Do you like a French atmosphere ? Want to find a Soho pub with strong connections with France ? Do you like French wine ? Do you like the smell of Gauloises cigarettes ? If the answer is yes,you could head for the French House.
The bar of the French House is rather tiny,, with 25 people in it it really seems to be crowded. However,small though the bar may be,this is a very famous hostelry. It was reputed to be patronised by members of the French Resistance and by no less a figure than General de Gaulle,during the dark days of World War II.
You will find the French House-or London's "French Pub"-in Dean Street in the heart of Soho. The downstairs bar is full of atmosphere and has some rather eccentric customs. It serves beer by the half pint and this will cost you around 1.15 pounds. Mind you they do have some preety good beers including John Smith's, Beamish and Guinness. I should add,but you probably wont be surprised,that they have a marvellous selection of wines too and a good range of spirits.
As another bonus they do a good coffee and the air might just be thick with the smell of those wonderful but expensive French cigarettes,Gauloises,which are,I believe, a very trendy cigarette. Of course you can eat very well at the French House but the restaurant is upstairs. I never seem to have had time to sample the food but I am reliably informed it is very good.
The French House has something of an intimate,arty,atmosphere and attracts writers,media folks, and its fair share of London's eccentrics. It is certainly a pub full of atmosphere and was voted Soho's Pub of the Year,not very long ago.
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