Round Table

You're tucked away on St Martin's Court, that narrow pedestrian strip between the chaos of Charing Cross Road and the theatre crowds of Covent Garden. Round Table feels like it's resisting the area's relentless gentrification—wood panelling, a long bar that's clearly seen decades of elbows, and a crowd that ranges from office workers to actual locals who've somehow kept their footing as rents spiralled. The Greene King chain tag means the beer's reliable and reasonably priced (around £5-6 a pint), and the pub food does what it's meant to: fills you up without pretension.