The Hoop and Grapes: A Survivor With Sausages
Aldgate is a shit hole. Wedged between the berk infested jungle of the city, the tourist hive of Tower Hill and the infinitely more interesting Whitechapel; it is without a […]
Category Archives: East London
The Palm Tree: The Pub Where Time Stopped Still
Whilst many pubs decide to hang on to original features like a wobbly floor or an elaborate bar, most of the smart ones update themselves with a healthy overhaul once […]
The Lord Tredegar: Mile End
The smell of coal smoke is a rare thing in London these days, and given the strange nostalgia stirring properties of the whiff this is perhaps a shame. Caught on […]
The Morgan Arms: Bow
Let’s be frank; some pubs are dangerous. Not dangerous in the same ways that jumping into a bear enclosure at the zoo or eating bacon that’s nine days after its […]
The Kings Arms E2 6EY (Tube: Bethnal Green)
Refurbishments of pubs happen all the time in East London and the results are not always an improvement. In fact the outcome isn’t even always a pub, however lacklustre, but […]
The Sun Tavern E2 0AN (Tube: Bethnal Green)
I’ve had more than a few pints in caves. In Nottingham there is a pub (one of three in the city which claim to be the oldest, all of which […]
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 […]
What Makes The Perfect Pub?
Occasionally, and most often just after I’ve posted one of my more scathing reviews, I am asked ‘what does actually make the perfect pub?’. Sadly I fear that such a place […]
The Crown and Shuttle E1 6JE (Tube: Shoreditch High Street)
One of the main things people prattle on about in reference to London is that it’s expensive; especially so when it comes to property and land. It’s getting to the […]
Monopoly Board Pub Crawl
Pub crawls come in all shapes and sizes. There are those which start off as a swift pint and descend into an impromptu all day session. There are those which […]
Raiders of the Lost Pubs 