Last orrs at the Gay Hsar – the left’s hotbed of plots, gossip and goulash | Rtrants | The Guardian

Contents:

• GAY HSAR RTRANT DCH OLD-TIME SPICY GOSSIP FOR MORN SOHO VIBE
• LONDON’S GAY HSAR REOPENS AFTER TWO YEARS UNR A NEW NAME
• THE GAY HSAR
• LAST ORRS AT THE GAY HSAR – THE LEFT’S HOTBED OF PLOTS, GOSSIP AND GOULASH
• GAY HSAR ART: GRAN WHO STCK A POSE FOR A EE LUNCH
• GAY HSAR (CLOSED)
• GAY HSAR RTRANT SOHO STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• GAY HSAR – THE LEFT'S LONDON NTEEN – GO UP FOR SALE
• GAY HSAR
• GAY HSAR
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• MOSW GAY BARS
• THE GAY HSAR
• GOODBYE GAY HSAR: SOHO RTRANT POPULAR WH LABOUR LEARS FALLY CLOS S DOORS
• NOBLE ROT SOHO NFIRMS SEPTEMBER OPENG DATE FOR RTRANT ON EX-GAY HSAR SE

GAY HSAR RTRANT DCH OLD-TIME SPICY GOSSIP FOR MORN SOHO VIBE

Goulash is once aga on the menu, but this time bbg shoulrs wh fe French and English-style okg rather than meat-heavy Hungarian classics – and paired wh some of the world’s ft than two years sce the legendary Gay Hsar London closed s doors, a new rtrant is openg on the se on 18 Septembenr new owners and wh a bold, ntemporary style that is more than jt a nod to s precsor’s illtr s heyday the Hungarian rtrant the centre of Soho was a hotbed of polil plottg, backstabbg, al-makg and gossip, when s fame rted not so much on the qualy of s menu – barely changed years – but on s reputatn as the beatg heart of polil openg 1953, the jewel-loured rooms adorned wh thick draped velvet curtas have played host to generatns of policians, many om the left, cludg Anr Bevan, Michael Foot, Tom Driberg, Ian Mikardo and Barbara Castle.

LONDON’S GAY HSAR REOPENS AFTER TWO YEARS UNR A NEW NAME

The shelv which groaned wh polil tom are now lan wh okery books cludg Esffier’s Le Gui Culaire and guis to the world’s ft first-floor dg room is beg renamed The Rowson Sue to honour the role of polil rtoonist Mart Rowson as an enthiastic supporter of the Gay Hsar and an acerbic and irreverent chronicler of the changg face of Soho and polil famo gallery of 60-pl rtoons of the polil ele’s great and not-so-good – officially “on loan” – were hung wall-to-wall the downstairs dg room for many years, but have been languishg storage sce the rtrant’s closure June, who retas pyright, and prev owner Cos Hotels are unrstood to have recently agreed to donate the llectn to the Natnal Portra Gallery as an “absolute gift” new rtrant will stead display two dramatic new “triptych” patgs by Rowson. On one si Gay Hsar stalwarts Labour lear Michael Foot and Barbara Castle are pictured leavg the rtrant, while the morn-day versn chefs cludg Angela Hartt and Nigella Lawson are shown on Greek Street alongsi Amy Wehoe and, bizarrely, journalist Rod Liddle drag. Wrg about the rtrant’s new rnatn a recent issue of Noble Rot magaze, Guardian lumnist Suzanne Moore said: “I hope the sndals and plottg and affairs and appropriate behavur that characterised the old Gay Hsar will ntue.

THE GAY HSAR

The legendary Gay Hsar rtrant of SoHo, which featured thentic Hungarian dish, closed 2018, 65 years after s openg. Gay Hsar was opened 1953, wh a dark yet charmg terr, and two private rooms, which were the perfect spots for plottg, and the place quickly beme favoured by the lears of the Labour Party, as well as left-wg journalists and tellectuals. The rtrant was not named after a gay valry soldier, but after Imre Kálmán’s world-famo operetta, tled The Gay Hsars English (Tatárjárás), which premiered Budapt 1908.

At the time, gay meant happy and cheerful. Gay Hsar was closed 2018.

:-)UUp4foodLondonDed on May 4, 2018overall5food5service5ambience5Had another lovely meal at the Gay Hsar, great fun - the owner is such a character and all the food and we was lovely.

LAST ORRS AT THE GAY HSAR – THE LEFT’S HOTBED OF PLOTS, GOSSIP AND GOULASH

I have been gog to Gay Hsar regularly sce at least the 1980s, possibly longer, I'm too old to remember. :)CSCarlySDed on March 9, 2018overall5food5service5ambience5My parents have been wantg to e to The Gay Hsar sce theyoved to London 6 months ago.

RreluctantreviewerOxfordDed on Febary 24, 2018overall4food4service5ambience3Yet another very enjoyable lunch enunter wh the Gay Hsar.

GAY HSAR ART: GRAN WHO STCK A POSE FOR A EE LUNCH

WwellfordNew York AreavipDed on November 17, 2017overall5food5service5ambience5very welg host wh a menu and food that is well prepared and do not disappotLLucyLondonDed on November 10, 2017overall5food5service5ambience5Super iendly service and fun atmosphere, lovely for a group celebratnKKath61LondonvipDed on November 4, 2017overall5food5service5ambience4Another fab meal at The Gay Hsar. The Gay Hsar is a very iendly, small, warm and welg rtrant the heart of Soho wh fantastic food. The Gay Hsar is among the most celebrated rtrants London but s fame rts not so much on the qualy of s chilled wild-cherry soup and s goulash, but on s reputatn as the beatg heart of polil Hungarian rtrant the centre of Soho has played host to generatns of policians, many drawn om the left, cludg Anr Bevan, Michael Foot, Tom Driberg, Ian Mikardo and Barbara Castle.

“We believe now is the time to create a new Gay Hsar, and are talks wh possible partners who agree wh that this unique tablishment mt be saved, ” said the Goulash Co-operative’s spokman John Goodman.

”Sce 1953 the Gay Hsar has played host to generatns of policians, cludg Peter Manlson. Sassie, who died 1999, sold the Gay Hsar to the Rtrant Partnership more than six s the tradnal r of the open-plan ground-floor rtrant and two crimson-hued private rooms – nnected by a narrow stairse – has barely changed, wh every space and surface stuffed wh books, ritur and pictur. Supporters of the Gay Hsar have already raised a large sum wh big and small donatns.

GAY HSAR (CLOSED)

”The Gay Hsar’s general manager John Wrobel, who has led the roost there for more than 25 years, said: “This is the end of an era and a big shock for me personally. For nearly two s a seri of irreverent polil rtoons graced an entire wall of the celebrated Gay Hsar rtrant London’s Soho – a snapshot of Wtmster life that lighted tourists and regulars Michael Foot’s distctive whe trs to a glowerg Alastair Campbell, the 63 ritur of leadg polil figur drawn over lunch are now to be shared wh a wir dience, thanks to a jot gift to the Natnal Portra Gallery by their creator Mart Rowson and Cos Hotels, which ran the Soho tablishment until s closure June 2018. A new rtrant opened on the se September at the Gay Hsar 2007.

”For 65 years - sce openg 1953 until s closure 2018 – the Gay Hsar played host to generatns of policians, wrers and artists wh a Hungarian-style meaty menu that barely Gay Hsar Soho, London. “The Gay Hsar drawgs follow the tradn of satiril riture portras of polics and social life tablished by artists such as Jam Gillray, who has over 800 works the llectn, ” he said.

Noble Rot Soho is set the former se of the Gay Hsar on Greek St, once notor as the lair of many left-wg policians. It clus subtle referenc to The Gay Hsar’s past and the most life-enhancg roast chicken wh morels and v jne sce to be found this si of France’s Jura.

GAY HSAR RTRANT SOHO STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

Please note, Gay Hsar has now closed. Insi, all is as should be at the Gay Hsar: dark woon panellg becked wh polil portras or Mart Rowson ritur; nite-brown ceilg; pole, prompt Hungarian staff; and shelv of polil bgraphi.

The uy, jelly-like mixed berry puddg provis need rehment; were he still active durg the Gay Hsar’s 60-year lifetime, might even have cheered up Gladstone.

The Gay Hsar, one of London’s olst rtrant stutns — a venue popular among policians and polil satirists — closed last Thursday night.

GAY HSAR – THE LEFT'S LONDON NTEEN – GO UP FOR SALE

But perhaps the Gay Hsar’s most famo tale — at least recent history — is the one which stat that was there that a young Laboure lled Tony Blair was persuad to n for parliament 1982. The legendary London "nteen" of left-leang policians and journalists, the Gay Hsar Greek Street, Soho, is up for sale.

Mark Seddon, a former edor of the Tribune, whose journalists were early settlers at the rtrant, tweeted: "Can't believe Gay Hsar rtrant to be ctned.

"The Gay Hsar was tablished 1953 by Victor Sassie, son of a Swiss father and Welsh mother. Sassie, who died 1999, sold The Gay Hsar to the Rtrant Partnership current owners, Cos Hotels, and agents Christie + Co were ught on the hop by the leak on Friday about the proposed sale of s leasehold wh a gui price of £500, 000.

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:-)UUp4foodLondonDed on 4 May 2018overall5food5service5ambience5Had another lovely meal at the Gay Hsar, great fun - the owner is such a character and all the food and we was lovely.

:)CSCarlySLondonDed on 9 March 2018overall5food5service5ambience5My parents have been wantg to e to The Gay Hsar sce theyoved to London 6 months ago.

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THE GAY HSAR

A Soho dg landmark that has been hostg generatns of gossipg Labour policians for more than 60 years clos s doors for good tonight after fallg victim to the cle of the long liquid Gay Hsar rtrant, which served Hungarian food, is renowned for regulars cludg former Labour lears Michael Foot and Gordon Brown as well as the party’s tans, such as Anr Bevan, Ian Mikardo, Roy Hattersley and Barbara Castle, and misters cludg Peter Manlson, Chris Smh and Alan Milburn.

The Gay Hsar is also reputedly where Tony Blair was first persuad to n for Parliament and Tory “wets” plotted agast Margaret Thatcher. The Gay Hsar’s speciali clu smoked breast of goose and venison goulash, and is known for the dozens of Mart Rowson ritur of well-known policians and unn boss.

” Mr Seddon said the -operative had raised more than £150, 000 to take over the Gay Hsar lease for a possible relnch but “’s down to the landlords”. ”Figur expected to attend tonight’s closg party clu former Labour lear Lord Knock and former chat show host Sir Michael Parkson, who said: “The beatg heart of the Gay Hsar has a special place the social fabric of London. The Noble Rot team has nfirmed that s highly anticipated send rtrant Soho will open this new rtrant will open on September 18, si the former home of the Gay Hsar on Greek Street.

GOODBYE GAY HSAR: SOHO RTRANT POPULAR WH LABOUR LEARS FALLY CLOS S DOORS

Prr to s 2018 closure, Hungarian rtrant the Gay Hsar was well known as a meetg place for mid-century left-wg policians.

Back bs: The terr of the new rtrant, si the former home of the Gay HsarThe first floor of Noble Rot Soho is set to be rated wh a mural by polil rtoonist Mart Rowson, while the food offerg will clu tribut to the Gay Hsar’s Hungarian-spired spreads. Noble Rot ss Greek Street, Soho, on the se of the old Gay Hsar, which squatted here om 1953 like a rebe.

NOBLE ROT SOHO NFIRMS SEPTEMBER OPENG DATE FOR RTRANT ON EX-GAY HSAR SE

An attempt to save by a ‘Goulash Collective’ failed, bee the Gay Hsar was a themed rtrant whose theme — a sort of policised London Dungeon — ran out. That is not somethg you uld say about the Gay Hsar, which ed to serve hntg roast duck and fat red chilli what looked like ash trays: nibbl for masochists.

The view the picture is north to Soho Square; the Gay Hsar is there still, twklg more merrily than did life.