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Bear & Staff WC2-1 Feb 2018. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 25-02-2018

Bear & Staff, London

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Opens at 11:30am
Operator: Nicholson's (Mitchells & Butlers)
10-12 Bear Street, Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7AX (View on Google Map)
(020) 7321 0814
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First licensed in 1714 and called the Bear and Ragged Staff until 1835, this is a late Victorian (re-built in 1878) corner pub that was one of the smallest in the area until extended into an adjacent shop in 1997, giving it two distinct areas. Upstairs is the Chaplin restaurant dedicated to Charlie Chaplin (who is supposed to have drunk here after performances at the Empire Theatre) with photographs. Bear Street (that has also been known as Little Leicester Street and Bear Lane) and the pub's name appear to derive from the armorial insignia of the Neville family, once Earls of Warwick. A one-time neighbour was the Cinema de Paris opened in 1910, remodelled and reconstructed in 1926 as the Cameo and through various evolutions including RevudeNews, Cameo Royale (X-rated foreign language films) eventually closing as part of the Cannon Group chain in 1988.

The food offering includes pre-theatre set menus, sharing platters, traditional pies and other pub grub favourites, a kids menu, and Sunday roasts.

Information for this venue is provided by the West London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Westminster
Last updated
23/03/2023
Last surveyed
04/02/2020
Pub ID
WLD/16043
Asset of Community Value
Monday
11:30am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:30am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:30am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:30am - 11:30pm
Friday
11:30am - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 3 regular beers.

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Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
24, 29, 176
Nearby Station (450m)
London Charing Cross
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (100m)
Leicester Square

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