Popular M&B Nicholson's pub, just off Shaftesbury Avenue and full of tourists and wanderers through Soho, first licensed as a beer house in 1846, with weatherboarding added in 1925. The name derives from the dogs once used to course hares in the area. Three ales are on offer and guest beers have included unusual ones such as Cropton Elf Indulgence and Box Steam Tunnel Vision. The pub makes a comfortable break from the Soho streets but can frequently become rather crowded in this very central location; it does not have a great deal of floor space and hence seating is limited. Food options include takeaway and delivery as well as eating in the pub.