Old Coffee House (Tube: Oxford Circus)
You’d quite rightly expect somewhere called ‘Old Coffee Shop’ to sell caffeinated beverages as its flagship product wouldn’t you? Well this place doesn’t, so tough shit, it instead joins the […]
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Shakespeare’s Head W1F 7HZ (Tube: Oxford Circus)
Ah the swinging sixties. Beatlemania is at its heady peak, man will soon land on the moon and rubber faced baboon man Mick Jagger is still in the first decade […]
The Blue Posts W1B 5PX (Tube: Oxford Circus)
“Skinny Burger (bun-free, no chips) gherkin, red onion and lettuce” The Skinny Burger. Do you understand you’ve gone too far this time London? Is that where Moss and Brand and […]
The Duke of Argyll W1F 0RY (Tube: Piccadilly Circus)
Reviews of things tend to include a variety of information about different aspects of the experience reviewed. A food review would look into ambience, taste, appearance, wine, décor, price, serving […]
The Horniman at Hays SE1 2HD (Tube: London Bridge)
How long should one expect to wait to receive a pint? This is a question I feel has an array of answers depending upon pub, circumstances and skill….. A packed […]
The Blind Beggar E1 1BU (Tube: Whitechapel)
Not without trepidation do I write an unflattering review about this particular drinking establishment and if I’m ever in there again when The Waverly Brothers start singing I’ll be leaving very […]
The Florists Arms E2 0JD (Tube: Bethnal Green)
Most of the time I wander through life showered with disappointments. From the moment I wake up with a head that feels like it’s being excavated by overenthusiastic borrowers to […]
The Queens Arms RG21 7JE (Tube: No chance)
There’s something deeply satisfying about lifting up a full pint glass for that first foamy taste. I don’t know if it arcs back to our tree-dwelling ancestors embracing tools for […]
The King Charles I N1 9BL (Tube: Kings Cross)
The streets that sprawl their way off Pentonville Road are for the most part lacking in glamour; most lead to dilapidated council estates or along roads lined with social housing […]
The Barrowboy and Banker SE1 9QQ (Tube: London Bridge)
When I heard that this pub had won a Silver Gilt Award at the Southwark in Bloom Festival 2009 I just had to get myself down there. Nothing quite gets […]
