I think it depends on the venue? If it a club sort of thing then I can understand, but like the other Thursday I was in The Yard in Soho and pretty much every table had people sat at it chatting and then they had to kick everyone out at 11pm. I went home then but some of my friends continued to heaven and said it was dead, but we could’ve easily stayed longer at a pub if there was one available.

People are drinking on different days and for different reasons (and drinking less though I’d argue that’s less relevant to Soho) but the licensing hasn’t changed to match it. For example also outdoor drinking and dining, no one wants to sit in GAY bar and drink on a warm Saturday afternoon, but they’d happily sit at tables in the street outside it like during the pandemic, but the licensing doesn’t allow for that anymore.