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location:
address:
90 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AP
phone:
0871 984 3521*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Leicester Square 
(60m) - zone 1
Covent Garden
(310m) - zone 1
Charing Cross 
(370m) - zone 1
Piccadilly Circus
(460m) - zone 1
Embankment
(510m) - zone 1
how to find it:
Leave Leicester Square and head towards Covent Garden (away from Leicester Square). Turn right down St. Martin's lane and the pub is about halfway down on your right.
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nearby attraction(s):
National Gallery (250m)
Trafalgar Square (340m)
Banqueting House (720m)
The Salisbury is an ornate, well preserved gin palace, built at the height of Victorian excess. The interior is a wonder of etched glass, mirrors and mahogany. Coupled with some charming ornate art nouveau light fittings, you begin to appreciate there aren't many of these once commonplace pubs left in such good nick. The touristy excesses of the past have been thankfully toned down (we didn't see any of the tacky T-shirts which were once sold here) and the focus seems to have shifted in the right direction - it was a pleasant surprise to find no less than six ales on offer, even if the majority were the usual suspects. If you come at the busy times (after work, pre and post theatre) the chance to get the best seats is rather limited, but considering our visit found the place with an agreeable atmosphere, very good service and a surprisingly mixed crowd, we didn't begrudge propping up the bar for a pint.
28/02/2007
regular guest beers
private bar for hire
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