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 […]
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The Wagon and Horses RG27 8NY (Tube: No chance)
There are lots of places where standing up would just not be tolerated. If on reading out your two-for-one code you were asked where you would like to stand to […]
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 Anchor Tap SE1 2LN (Tube: Tower Hill)
History buffs amongst you might know that between 1939-1945 Britain was involved in a bit of a kerfuffle with Germany and a few other lads around. It all got a […]
The Birdcage E2 7QB (Tube: Hoxton/Old Street)
Have you ever walked into a party just a little bit later than is advisable? You tried to be stylishly late and instead stood in a corner trying to join […]
The Marksman E2 7SJ (Tube: Hoxton/Old Street)
Before I write a review I usually have a brief nose around that there t’internet to see what else has been said about it in the past. Given that my […]
The Crown and Two Chairmen W1D 3S3 (Tube: Tottenham Court Road)
It’s rare that a pub which is painted the same colour as an aubergine on the outside turns out to be extremely tasteful on the inside. I’ve been plodding around […]
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 […]
The Euston Tap NW1 2EF (Tube: Euston)
London can be a big and scary place. It’s full of sullen people, aggressive cyclists, insistent free newspaper peddlers and the occasional inquisitive tramp. Not to mention a labyrinth of […]
The Draft House SW11 3AG (Tube: Imperial Wharf)
Review… review… got to write a review of The Draft House… There was a poster of The Hulk in the entrance… ? It had thin tables and glasses hanging upside […]
