The Definitive Guide to the History of
Pubs and Beerhouses in Coventry

Drinking in an Old English Town

Arabella Shisha Lounge, 181 Spon Street

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
	1756	1998	RISING SUN, RISING SUN HOTEL
	1998	c2004	FLARES
	c2004	2010	GREEN ROOM
	2010	2014	RISING SUN
	2014	2016	SUAVE, IL PADRINO
	2016	2019	Arabella Shisha Lounge
	2019		Toro's Steakhouse
In 1998 the Rising Sun was renamed FLARES with a 70s theme. This included a brightly coloured exterior which did not go down well in medieval Spon Street. Eventually the colour scheme was toned down and by 2004 the pub was called GREEN ROOM. It had reverted to The RISING SUN by 2010, but in 2012 had closed. From 2016 it became the Arabella Shisha Lounge, but as of 2020 it is Toro's Steakhouse.