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: *** Worth A Shot
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 […]
BrewHaus (Lincoln)
Lincoln is a city that can be cut cleanly into two halves. The top half, The Bailgate, is a little cobbled honeytrap. A crooked, meandering street lined with toffee shops, […]
The Stamford Post (Stamford)
This might be this blog’s Rubicon moment (I think this is a reference to a river rather than a mango- flavoured soft drink usually found in the “World Foods” aisle of […]
The Crown Hotel (Stamford)
I’m not sure I’m going to write this review. On one hand the subject has a distinct advantage, having been subject to numerous visits in all seasons at all times […]
The Crown – Soho (Tube: Oxford Circus)
There is a delicate balance in time. There is a golden period where all is well. There is doom for whomever squanders these fragile moments. Upon arriving at a quietish […]
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 […]
Kingston Arms (Cambridge)
The man at the bar had the most fantastic nose. If noses could tell stories then this nose would probably have some stories to tell, and would proceed to tell […]
The Boot WC1H 8BS (Tube: Kings Cross)
First of all, any hostelry that sells Tayto Crisps has got a head start where Pub Raider is concerned. Yes, it’s true they’ve toned down that shiny oiled-up greasy suckyerdigits […]
