As Pete points out, recent machinations in the crisp industry have impacted heavily on the UK pubgoing experience. The Brannigans Crisps brand has been brought under the umbrella of the McCoy’s brand (or, to give them their full pompous title,[…]
If you are in a pub on your own, don’t be tempted to pass the time on a quiz machine. It’s far too likely that someone will come up to you and try to “help”, or worse, just watch the screen annoyingly over your shoulder. On t[…]
An observation It can be exasperatingly difficult to fasten a button-fly when drunk. Acutely embarrassing fumblings next to the pissior may occur. It’s much safer to ensure that, when off for an evening of alchofun, one is wearing trousers t[…]
More East London bars The Vibe Bar is a mess. The grotty interior is well suited to its shabby student regulars. It’s got internet access on crappy terminals (worse luck – see below) and a bloody Wall of Sound-sponsored DJ. Is it not[…]
The Limey There were some seriously drunk people in the Lime Bar by eight o’clock. So drunk, in fact, that they were dancing at the bar to The Best Big Beat Anthems In The World…Ever! which was being played on a loop. It was enough to m[…]
FIVE… Only bottled beer served. Fine if you like the Polish beer “EB” (unlikely). 4… Club Nite Tonite and every night. Fine if you like jazz/funk. 3… Buy a drink and get your change back on a plate. Do they really thi[…]
Sloshed in Sosho Here’s the much-delayed report of last Thursday’s boozathon. Not much in the way of pub action here – it’s all bar-related, I’m afraid. Time to find out how the other half drinks.[…]
“Fancy a drink after work?” There is no better criterion against which you can assess your career decisions than your first response when this question is asked. In some jobs, the thought of imbibing with colleagues is a pleasant one; ro[…]
A half of bitter is probably the cheapest alcoholic drink that you can order in a pub – it would be Old Kent Road on a drinker’s Monopoly board. I had one last night, not out of poverty (someone else’s round) but because, perversel[…]
“Platters for sharing” Often offered, regularly ordered but never any good at all – it’s the pub sharing platter. For more than the price of two meals, you can recreate that crap wedding reception buffet vibe by ordering a se[…]