Gareth Gates wins Pop Idol! Oh, no he didn’t. Much to everyone’s surprise, Will Young beat G-G-Gareth to the crown, in the final episode of the extremely protracted Pop Idol series. This means we can look forward to his rendition of the[…]
The Seven Stars I knew Tim had reviewed this last year but I couldn’t find the review, else I would have linked it. I had forgotten about the toilets, so I didn’t check ’em out. Evening Standard Top Pubs It would require an awful l[…]
In the Library Pubs are ideal locations for a solitary read. As I had reached a very interesting bit in the book I’m currently reading while coming in on the tube today, it seemed reasonable that I go to a pub to continue perusing at lunchtime[…]
Big events I learnt last night that the Football Association was formed in 1863 in The Freemason’s Arms on Great Queen Street, near Covent Garden. And there’s a pub, just south of Fleet Street, that claims to be the place where the good-[…]
More pubs than you think I was amazed to discover the number of pubs in my local area that I didn’t even know existed, let alone have visited. A sign on the pub wall last night listed all the pubs in the vicinity which were affiliated to the l[…]
A Sacred Cow: In my view, The Flask in Highgate is a rather overrated experience. Yet you will see it referred to in most pub guides as some sort of North London haven, well worth chugging up the hill from Archway tube to visit. It’s not a b[…]
Just thought I’d point out that All Bar One is neither a pub nor a bar. According to its owners, it is a restaurant. Six Continents, which used to be Bass Taverns, has two main areas of operation: Pubs and Bars, and Restaurants. The outlets […]
THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE (But Pubs Expect Us To Do) 2: Carry more than two drinks to your table. Three pints of lager and a J20 cannot be transferred from the bar to your thirsty mates without spillage. It’s not as if most pubs don’t […]
But that’s where you’re wrong… With apologies to PUBlic Enemy (and, more relevantly, Star Turn on 45 Pints). Once again, back is the incredible The pub animal The incredible PP. Pumpkin Pubs is number one Landlord said “Time!&[…]
And a white wine for my wife… How on earth can people drink wine by the bottle in pubs? I’m not objecting to the consumption of wine by pubgoers (although, if beer is good enough for me, it ought to be good enough for most people). It&#[…]