The Sun Tavern

The Sun Tavern is a traditional pub on Long Acre, two minutes on foot from Covent Garden station, with an Art Deco feel and a fireplace for colder evenings. It is run by The Morton-Scott Pub Company, an independent group established in 2003 that also operates The White Hart on Drury Lane, and it positions itself as a convenient escape from the pace of the West End.

The kitchen prepares a fresh British pub menu, using locally sourced suppliers and ingredients where possible while keeping prices sensible, and a weekday lunch club offers a sandwich, chips and a drink from noon until 4pm. The wine list covers old and new world bottles, and the pub recommends Chapel Down Brut, an English sparkling wine grown and produced in Kent. Spritzes run two-for-one on weekday afternoons through the summer.

A pub on Long Acre with a private bar upstairs

The spacious upstairs bar and dining room can be reserved exclusively, with its own fully staffed bar, seating for 40 or standing room for 60, and no hire fee. It has hosted live music, company meetings, pub quizzes, press nights, wedding receptions and a pop-up opera, and a buffet menu caters for parties from 20 to 200 guests, with classic and celebration set menus available by pre-order.

What to expect on a visit

Doors open at noon daily, closing at 11pm Monday to Thursday, midnight on Friday and Saturday and 8pm on Sunday. Live sport is shown on the screens, children eat for a pound during school holidays, and tables can be booked through the website or by phone. For more pubs near Covent Garden station see our Covent Garden pubs, including The White Hart, its sister pub on Drury Lane.