back with a vegan fruit beer and soak up the atmosphere.

• Fiona G.

  star star star star star_border 23 September 2026

  Good pub!Was once a great pub. I first came here
  
  in the 60's with the painter Robert MacBryde & the
  
  writer, Elizabeth Smart : but that was just the start!
  
  At afternoon closing, most people in the French
  
  pub (Soho) would either drift south to the Kismet Club
  
  or walk north to the Mandrake, Muriel's or the Fitzroy which mysteriously
  
  stayed open :different licensing hours? In those days the Fitzroy had one huge bar
  
  - like a ballroom- & a smaller snug bar, where the literaries grouped.
  
  At,or before closing time, we'd fall out & go across to Bertorellis (aka
  
  Bert O'Reilly's  now recently closed)where you could get a spag boll for 2/-
  
  In recent times I came with old friends,Aeronwy & Llewelyn. The Dylan Thomas
  
  Society meet here annually to honour their father's time spent in this pub.

• Valerie S.

  star star star star star_border 16 September 2026

  After a lovely dinner across the street, I came in here with a friend to share a last pint with him before he moved out of the UK. Unfortunately, I was still on China time, so I proceeded to be the slowest beer drinker in the history of humankind as I descended deeper into jetlagged sleepiness, but I still liked the Fitzroy Tavern a lot.
  
  First, I love the center bar. Very efficient.
  
  Then, I love the beer options... Imports? Wheat beers? Reasonable prices? Mmmm.
  
  Lastly, I love the history: the signs on the walls, the atmosphere inside. This is a place with character.
  
  It's definitely one of the better places I've been, as pubs go, and I could easily see it becoming a favorite if I frequented Charlotte Street more (and maybe I should start!).
  
  Definitely a good time, no matter what kind of tomfoolery you're looking for (even if it's the sedate, people-watching kind).