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Bear & Staff

10-12 Bear Street
Leicester Square
London
WC2H 7AX

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Opening Times

Regular

Monday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Tuesday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Wednesday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Thursday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Friday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Saturday	Noon - 11.00 pm
Sunday	Noon - 10.00 pm

Meal Times

Mon - Sat noon - 10pm
Sun noon - 9pm

Operator

Nicholson's (Mitchells & Butlers)

About the Pub

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.

Note that the licence stipulates that alcohol is not available until noon on Sundays. The food offering includes traditional afternoon tea, and various meal deals are available, see pub website for details.

Regular cask ales

This pub serves 3 regular beers.

Fuller's London Pride
Sharp's Doom Bar
St Austell Nicholson's Pale Ale

Changing cask ales

This pub serves 3 changing beers.

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Features

Real Ale Available
Cask Marque Accredited

AccessAble

Facilities

Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Restaurant Area
Wifi
O2

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Bear & Staff

10-12 Bear Street
Leicester Square
London
WC2H 7AX

Sat Nav Reference

51.510867, -0.128601

Transport

Close to Bus Routes
Close to Railway Station
Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR

Nearby Bus Routes (50m)

24, 29, 176

Nearby Station (450m)

London Charing Cross

Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (100m)

Leicester Square

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