At the end of the day,as long as they don't sell Stella and have fat, shaven-headed blokes sat at the end of the bar giving me funny looks for shouting up a pint of real ale,they're good boozers in my book. ;-]
At the end of the day,as long as they don't sell Stella and have fat, shaven-headed blokes sat at the end of the bar giving me funny looks for shouting up a pint of real ale,they're good boozers in my book. ;-]
Shaven heads? That's so last year, got meself a new hair do to go with me new kidney. Actually, do you reckon I'll funny looks shouting up a bottle of San Pellegrino now I'm teetotal?
Would also add the Thornbury Castle, near Marylebone. Not the greatest boozer you'll find, but a quality landlord/landlady combo (he's a big bloke, doesn't say a lot, she's all outgoing, buxom and fruity) and they do a mean sausage chips and beans which sorts out any hangover.
Would also add the Thornbury Castle, near Marylebone. Not the greatest boozer you'll find, but a quality landlord/landlady combo (he's a big bloke, doesn't say a lot, she's all outgoing, buxom and fruity) and they do a mean sausage chips and beans which sorts out any hangover.
I used to go to the Lamb all the time, excellent pub.
George Orwell's ten key stipulations for the perfect pub, which he named the "Moon Under Water" which was the inspiration for Wetherspoon's incorporating the word "Moon" into many of their pub names:
1. The architecture and fittings must be uncompromisingly Victorian. 2. Games, such as darts, are only played in the public bar so that in other bars you can walk about without the worry of flying darts. 3. The pub is quiet enough to talk, with the house possessing neither a radio nor a piano. 4. The barmaids know the customers by name and take an interest in everyone. 5. It sells tobacco and cigarettes, aspirins and stamps, and lets you use the phone. 6. "[...] there is a snack counter where you can get liver-sausage sandwiches, mussels (a speciality of the house), cheese, pickles and [...] large biscuits with caraway seeds [...]." 7. "Upstairs, six days a week, you can get a good, solid lunch -- for example, a cut off the joint, two vegetables and boiled jam roll—for about three shillings." 8. "[...] a creamy sort of draught stout [...], and it goes better in a pewter pot." 9. "They are particular about their drinking vessels at "The Moon Under Water" and never, for example, make the mistake of serving a pint of beer in a handleless glass. Apart from glass and pewter mugs, they have some of those pleasant strawberry-pink china ones. [...] but in my opinion beer tastes better out of china." 10 "[...] You go through a narrow passage leading out of the saloon, and find yourself in a fairly large garden [...] Many as are the virtues of the Moon Under Water I think that the garden is its best feature, because it allows whole families to go there instead of Mum having to stay at home and mind the baby while Dad goes out alone."
Would also add the Thornbury Castle, near Marylebone. Not the greatest boozer you'll find, but a quality landlord/landlady combo (he's a big bloke, doesn't say a lot, she's all outgoing, buxom and fruity) and they do a mean sausage chips and beans which sorts out any hangover.
I used to go to the Lamb all the time, excellent pub.
Would also add the Thornbury Castle, near Marylebone. Not the greatest boozer you'll find, but a quality landlord/landlady combo (he's a big bloke, doesn't say a lot, she's all outgoing, buxom and fruity) and they do a mean sausage chips and beans which sorts out any hangover.
I used to go to the Lamb all the time, excellent pub.
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Another shout out for the Lord Clyde.
Would also add the Thornbury Castle, near Marylebone. Not the greatest boozer you'll find, but a quality landlord/landlady combo (he's a big bloke, doesn't say a lot, she's all outgoing, buxom and fruity) and they do a mean sausage chips and beans which sorts out any hangover.
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1. The architecture and fittings must be uncompromisingly Victorian.
2. Games, such as darts, are only played in the public bar so that in other bars you can walk about without the worry of flying darts.
3. The pub is quiet enough to talk, with the house possessing neither a radio nor a piano.
4. The barmaids know the customers by name and take an interest in everyone.
5. It sells tobacco and cigarettes, aspirins and stamps, and lets you use the phone.
6. "[...] there is a snack counter where you can get liver-sausage sandwiches, mussels (a speciality of the house), cheese, pickles and [...] large biscuits with caraway seeds [...]."
7. "Upstairs, six days a week, you can get a good, solid lunch -- for example, a cut off the joint, two vegetables and boiled jam roll—for about three shillings."
8. "[...] a creamy sort of draught stout [...], and it goes better in a pewter pot."
9. "They are particular about their drinking vessels at "The Moon Under Water" and never, for example, make the mistake of serving a pint of beer in a handleless glass. Apart from glass and pewter mugs, they have some of those pleasant strawberry-pink china ones. [...] but in my opinion beer tastes better out of china."
10 "[...] You go through a narrow passage leading out of the saloon, and find yourself in a fairly large garden [...] Many as are the virtues of the Moon Under Water I think that the garden is its best feature, because it allows whole families to go there instead of Mum having to stay at home and mind the baby while Dad goes out alone."