The Dickens Inn E1W 1UH (Tube: Tower Hill)
This pub annoys me to the point I’m not entirely sure where to start. Because of this I’m not even going to try and write a proper review and am […]
Category Archives: Riverside
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 Blackfriar (Tube: Blackfriars)
The Blackfriars of the Dominican Order sect of Catholicism were known for their intellect, theology and philosophical thinking. Appropriate considering that, after a thorough day Pub Raiding for your pleasure […]
The Anchor Bankside SE1 9EF (Tube: London Bridge)
You’re probably familiar with pigeons. These drab grey sky rats are unfortunately synonymous with London. In Mary Poppins the lovable bag lady merrily sings ‘Feed the Birds’ to the delight […]
The Old Thameside Inn SE1 9DG (Tube: London Bridge)
You will no doubt be familiar with the genre of films which pit a mismatched pair of monsters or groups against each other for a big fight often with hilarious […]
The Grapes E14 8BP (Tube: Westferry)
In a part of London called Limehouse there stood a pub. Not a nasty, overcrowded, touristy pub, filled with wheely suitcases and suspicious smells, nor yet a deserted, bare, lonely […]
The Trafalgar Tavern SE10 9NW (Tube: Cutty Sark)
We arrived at The Trafalgar Tavern ‘one pint minutes’ too soon, having done a whip-lash inducing about turn in The Yacht a few yards down the road. Proper pubs do […]
The Angel SE16 4NB (Tube: Rotherhithe/Bermondsey)
Like the last bastion of a fallen empire, The Angel stands proud and defiant below a London skyline that increasingly blots out the blue between river and cloud. A short […]
Cutty Sark SE10 9PD (Tube: Cutty Sark)
No I’ve not gone completely mental and started reviewing boats as well as pubs it just so happens that this pub is named after the famous tea clipper which is […]
The Mayflower SE16 4NF (Tube: Rotherhithe)
There are a fair few pubs I’ve reviewed in the past which bear names with little relation to any aspect of the pubs features or history. The Cow does not […]
