The Fitzroy Tavern

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.

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).

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.

Pretty pleased with my evening at Fitzroy’s. The bartenders could have been a bit friendly, but it was Thursday night and quite crowded, so I’ll give them a pass this time.
Fairly cozy, pretty typical pub feeling — they sell all their own brands of everything (beer, cider, liquor, whatever), and it keeps the prices quite nice. Just a quick walk from my office, so I’m sure I’ll be back for another pint or two.

Classic London pub.
Incredibly cheap range of beers on tap, if you’re a fan of stout too I can definitely increase my recommendation if that is at all possible (about £2.50 a pint)!
All the booze served here is sourced by the tavern, and you won’t see any ‘brand names’ on the bar tender’s shelves. Even if you order an old g+t, you won’t be getting bombay sapphire in that.
Charlotte Street is amazing anyway, maybe because of this historic gem.

A strong recommendation for a local pub made by a friend who lived in the Fitzrovia neighborhood. The pub food and selection of Sam Smith taps did not disappoint. A friendly watering hole.

I’m not QUITE such huge a fan of this pub than many people I seem to meet: it’s a Sam Smith’s pub which means you know exactly what you’re getting in terms of drinks, which is fine for penny-​saving purposes but not really much else.
However it’s a nice old boozer with a good layout, plenty of room upstairs and down and situated in a lovely part of town. It’s a good bet in summer in particular when you can spill out on to the street, and is always a good wallet-​friendly choice towards the end of the month!

One of the best places about this pub is definitely that is cheap — a couple of pints are always under a fiver which makes you feel like a super generous friend when you can offer to pay for everyone’s drinks more than once in a night!
Obviously because its central its a busy pub from 5 onwards on a Friday so avoid it if you are looking for a quiet pint for a deep meaningful conversation but if its a booze up with mates then I can’t think of a better place.

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.

Stopped in for a pint and ended up having a pint plus a rum and coke.
Excellent prices and a big crowd. Not much room to sit but a friendly group of people and it was cozy, but not claustrophobic.
Great for an after dinner drink at one of the many restaurants in the area!

This pub has such a rich history that it has a whole book chronicling it («The Fitzroy, The Autobiography of a London Tavern,» by Sally Fiber, published 1995).
This pub is featured on the Fitzrovia Crawl

I’ve long told anyone and everyone who’ll listen that The Fitzroy Tavern is one of the best pubs in Central London — and not just because it’s the only place in the WC1 area where you’ll be able to buy a pint for £2.50. This cavernous place is a haven for students, busy office workers and media types all looking to settle down for a natter and a cold crisp pint after a hard day — and you’ll need to be quick if you decide to pay it a visit because it fills up fast. Particularly during the Summer months where you’ll often have to have sharp elbows just to get to the bar.
However, what makes The Fitzroy Tavern really so special is its atmosphere. It’s warm, welcoming and practically fizzes with life on a balmy Summers evening. Walk in here for ‘one quick pint’ of their infamous Sam Smith’s lager (known as a ‘man in the box’ due to the picture on the beer pumps of, you guessed it, ‘a man in a box’), and before you know it, it’s closing time, you’re drunk, and the barman is slowly ushering you out of the bar.
The Fitzroy Tavern is a very special pub indeed, and it still holds a very dear place in this ex Londonder’s heart. I’ve had many many many happy nights here, and if you go there, I’m pretty sure that you will too.

Stopped in for a pint today on my way home from work. Cute little pub with apparently a good solid history.
Good selection of Sammy Smith on tap. I had the Real Brewed Lager which was only about 2.50 per pint.
Atmosphere was cozy and comfortable. It was pretty busy though so we never had a chance to just sit at a table and hang out.

Feeling the Crunch o’ Credit peeps?
In these harsh times we now face you can rely upon Sammy boy Smith to help you through it! London based Pub with small northern town prices!
I’ve got «two-​hatted» in here a few Fridays after work without managing to cripple my current account in the process. Great!
As long as you are happy to forgo the standard, branded beers you’re used to and get stuck into Mr Smith’s very own boozy concoctions then you’re onto a winner. Sam (we’re on first name terms) provides a good selection of poison; I particularly like the fake Guinness (Stout) and the Alpine Lager (mainly for the piccy of the Bavarian fella in Lederhosen on the tap badge). Girlies I’ve been with have confirmed that the vino is more than drinkable and good for the price.
The boozer itself is pretty BIG inside with plenty of old skool London pub glass & wood furnishings about. There are these awesome rounded, wooden spheres dotted about the place which look just like the magic stones from Indiana Jones and the temple of doom (tried to rob one but they’re well glued in!) good for comedy photo opportunity (Think «Boo boom shabba» heart ripping dude)
Sorry … Tangents!
Smokey cordon outside which gets the sun til quite late, loads of seats inside, cheap beyond belief (all you hear is people saying «look how much change I got back from a yenner for 3 drinks!!»).
So if you’re watching them-​there pennies during the recession; get yer self to one of Sam’s fine establishments, I head to this one out of convenience being close to my work.
Just remember not to ask for a Fosters, a pint of Guinness or a Stella etc. they’re quite proud about their own alcomohol selection and the Manager’s a meathead!
Enjoy having more money to piss up the wall at the next gaff!

The Fitzroy Tavern has always been the setting for a fun night out for me. I’ve been here three times, twice to see my friend’s comedy show and once for an engagement party, and have been wholly pleased with my experience every time.
All three events have taken place in the low-​ceilinged, claustrophobic, baking-​hot basement room, which was itself a bit unpleasant. My friends loved it, though, because I took every excuse to run up to the bar on their behalf in order to get a breath of fresh air! If the aircon was turned on a bit, it would make the basement room far more deal-​with-​able.
The tables outside are the perfect place to enjoy a pint out in the sunshine. For both of the comedy gigs, we all came straight from work, providing us an hour or two to kill at the pub before the shows started. This afforded us the pleasure of taking up residence at some lovely, big, outdoor tables on the leafy little street around the side of the pub. The lovely sunshine and intermittent shade, cheap pints, and friendly bar staff made these afternoons truly pleasant. Sitting at the tables with a shandy, people-​watching and chatting with good friends as the leaves rustle gently overhead… what a wonderful way to spend a summer day.
The pub can get a bit busy as the evening goes on, but not painfully so. Overall, the experience is overwhelmingly positive and the Fitzroy Tavern is an excellent place to stop off for a pleasant pint in a lovely area of the city.

One of the very best pubs in London — cheap, historic, fantastically located and usually filled with the right people.
I came here for my birthday and was treated to seeing that guy from the Fast Show play the fruit machine all night long, just like his character does on the show… «hold that, nudge that and… oh, well it worked last time»
But aside from celebrity spottings it’s the less than 2 quid Ayingerbraus (or Man In A Box as we call it), the good Sam Smiths ales and the cheap but wonderful organic lager that gets you here first. Then you start realising the place has charm having been a former haunt to the best poets and philosophers of UCL (many still do drink here, just look around you). Once you’ve noticed the charm you’ll then notice it can get unbearably packed in here, but that’s ok because Goodge Street is one of the best places in the world to spill out onto with your pint in hand. In summer the whole block is littered with Fitzroy drinkers on every bit of street furniture.
Nothing is better than drinking your 1.95 lager and sharing crisps whilst standing next to the outdoor patio of the neighbouring Michelin-​starred restaurants where the celebs in full view have just paid your day’s wage just for a glass of wine.
POWER TO THE CHEAPSKATES!

There are lots of pubs in London like the Fitzroy Tavern but I really do like this place.
The first thing to mention is that it’s pretty cheap here but my favourite thing about this place is sitting outside in the summer time, cider in hand, watching all the busy people of central London walk past. It’s a gorgeous part of the city, Charlotte Street is one of my favourites for pubs and restaurants.
The atmosphere of this place is relaxed, casual and friendly. For cheapness and a good friendly pint, visit The Fitzroy Tavern, it’s a great place to drink…

Samuel Smiths is my hero. His chain of pubs (yep i know he’s long gone) have provided me with cheap drinks and lots of laughs,.
A lot of the above has been had in the Fitzroy, I even suggested to a date that we go here once and ended up getting bladdered in Alpine, always a good look!
As with every pub with the Sam Smiths brand, pints are as little as £1.80. In the centre of Fitzrovia/​Bloomsbury this is unheard of. And very welcomed!
The walls are cluttered with some amazing photos from the last century; look out for the Christmas ones with children squealing and crowding around ‘Santa’; it’s brilliant and taken in the 1930’s.
A perfect pit stop for a night out in town, or just a great cheap pub. Don’t thank me, thank Sam.

The Fitzroy Tavern is decent sized Sam Smiths pub on Charlotte Street. In addition to the usual Sam Smiths beers they also sell buffet lunches which are comforting, though not amazing. Charlotte Street is one of the prettier streets in Central London, and a good place to do some minor celebrity spotting (I’ve seen Preston & Chantelle twice and also the Towers of London). The Fitzroy Tavern sits in the middle and has outside seating, which is pleasant when it’s warm.
The bar itself has fairly standard pub décor, through with something of a ‘Bloomsbury Set’ theme, which is reflected in the paraphernalia which adorns the walls. There are two floors, the larger ground floor which holds the bar and a smaller room downstairs, where there occasionally seem to be performances.
The Fitzroy Tavern is worth visiting as it is a good, cheap pub in a nice area of Central London.

‘The Fitzroy Tavern’ is part of the Samuel Smith crew which means it is cheap. It is the perfect place for stocking up on a few drinks before a night out or just to socialize with a group of friends. The pints are under £3, which in this day and age in London, has become very rare. I usually go for the cider, but I have been told by my male counterparts, that the lager is good and they also provide a good selection of ales.
Samuel Smith pubs tend not to have any music, and this one is no exception. This results in quite a loud clatter of voices when it is busy, but also enables you to have a very soft and quiet drink in the afternoons. The last time I was here, Simon Amstel was present and as an avid fan, this must only mean good things.