The Duke of Sussex: Horror at Waterloo
The hardest bit of reviewing a pub is to know what balance to strike between complements and critique, humour and insight, facts and fancy in order to provide you, the […]
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The Vauxhall Griffin SW8 2TH (Tube: Vauxhall)
For those of you who don’t wince at the idea of unnecessary human contact I imagine the sensation of a ‘hug’ is much akin to how I feel when I […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Windmill SW4 9DE (Tube: Clapham Common)
‘Windmilling’ is the alarming practice by which a young chap exposes his John Thomas to all and sundry and swirls said appendage around by means of a gyrating hip motion. […]
The Goat SW11 1EQ (Tube:Clapham Junction)
Some pubs do other pubs a favour. Sports dedicated bars ensure that footbalists are a minimal presence in normal places on match days. Gastro pubs provide a meeting point for […]
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 George Inn SE1 1NH (Tube: London Bridge)
When a pub has a sizable entry on dubious fact emporium ‘Wikipedia’ you know that you’re probably in for a bit of a treat (I’d check it out if you […]
The Calf Clapham SW4 0DR (Tube: Clapham Common)
As loathe as I am to use the phrase; Clapham is ‘up and coming’. Stepping off the tube at any of its three stations and you will almost immediately be […]
The Railway SW4 7UR (Tube: Clapham North/Clapham High Street)
It seems that purple is the hip colour for pubs to be painted at the moment as this tidy little corner boozer follows the trend set by The Crown and […]
Raiders of the Lost Pubs 