This was next up on my Easter Sunday trip to visit pubs that are normally very busy. The International is a fairly small premises with a big reputation in a high traffic area; and is normally rammed; but there were tables available with the relative quiet that afternoon.
This quietness was to be repeated in every pub I visited, with the exception of S3903 Pygmalion, which was sufficiently busy to have doorstaff with counters on, and which I skipped for some winter weekday evening instead!
The International is on the oft-repeated list of "real" Victorian pubs in original condition, and meets most of the expectations for one. There is a TV, but it was on silent; and its normally off in most photos I've seen
The pub is mostly known for its comedy nights, 7 nights a week, which are actually upstairs despite one long-running night being called The Comedy Cellar; and live music either in the basement or the main bar depending on the event or style. I think the proper atmosphere would need to be sampled on a night where there is something going on both upstairs and downstairs; and with the ground floor bar busy - but its both easier to get in to pubs when they're quiet; and easier to drag myself away!
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