Toucan

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19 Carlisle Street

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Mon Jul 18 2011

With its prime location right off Soho Square, its customers sipping a pavement pint on sunny afternoons, the intimate two-floor Toucan could easily be mistaken for a Guinness museum: publicity posters for the black stuff cover the walls, overlooked by a trio of toucans.

At the bar two varieties of the stout (one Extra Cold), Magners and Grolsch are served, along with Jameson’s on the optics and rarer whiskeys (Knappogue Castle, Clontarf Reserve). These days there are even spicy olives on the bar.

In the equally small (and darker) basement, where Jimi Hendrix once played, food is served: Irish stew, Rossmore County Cork oysters (£5 for six) and anything requiring ketchup. The Toucan tapas selection includes baked beans, so it’s far from pretentious.

There are also Guinness cocktails, a top-of-the-range black velvet of Guinness and champagne, or the poor man’s variety with cider instead.

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Address:
Toucan 19 Carlisle Street
London
W1D 3BY

Phone:
020 7437 4123
Opening hours:
Open 11am-11pm Mon-Fri; noon-11pm Sat. Food served 11am-3.30pm Mon-Sat
Transport:
Tube: Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road tube
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1. Toucan
  - 19 Carlisle Street
    London
    W1D 3BY
  - 020 7437 4123
  - 51.515084,-0.133185

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Food and drink
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Internet access. Wireless (free)
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Local flavour. Unique. Unique London

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(6 ratings)

Poor service...a mouthy barman with an attitude still there ...dirty toilets !

janus About 5 days ago
Rated as: 1/5
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Having had a nice time watching a 6 nations match, things turned sour when the barman asked us to buy another drink or leave....Nice, quaint place but a mouthy, bad tempered barman ruined this pubs charm entirely. We were chucked out because we had bought the wrong types of drinks apparently. Don't bother unless you want to be verbally abused.

Sarah Stephens Sun Feb 10
Rated as: 1/5
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Of course I mean 'pub' and not 'pup' in that last post.

John Again Mon Oct 3 2011
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I may live in Australia, and it is a huge commute, but this fine pup will always be the local in my heart. Duck or grouse lads.

John from Brisbane Mon Oct 3 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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what a great little bar oozing with people all waiting for a taste of the black stuff. it is that good it's become my regular little haunt!

tictac Fri Jun 10 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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this is a guiness theme bar and not an irish bar. i say that with great authority as it was told to me by 2 members of staff. Used to be a fine pub for a pint but now it is now living on reputation alone. Poor service and management and not a place i will be going back to anytime soon.

farney bhoy Tue Sep 14 2010
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