BITE user comments - Ruby
Comments by Ruby
If you love pubs where you play the 'Will I get served next?' lottery, you'll shit a pot of gold here. Ostensibly a tiny box of a room with a small seating area above (via a steep, swirly staircase), half the main room is taken up by the bar area. The rest is where commuters, thirsty passers-by, and the curious barge in to block the entrance and make orderly queuing an impossibility.
I've long pondered the idea of some kind of pub ticketing system like at the doctors, and if there's anywhere in Britain that needs it, it's this quirky place. An interesting selection of international (and occasionally pricey) lagers, marred by said crowds. Best to visit within office hours, I reckon.
1 Aug 2012 14:35
My new hidden gem of a London pub once you pass the stripclub, sex shop and transgender surgery (?) business. I had my birthday here a couple of months ago and it had all I could ask for at my age, namely a stagger's distance from my nearest station, vast tables - the pub was shamefully half empty all day Saturday - and can even boast one of Britain's fewest pubs to offer table service. In addition, the food is a good notch or two above standard pub grub. A lovely, lovely place and the last time I paid a visit - live jazz! Can't recommend enough.
1 Aug 2012 14:26
The Somerstown Coffee House, Euston
The best pub in the area, IMHO. It's expensive - I don't recall paying for less than �3 a pint of anything, and a packet of crisps nudge the �1 mark. Still, I consider much of that cash going towards friendly staff and clientele in a well maintained environment. Pleasant as heck. Just make sure you've remortgaged your house first.
1 Aug 2012 14:20
For some reason, the google maps link to this pub goes to Soissons in northern France.
1 Aug 2012 14:16
I had a screaming hissy fit after waiting my turn at the bar and allowing the 3 people waiting in front of me to place their orders.
Then a guy who'd walked in and been there 2 minutes got served.
When I told the bargirl (who continued to serve the guy) that I was waiting, she informed me of the magic line beyond which she wasn't serving people, that was now in the realm of her less dynamic colleague. She had to insist he serve me next.
I really, really hate queuing in pubs.
10 Dec 2010 16:14
If it's the old, grey haired landlord, I wouldn't worry too much. I've been to the Plough dozens of times and he's never deviated from miserable and unapproachable, and I'm a white Londoner. Don't take it personally, and try other pubs.
That said, we don't do 'Have a nice day's. We do miserable and unapproachable. It's called customer service.
27 Jun 2008 00:03
If On Anon were a serial killer, it would be one of those besuited charming ones. You know, quite good looking, works out a lot, yet frenzied, cold and ruthless.
That's how these bars in As-Central-As-It-Gets-London feel to me: frenzied, cold and ruthless.
Enjoy.
16 Nov 2006 22:46
I love the Salutation's exterior and always find it hard to pass. It very cosily says 'Pub', but anyway...
Great little place, if a little too local. Clientele generally older and gruffer than the rest of H'smith. When I last visited, an old, hairy, chainsmoking man was sitting in the same seat as he was a few weeks earlier and was even in the same clothes. I have good reason to believe that he never left.
It... is... ok.
4.
15 Oct 2006 13:53
Does Kronembourg Blanc. Strange place, very chilled, big leathery sofas, quite modern, with dj on Friday night playing instrumental rap tunes and other funky stuff. Surprised to read that it used to be chavvy so this refurb seems a good idea. Except it was empty. Empty. 10pm on a Friday evening, and hardly anyone was there. Dunno how these places make a living.
15 Oct 2006 13:03
I was also there that last time, and I can't comment on the state of the other bars seeing as I was keeping our Goalkeeper company at Northampton's A&E.
But when I did get to hit the town and found that lot in the Fish, I thought, "Great, they chose an Old Man's pub." Because it is.
Also comes with Province-standard skindheaded chainsmoking lad with tattoos and a grudge, and a gaggle (or a brace? Or perhaps a 'lard') of slightly-too-overweight local girls in leotards.
10 Oct 2006 20:37
A cracking little bar/ pub just off of the main Chiswick High Road that's well worth a look in. I've yet to make this a first port of call, so I'm generally langered by the time I get there. It's very cosy inside with little alcoves and Guinness on tap, and has quite a local feel to it with a nice mix of ages. The gents is rather pokey though and you may have to queue for the cubicle if some media git is sniffing around in there. I nearly always have to leave before I'm thrown out as I'm desperate to go home and pass out. Well worth a visit.
11 Jun 2006 15:50
I'm sure this had turned into a Thai restaurant when I walked past it last week.
1 Jun 2006 23:22
Not actually that bad, but then I've been here with a few friends to catch up and I'm normally in a good mood by that point. I particularly like the communal huge sink downstairs. Women still refuse to talk to me though.
30 May 2006 21:59
Interesting. Like waking up and realising you've been abducted and woven into a doily. Ask for crisps, and the world's most timid landlord will empty said treat into a small paper bowl. It is only then that you'll realise that most crips have been made from about a third of a potato since 1976. A genteel, friendly place. If you know an American, take them there. It screams quaint.
30 May 2006 21:44
I shouldn't leave this out as I work next door. A lovely little pub that I'm emotionally and financially tied to. Gary the landlord put on a belter for St Paddys and makes a real effort. When I went in last week, they'd installed a ping-pong table for fun. A local's local. Try the alcohol and crisps.
30 May 2006 21:39
If you want a seat here in the balmy summer months, get there early. I recommend a few minutes before the landlord turns up with his keys.
A nice enough pub on the Thames with no real uniqueness, unless you count the particular way the architect's laid it out. It's all very 'fresh new wood' and retains a chain air about it although I'm not sure who actually owns it. Pass the time by playing 'Spot the Saffa/ Aussie/ Kiwi', but you may get bored once you reach 100 in about three minutes. Rated 7 for reminding me of the summer, but that's only because of the location and the fact that the warm evenings mean that most people are smiling.
30 May 2006 21:33
A lovely anti-Tardis of a pub (large on the outside, seems cosier within). A garden of sorts for the summer, and they do alcohol and crisps inside which is good enough for me. The kind of place you can try out with a few friends in tow and end up whittling hours away shooting the shit. First class.
30 May 2006 21:27
Fat bearded lone man taking up a table for four quotient: high. Cute twenty-something sex-in-the-Paragon ladies popping in for a small Chablis or three: low. Shame that that nearly always tops my scale for best pubs ever, but there we go. I'm pathetic.
30 May 2006 21:20
A cracking little pub. You know, the staff see your face a few times, and they smile. Like they did back in the days when London was a series of villages and people had manners. 1983, i think it was. You know when you want a pint, but you don't want hassle? When you want to sit down, relax, and maybe have a conversation? That's the Crosskeys. By a long way one of the better pubs in the Chiswick/ Hammersmith hybrid. I'll give it an 8, but only because nubile Swedish nymphomaniacs have yet to visit regularly.
30 May 2006 21:16
This bar feels like it wants to snatch the patrons of the Raven on Goldhawk Road. I live virtually above it and had to check it out. Although the staff and general service are pretty pleasant, this is a vodka chain bar. Therefore, expect a) no ales on tap, b) a dish to make you feel guilty if you don't tip, c) Bouncers. Bouncers. Shaven headed, gruff, 'I now have to feel inadequate and judged merely to walk in' sodding bouncers. And there's normally a couple of them outside every night. Now I'm 32, I appreciate bouncers as they very clearly advertise the fact that the management expect half their customers to be flung out, so I avoid these pubs with pleasure. For other knuckle-draggers feeling bouyed with power outside drinking establishments in Chiswick, you may also like to try All Bar One, and The Hart, the trainee Chav's bar of choice.
30 May 2006 21:01
I always confuse this pub with the Packhorse & Talbot up the road. The George, however, is a little more refined, but only slightly, mind you. The George is a little darker and tighter, if that makes sense - rammed at the weekends. Seems to attract more of a Rugger crowd, and I've felt at least 17% more relaxed at a table here than at the P&T. But as far as Chiswick's concerned, the George and the Packhorse nearby are easily bettered.
30 May 2006 20:45
The Packhorse and Talbot, Chiswick
I always confuse this pub with the George further down the road. I've been here several times and there's something just not quite right about it. It's large. It's atmosphereless and soulless. It shows football. It attracts Blokes with a capital B. I've got it; despite my handful of visits, I always feel like I've walked into a threatening local where no-one knows my name. And that's why I'm singularly unimpressed.
30 May 2006 20:41
You're just ticked off 'cos I didn't go out last night. By the way, if you're watching Sky and some dumbell throws up the wrong stripe info during a game of footie, blame Chopperbomb as it's his job to do that. And you can laugh heartily at his ineptitude as you watch it from the Paragon, which shows football and has beer. And is low on the female front, generally.
18 May 2006 22:06
Despite disagreeing with Tarquin Finwinzler's review below, I would like to nominate him for the most gratuitously verbose review on BITE I have ever read, and believe me, I've tried to do likewise myself. Although presumably, one 'wiles away one's days' as opposed to 'while-ing' it.
Good bar though.
23 Feb 2006 23:50
I really love this place. Although I've had problems with places like Amber and Motion in town as they attract braying morons. However, they're bars and this is a solid pub. Although trendy. With trendy food. And trendy prices.
However, they do pretty good guest ales, they also keep matches in a brick on the bar whatever that means, and it's an clientele ogle-fest.
9 Feb 2006 22:41
This should, by rights, be my local as it's one of the nearest boozers to my latest rented flat. But it's probably the fact that the tvs are always on and said tv's are normally displaying either a group of men kicking a round ball, a different group of men picking up and running with an oval ball, or a couple of seated men in suits talking about the performance of groups of men....
You get the idea.
9 Feb 2006 22:36
As soulless as a bored atheist looking at his watch during a vary large religious gathering somewhere hot. Las time I was here, some bloke started singing an annoying drunken song about being in an All Bar One. And his blonde girlfriend was very very cute too.
Damn him. And All Bar Ones.
9 Feb 2006 22:33
This had closed in when I went back last month. Still, could be a revamp in the offing.
4 Jul 2005 22:00
The International Restaurant and Bar, Trafalgar Square
Used to go here with frightening regularity way back when it was a Corney and Barrow, so it made a change to nip in last night for the first time in several years. Despite the name change, it hadn't changed a bit. The music was housey and loud enough to necessitate shouting, and the beers (bottled Sol, Tiger et al) pricey at 3.50. Clientele dressed up, staff friendly enough, and there appeared to be a restaurant upstairs. Gets mobbed after 11, open til 2-ish. I think there may even be an entrance fee round about 10 or 11. To be honest, I've long preferred old gits' pubs for a few years now, but having gone back here, I'm setting this aside as a loud bar option should I feel the need again. I had to yell at my mate next to me and ignore the others all night but hey, it's a loud bar. And a nice one too.
Get ready to yell.
12 Jun 2005 11:01
The Marquis of Granby, Covent Garden
Cramped little pub, but nevertheless welcoming. A good place to while away a rainy Tuesday afternoon than use as a huge piss-up venue as it's so small. Still, it does what it says on the tin.
Or something.
12 Jun 2005 10:50
A very, very, very large room that serves beer and has an enormous, no-necked Aussie behind the bar (again). Not bad, can get crowded. They have proper pub grub though (crisps and nuts).
29 Apr 2005 22:27
A real spit and sawdust place. Went for a wander round Bushey and got caught in a colossal downpour so I escaped to the Red Lion for a pint. Walking up to the bar, I managed to say "Can I have..." before the wag next to me yelled "a towel?"
10/10 for comedy value. A bit less for the pub. Got the feeling it would be Armageddon in there at the weekend.
27 Apr 2005 15:17
Brilliant little pub for those that like it old school, yet fills up with all types of characters, young and old. Has two entrances for the split areas of the pub, so be sure to try both if you're meeting people there for the first time. There's also a large hidden table on the way to the toilets, via that strange cold garagey bit. Good selection of beers, haven't tried the food but the menu did read of nothing that fancy. Definitely worth a visit.
22 Apr 2005 14:09
Slugs: An All Bar One with less emphasis on wine. Been here several times, can get terribly crowded on the weekend. Food is pretty good yet pretty pricey though, but there tends to be a nice crowd most evenings. Would recommend this as a cut above these kinds of chain bars as it's very central. Get there early for a seat though.
22 Apr 2005 13:50
The Pig and Whistle, East Sheen
I'd pin this one down as East Sheen's few meatheads' watering hole of choice. Only been the once, and found it pleasant enough if largely empty at the time. There was a table of six or so lads yelling and behaving like, well, young lads in a pub, but they were good natured.
Found the staff friendly and the beer standard. Nothing special though, apart from their having an alcohol license.
20 Apr 2005 10:51
The Famous 3 Kings (F3K), West Kensington
As very clearly already stated below, a pub to watch the footie in, and all that that entails. Watched the Eng V Azerbaijan game there, got absolutely hammered, and it would be wrong to judge the place on that one night. Once the place cleared at the final whistle, the manager came over for a chat which was really nice, but then we were all drunk. Would recommend for sports. Wouldn't recommend if you want a quiet night at the pub and there's a big game on.
19 Apr 2005 15:51
Very nice. Old, creaky, unpretentious, and fitted with Bulgarian and Polish barpersons as standard. Does what it says on the tin, providing the tin says, "This is a pub."
Lovely.
19 Apr 2005 15:38
Update: went back recently for a friend's leaving do and was surprised to find out that there is a downstairs 'club' area. All the comments here are spot on, especially Liam's, in particular his last line. We will never take back our city when people go to places like this. The downstairs was packed. Good music, bad prices, grim atmosphere. I left rather quickly.
19 Apr 2005 15:37
Decor completely different from your average Wetherspoon, so worth it if you're fed up of the average Wetherspoon decor. Has the usual Wetherspoon deals, and is a few stumbles from the cinema, which is handy.
19 Apr 2005 15:30
Want a pint and a guaranteed seat on the weekend? Then come down. They do both.
19 Apr 2005 15:27
There's a downstairs? Oh well, live and learn. Never had an atmosphere when I went, but then I tended to go on weekdays. Moderate prices, usual bar drinks, no ale. Not bad.
19 Apr 2005 15:20
The Duke Of Wellington, Marylebone
So quiet you can hear Americans say "Gee, this is neat". And it is. But I'm thirty going on 85. Good selection of beer, nuts, and board games. Yes, it's one of those pubs. Snooze-tastic!
19 Apr 2005 15:18
This place is a bloody gem. Found it by happy chance when I was living nearby, babysitting some evil cats for a couple of weeks. Ironically, if you overlook the Swedish flag outside, the occasional chalkboard references to Sweden, and the picture of Sven under one on the high tables, it's the epitomy of the tradinional English pub - wood, brass, bad carpet, good beer. The Swedish Kopparberg pear cider makes the whole place worthwhile and yes, there's a large and very welcoming Swedish clientele. I hope to god that any English boozer in Sweden can make a similar statement. 10/10, which considering I'm normally a sarcastic, miserable bastard on here, means a lot.
19 Apr 2005 15:06
Phenomenally, phenomenally bog-standard. Adheres to the nearly always correct assumption that a very visible pub on a busy thoroughfare in central London is nearly always invariably shit.
Ok then: bog standard drinks, some ale, I recall, indifferent barstaff, no atmosphere, no real characters within as most of the locals can't make it through the front door as their wallets are weighing them down, food shat from a microwave 'cooked' by a bored foreign index finger.
Consider suicide or the Allsop. But consider hard.
19 Apr 2005 14:59
All Bar One, Notting Hill Gate
All Bar Ones. Aaah, Swansea, the Scilly Isles, Southwark. It doesn't matter where you are, if you're in an ABO, you still have to endure a bloody high stool that makes your legs swing and reminds you of being three again. Except with wine.
An unremarkable place, like all of them.
Unless you pull, in which case, it's amazing.
I didn't.
It wasn't.
The end.
19 Apr 2005 14:52
Been there once, and it worked for me. I was drunk enough, and two girls there reciprocal enough, to chat away. That said, oooh, be careful. Clientele very keen to spend thousands on a t-shirt, and millions on a round of drinks, which is ironically what you'll need, as I hazily recall. You gets what you pay for and yes, you will have to pay if you want in after 11pm. Best to get there well before chucking out time too, unless you want to queue up with our lovely European brethren doing likewise. Open til 2, I think. I can't remember much of that evening, except going back to the kebab shop for seconds.
19 Apr 2005 14:40
I can't work this place out. My mate lives round the corner from the Champion so I've been there a few times. When it's been good, it's been excellent, and when it's been bad, I've wanted to digest my internal organs and collapse in a deceased heap. It is pricey, bourne out of the fact that most pumped lagers are on the imported and only-vaguely-aware-of scale. Expect, too, to pay a fortune for a bowl of those far-flung clime staple, some nuts. Clientele also reflect this Depends-on-Fate integer. One night, I barely talked to Phil as we were too busy meeting chatty new drunk people. On other nights, I've wanted to risk life detention at her majesty's pleasure by murdering the pompous, shouty, latest-phone-waving Nathan Barley idiots who can, if you're really unlucky, congregate there en masse if that day happens to be the 'Jumped up fashionista mediaslut' pub yell-a-thon and no-one had told you. All in all, god, I dont know.
19 Apr 2005 14:33
Not bad. Somewhat overshadowed by the revamped Hogshead opposite. Disappointed when I last went to see tattooed skinheads burping in there, not that they were any trouble. Totty count pretty low, but then they'd either be in the Hog or, more likely, the Loop Bar.
21 Nov 2004 21:58
Smart, fun, interesting seats. Often have a 2 for 1 happy hour on selected drinks til 7pm, which is nice. Noticed a speed dating event taking place next door at Turnmills, which is all connected to Annexo. Intriguing.
14 Oct 2004 13:43
My mate has moved to within falling in distance of Southern K and has enthused frequently about their Sunday nights and great band. Popped down there one Sunday night and there was a great band, like being in 'Later with Jools Holland', they were that good.
Chaka Khan sung there recently too, I was told. The other lady who was there when I went is apparently her sister.
Surprisingly good place to go. Kronembourg white beer on tap too, the poor man's Hoegaarden.
18 Sep 2004 15:02
The North London Tavern, Kilburn
Nipped in recently on a Saturday night, found it heaving and non-threatening. A good place to gyrate on the spot and watch cute girls in tiny tops not notice you exist.
Hooegarden on tap too. Nice.
18 Sep 2004 14:57
Went there once, tiny place, bouncers even on Sundays. Looks appealing from the outside, with a young mixed clientele, until you walk in to the bar at the back, and find yourself surrounded by the local knuckle-draggers, yelling and generally being racist and unbearable. I drank my pint in 6.8 seconds and walked out.
18 Sep 2004 14:52
Now I know I commented on this ages ago, but it's disappeared. It was a salient point too as I saw a brutal fight in the Lion that lasted for ages and involved heavy wooden chairs being swung and broken over other people's backs. Then the law turned up and people scarpered.
Fine if you want to experience midless thuggery, although the weirdest thing was that prior to the punch up, my mate and I were greeted by the most charming and friendly barman I'd ever met.
Sounds like it's cleared up its act now. About time too.
18 Sep 2004 05:32
The Moon in the Square, Bournemouth
Used to frequent when it first opened back in 93/ 94. One of the more 'townie' Wetherspoons in that it is packed at weekends and full of the raucous animated chatter of youngsters. Or it was. Haven't been for aeons.
18 Sep 2004 05:13
Further to my earlier post last year, this Hogshead is now heaving most nights. It is still a lively pub though, but consider yourself lucky if you get a seat. How things change.
18 Sep 2004 04:51
Have heard mates say it's a rough dive, but when I went there was a gang of people celebrating a birthday which made it feel as threatening as a kindergarten.
Plus I went with a gorgeous Canadian girl to meet a mate of mine who was at that point virtually suicidal. He later cheered up, but the girl no longer wanted to see me. This has nothing to do with the Sussex, but bad vibes man, bad vibes.
18 Sep 2004 04:34
I've already commented on 101 twice, and I still don't get why there are massive queues for it. I walked past it a few hours ago - post 11pm - and there must have been at least 50 people waiting to get inside, where it was already heaving.
I walked right past them, headed 25 seconds down the road to the Conservatory, and waltzed straight in and ordered a pint, no queues, not heaving, nice atmosphere. Although, erm, that's a different bar. I think the lesson is, if you have money, open up a visibly central bar in London that's open beyond 11 and you'll never go broke.
18 Sep 2004 03:47
The Hog in the Pound, Bond Street
Tourists go here and declare it an authentic English pub. It is insofar that it sells beer and they accept pounds sterling.
Buying drinks is somewhat trying as the majority of middle-aged customers are from anywhere but Britain where they don't have pub queue etiquette, plus the barstaff don't care anyway as they're invariably Polish. Fine if you need a �3 pint immediately, you've just fallen out of Bond Street tube, and your broken legs won't carry you anywhere else.
18 Sep 2004 03:40
Went here last night with my flatmate and was astonished at this oasis of calm in Kilburn - most other places look like local pikey mosh pits. Dark, moody ambience, lavish, over-the-top ceiling, and a young, not-about-to-start-random-fights crowd. Absolutely lovely. Of course, they've had to price out the riff-raff, so two pints of StandardWasser came to over a fiver, and a small bowl of pistachios cost �1.75. Tschh!
First impressions was that the Black Lion seemed a lovely place to while away some time, but you'll be paying a premium to feel relaxed drinking in Kilburn - mind you, everywhere seems to be gentrifying too.
Where are the Chavs drinking nowadays? A mystery.
12 Sep 2004 14:32
The Lord Moon Of The Mall, Whitehall
Probably the worst pub I've ever been to. Went yesterday - Easter Monday - and eventually got served by surly, lazy staff. They had no clue who was next in line and apathetically asked the sea of faces in front of them who's next, leaving you at the mercy of the tourists unfamiliar with pub etiquette.
Feeling peckish, I ordered a standard Wetherburger and was pretty gobsmacked when it arrived without chips (unlike every single other 'Spoon in the country) and was told defensively when I queried it with a member of staff that I should've studied the menu. In my ignorance, I thought these chains used the same menu.
To top it off, our cutlery was encrusted with the dried-on remains of the previous users lunch - inexcusible when staff have to wrap each set in a napkin, so they must've noticed.
As a final gripe, the miserable young 'manageress' behind the bar was easily distracted by her colleagues and would simply walk off when called, even if she had been taking an order at that point. She was also ignorant enough to comment loudly that 'people will whinge at anything these days' when protesters marched past the pub.
So here's my whinge - this dump needs a regime change. And my beer was flat. 0/10
13 Apr 2004 08:39
A lucky find. Quite small and with older clientele, I was astonished to waltz in on a Friday evening and discover a geezer tinkling on the old Joanna while a be-pinted guy sang his heart out. In all my time drinking in and around London - make that England even - I've never been in such a stereotypical British pub. Americans would pay good money to go there. Surprised to see Tribute Cornish Ale on tap, and congratulated the barman on his pub when we were the last (completely unhassled) customer to leave gone 11. He even apologised for the olde-worlde feel of the place without realising that that's what made it special.
3 Apr 2004 00:46
The Pontefract Castle, Marylebone
A lovely pub that comes highly recommended. Dark and welcoming, it has three floors accessible via a winding staircase and standard fare on tap. Snacks as you'd expect. It's somewhat off the main drag yet busy enough to feel like you're not in the back of beyond. Perfect for chinwagging and catching up, or simply people watching. The music wasn't deafening, even on a Friday night. Great stuff.
3 Apr 2004 00:39
In the saddest way imaginable, I was overjoyed to find this pub as I recognised it from the comments on BITE and was eager to see the barmaid. Sadly, she wasn't there (or didn't seem to be), and even more disappointingly, I found this place to be crowded yet bare and soulless. Basically a large room - no comforting nooks, crannies, or alcoves - and brimming with suits and Nathan Barley types who barge into you as they pour another Guinness down their shitegapes. About as Irish as Che Guevara doing the macarena at a barmitzvah, although it had a quiet, busy and altogether far more civilised restaurant upstairs (I can't comment on that as I only found it through being nosey and didn't sample.)
3 Apr 2004 00:34
The Cock and Lion, Bond Street
Been here a few times and always found it quiet, pleasant and ideal for a swift one away from the madness of Oxford Street. Pool table upstairs for those so inclined, and a variety of pub grub for the porkers. (ie, me)
3 Apr 2004 00:27
Pokey and twee, it's not a bad little boozer. Seating can be hard to find due to its size, but it's a friendly enough place.
31 Mar 2004 15:37
Oooooooooh it's trendy. I liked it, but then I was in the mood for a cocktail bar with reserved signs on the best seats. Nice cocktails, good food, waitress service, dark and comfy decor for the tres fashionable, and you pay for the priviledge but it didn't break the bank.
16 Mar 2004 15:26
Handy old-fashioned pub with the lethal Sam Smith drinks as standard. Just don't sit upstairs in the corner chainsmoking, as it's banned til they stop doing food. Not-one told me. I was too drunk to see the signs when I staggered up there.
16 Mar 2004 14:31
The Prince Albert, Notting Hill
Popular, young and fairly friendly on the times I've been. I nipped in there last Sunday, got deafened by the dance tunes and walked straight back out. It was partly the fact that I wanted to chat to my mates, and partly because there was nowhere to sit but honestly, I love dance music, but I don't want to scream over it on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Otherwise, a worthy pub to visit on a Notting Hill crawl.
16 Mar 2004 11:49
The Churchill Arms, Kensington
Very cosy. Dark and crowded when I went in there last night, it's lit by the gentle welcoming red glow of dozens of lanterns suspended above.
The Thai food seemed a real crowdpleaser although I didn't try it, there's more of a restaurant feel towards the back. Will return.
15 Mar 2004 17:58
Ben Crouch's Tavern, Fitzrovia
Wacky. I'll get slated for saying it, but the music policy is rocky/ indie. Normally go here with my rocky/ indie mates and love it, to be honest. It's not loud enough that you don't end up sipping pints nad nodding at each other in silence. Fun crowd, and good if you want to feel a bit of a Saturday night vibe before heading further into town.
10 Mar 2004 19:19
Apparently refurbed several times since 'the incident'.
Comfy well-worn seats, and yes, two massive pictures of the Krays at one end. Could this be the only pub to glorify a murder there, along with one of the instigators? Dunno, but I did wonder what George Cornell's family mad of it. Interesting, nonetheless, with some surprisingly attractive rough women, if that makes sense.
9 Mar 2004 18:57
This place is a little gem for those who like their pubs traditional, cosy, and with shit toilets. They sell a variety of ales, lagers and the like, their snacks are of the popular crisp and peanut variety (no �3.50 bowl-ette of pistachios here), they have a �10 minimum card purchase and very intelligently and charitably give you change if you don't quite make the tenner mark, their landlord is bald, greying and not massively friendly, there's the standard dangerously quiet, old before his time lone drunk at the bar, and you can have a good old chinwag with your chums without shouting. Possible deep conversations with random drunk strangers too. Bloody marvellous.
9 Mar 2004 18:35
The Jeremy Bentham, Bloomsbury
Does seem like it's full of students insofar as seems filled with post-teens and can get crowded. Second floor upstairs is quiet and has several tables, which is a bonus if the downstairs is jammed. Somewhat in the middle of nowhere between TCR and Gower. And to all those sensitive souls who seem to have it in for me for being - dare I say it - critical of their favourite pubs: I have many recent happy memories of this place, so there. PS - I'm male, I have a fine circle of close friends, and I have left many positive statements about some places. Try not to let my comments ruin your day, eh.
9 Mar 2004 18:20
Has always felt like a 50s diner to me, not sure why. Went there last night to meet people I've never actually seen in person before, and missed them by 5 minutes. In fairness, that's not the fault of the Fire Station, who serve Carling, Tiger (I think)on tap and a whole other range of alcoholic beverages.
Count yourself blessed if you get a seat.
18 Jan 2004 15:09
The Institute of Education, Russell Square
Look, I don't recall telling anyone that story but anyway, she wanted a break apart the week before and it wasn't until Valentine's Day that she decreed we go out for a meal leaving me no time to book a table anywhere so our only option was a Pizza Hut where I got unceremoniously treated like dirt so I dumped her. Even if I was rather keen to see her again a few days later but by then she was well shot of me and refused to get back in touch.
If I find out who this is, I'm going to nail you up by your scrotum, and I suspect you're from the Wirral and you own a beard trimmer.
Institute also sells Caffreys, has occasional offers on bottles.
17 Jan 2004 12:24
The Institute of Education, Russell Square
All I'm saying Pete, sorry GetalifeUtossa, is that I'm fed up with the bloody Institute. It's got no soul, no character and no atmosphere. They don't take cards, the beer token ATM is miles away and, erm, it's just shit.
You're better off going to a proper pub.
14 Jan 2004 12:49
It's worth being a geek and pointing out that Sailors is a small pub, and is right next door to a huge cavernous nightclub also called Sailors. Take your pick.
7 Jan 2004 10:48
Except I've since found out why they paint your face black and it's wrong. So very very wrong.
7 Jan 2004 10:37
Small yet long, mobbed when the footy's on. Once spent a sticky summer evening looking into the kitchen in disgust as a tray of small sandwiches spent an hour getting blasted on by an old fan, only to nick half of them when they were eventually bought out for the group next to us. Always crowded. Good sign, I guess.
6 Jan 2004 20:11
Oh so achingly trendy. Low sofas, lower lighting, chilled decor. Full of women with their noses in the air and men in �60 t-shirts. Went there on a quiet Sunday afternoon and was left with the impression that it must be tres un-chiq for the mono-syllabic staff to smile or look happy to serve you. And for this, expect your change on a tray.
In fairness to this place, it's the only venue I've been to in Brixton. If I regularly 'do' the area - unlikely as silent packs of hooded youths in corners and parks tend to unsettle me - I may find it the best in around, so I don't know.
Having slagged it off, I did get an Irish coffee and was only charged for the shot, which was nice.
6 Jan 2004 18:13
Very reasonable pub, and perhaps livelier than your average Wetherspoons due to being in Newquay. I got a round for 8 people for less than �15, and that included several normally pricey Belgian Leffes. The lack of music doesn't stop it from being rowdy, and the sign for the toilets was also in Cornish, which was a first.
4 Jan 2004 21:25
Nice little pub, always crowded. Music a little on the Xfm side.
Hoegaarden on tap too, which is nice.
28 Dec 2003 14:21
Charming little pub, a tad small, but with the usual Sam Smiths drinks, such as Hefe wheat beer and the old bloke in the box. D-Pils for psychos too.
27 Dec 2003 23:57
Nothing new to add. Mobbed on Fri/ Sat nights. Functional on other evenings. Relatively pleasant during the day. It's only popular because of its late license. The sooner the laws change and these places have to offer something decent to compete, the better.
8 Nov 2003 00:22
The Lizard Lounge, Southampton
Large bar style drinking establishment. Gets mobbed. Some lookers. Is Larbie's kebab emporium still open round the corner? Happy memories. So many donners, so little time...
6 Nov 2003 15:06
Chicago Rock Cafe, Southampton
A cheeky little dive that's open til one or two, can't really recall. What I do remember, on my last visit there a few years back, was drunkenly chatting up a Welsh student at the end of the night, only for a bouncer to tell me to piss off home so he could get into her knickers which, presumably, he did, as they left in a cab minutes later.
Scumbag. That was supposed to be me.
6 Nov 2003 15:02
Drove past the Duke for years before finally going in a while ago. Had a nice modern, dark vibe that appealled, and the Xmassy 'Rosy Nosey' beer last year was rather fruity. Should go back one day. Mind you, if that Lamaar fellow does actually go there as reported below, I may end up accidentally knocking into his massively over-inflated head with my fist, repeatedly.
5 Nov 2003 11:16
My mate hires the upstairs bar for his Burns Night escapades. Based on that, it's a great place. Shame about the ex-staff comments below, which I'm inclinded to believe. They've even outed themselves!!
4 Nov 2003 14:46
The Lord John Russell, Russell Square
Not bad, although the reality contradicts the comments below. I've been to the LJR a couple of times and found it to be a large room with tables in it. The staff are pretty nice, so I suspect that this place grows on you over time. Good lunches, so I'm told.
3 Nov 2003 16:02
Not bad, fairly twee pub. Had the platter for 2 combo meal. Tasted as expected. Fairly friendly staff, the Bull and Mouth seems as if it's the only pub around for miles. Which it isn't. Need to walk off the beaten track though.
3 Nov 2003 14:16
Pretty dire underground club that unsurprisingly caters for the 'office' crowd. Expect David Brents and Gareth Keenans. The music policy's a pop/ rock/ crap hybrid. Pretty dark inside too, so the likelihood of waking up next to a hideous marsh monster is quite high.
The kind of place you refuse to go to when someone suggests it but you nevertheless end up there anyway.
3 Nov 2003 13:59
The Crown is a great place to go to, and is by far the best pub in Cricklewood, which is, as I've said, a tad 'Pikey'.
And I'm a bloke, Murray and Jennie, but nevermind.
29 Oct 2003 20:59
The Marlborough Head, Marble Arch
Bonkers. Gothic, dark, lots of bats and skeletons, although that may have been partly decoration for the forthcoming Halowe'en weekend, and partly my, erm, drunken imagination.
Worth checking out. Some ales, I think, and a fair share of tourists in cowboy hats (well, one when I was there, but he stood out)
Good luck tracking down the khazi.
25 Oct 2003 20:02
A handy pub seconds from Oxford Street yet strangely empty whenever I've been. Worth checking out if you're in dire need of a seat. 99% sure there's a snooker table there too.
Not great, but by no means bad.
24 Oct 2003 17:00
Nothing too exciting to write home about - upstairs level handy if the downstairs is full (it's small, so that's quite likely)
The road it's on - James Street - is great though, particularly in the summer when the outdoor dining really takes off.
24 Oct 2003 16:57
Opposite the 'Covent Garden' Odeon, I tended to view this as one of those freak quiet pubs in London - marginally off the beaten track - until I sat there one day as the theatres disgorged hordes of middle-aged tourists from Eccles. Don't know why they complain about "youngsters". They made a bloody racket.
I've always wondered what Irish people make of O'Neills. Presumably not much.
22 Oct 2003 20:05
The Knights Templar, Chancery Lane
Very large and spacious and absolutely rammed with men in suits called Geoffrey alongside their short giggling PAs.
Worth going if only to experience a Wetherspoons not populated by old drunks who piss themselves.
22 Oct 2003 18:35
The Bar at tcr, Tottenham Court Road
Karl Marx used to go on crawls along TCR to the 18 pubs that used to be there. The Pint Pot isn't one of them. It looks like it was built last week.
22 Oct 2003 18:20
Been to Kaos few times in the past. Apt name. Always felt as if being there was the last resort of the evening.
Normally because it was.
14 Oct 2003 17:05
Devastating. I returned to the Windmill after a two-month absence to discover it's had a character-removing makeover and is now indistinguishable from any other bland, soulless chain pub in the country.
The old carpet's been replaced with laminated flooring, the cosy wooden booths have been ripped out and replaced with low sofas and even lower tables and finally, as presumably the other changes weren't quite damaging enough, they've installed fiercely bright lighting so you can now see who's sitting next to you.
Awful, truly awful. I don't blame the friendly bar staff, but rather the ignorant suits at the Spirit Group who obviously swooped down from on high and decided to turn this wonderful den into another McDonalds. Insipid and sterile, I'm off to the Fitz in future.
"But the dank, Moe, the dank!!!"
13 Oct 2003 13:10
This Walkabout had everything in place for a dire evening - overcrowded, cheesy music, binge drinking - but I pulled a lovely tall girl, making it a great night. Gutted that I didn't get her contact details...
8 Oct 2003 12:37
Ostensibly two overcrowded floors, I was directed up a further flight of stairs to a huge dancefloor at the very top. It was a Friday evening and the playlist was pretty awful. Not much to say other than it is was it is. Absolutely heaving. Amazing place if you cop off, and probably lousy if you don't. Worth a try if only to make up your own mind. I think I even saw Satan cackling away in the corner. Or perhaps that was the manager.
17 Sep 2003 12:10
The Garden Gate, Hampstead Heath
A charming pub in a lovely part of town. I can confirm that they do have a lovely courtyard, and Hoegaarden at �3.90 a pint. Full of Aussies if you like that sort of thing.
17 Sep 2003 12:00
Now that's just uncalled for. I'm merely trying to indicate that the Queen's Larder is pokey, dusty and frequented by old bearded men who don't like 'strangers' and drink real a.... Lee, do you have a beard?
19 Aug 2003 16:00
This place is great fun on a weeknight as opposed to Thur-Sat when it's rammed, you can't get a seat, and short bald men in bomber jackets stand at the doors with their arms folded. Generally quite good though.
7 Aug 2003 11:08
Nice pub, mobbed at the weekends. Strange thing about Chiswick is that the Hammersmith kids come up here to drink in a nicer area, and they're hard to escape, and this place is no exception.
Pleasant enough though.
5 Aug 2003 14:10
I didn't want to touch her with yours because she was a limping frog goblin.
Erm, the Green does Caffreys too. There, I commented on the pub so this can't be deleted.
4 Aug 2003 17:59
The Moon Under Water, Leicester Square
Phenomenal. Nigh on impossible to get a seat here at any time of day or night, let alone a table.
Being a Wetherspoons and being slap bang in the middle of London's cheesy tourist district, it is full of cheap beer fans from across the nation who need their familiar comforts. And guess what... it's the same as all the others apart from a slightly different layout.
The staff are as friendly as you'd expect from a perpetually busy pub with a high turnaround of irregulars who come in to ask for directions.
4 Aug 2003 16:13
The Hare and Hounds, East Sheen
Full of old male regulars, and that odd fruit-tasting Youngs Export lager. Low totty count, but good enough with the right company.
3 Aug 2003 16:25
Nope, it's still open and rammed as ever. Only for the desperate. Free entry, long queues outside after 11. Windows all round provide the odd sight of hundreds of punters inside with their faces squashed against the glass.
Fairly pricey, always busy, slightly poncey. Once got a number from one of the girls behind the bar and then lost the bloody napkin it was on. To sum up: so much promise, so little return.
3 Aug 2003 16:04
Now a lesbian/ gay bar on Sats, and not as ridiculously rammed as 101 up the road.
The ladies are charming and noisy and play hard. Needless to say, I didn't get a look in. Tschh, lesbians.
3 Aug 2003 15:54
It's all true; open til 1 Thurs - Sat, live bands, bouncers. They seemed quite friendly and didn't mind when they searched my bag pre-entry and discovered a, erm, pint glass from a previous pub.
Full of students, and is actually quite good fun. Pissed, rowdy atmosphere, loads of women. Great if you're in the mood for it.
1 Aug 2003 13:29
The best thing about the Bell is that it has a license for the selling and consumption of alcohol on the premises.
Everything else after that is pretty poor. Pillock central.
31 Jul 2003 11:54
The Prince of Wales Feathers, Warren Street
Lovely pub, authentic looking, and decent music played softly enough to have a conversation over. �1.50 on selected drinks on Weds, which is nice.
30 Jul 2003 21:21
Funny, I didn't realise it was a Wetherspoons, but in retrospect, of course it is: plastic yet functional, with open spaces for the burberry capped pikeys to swing their tartbashers about.
My one memory of the Giddy Bridge was hearing a girly sqeak followed by the oh-so-familiar thudding of a body thundering down the stairs, which deftly silenced the Saturday afternoon pub. One of our party ran over there as soon as a member of staff shouted out for a doctor. We were appauled. She was just a nurse.
30 Jul 2003 16:55
The Ivy House, Holborn, London
Played some kind of advert orientated CD which turned the night into an impromptu quiz evening. Friendly staff, good vibe, a few tourists.
Tried to chat up one of the bar staff many months ago and she didn't flinch or look petrified. In fact she smiled back, making the Ivy House a sacred place... Mecca, Jerusalem, Amritsar, Holborn.
30 Jul 2003 13:19
Never got much of a vibe in this pub. Once got into a debate about the impending Iraqi invasion outside the pub, with a likeable Scotsman. (That doesn't read very well, but you know what I mean.) Inside the Swan, it all feels rather distant and soulless, even when it's mobbed, which is quite often.
Nice pies though. Who ate all of them? I did.
30 Jul 2003 13:12
15 seconds stagger from the cricketer's. Lots of old regulars prop up the bar and exchane 'banter' with the staff. Food quite good, actually. Hardly Egon Ronay, but pretty much what you need when talent spotting from the tables outside.
God I love Richmond.
30 Jul 2003 12:34
Quite a fun place, with Hoegaarden on tap. Huge screens and speakers blast out current pop favourites, normally quite an annoyance under the circumstances, but quite fun considering I was in the mood for current pop favourites when I went.
Large sofas and plenty of space.
Also a very good quiz machine with the Weakest Link and Cluedo, which took most of my money.
30 Jul 2003 12:05
Very central. Very busy. Crowd spills out into the road on balmy summer evenings. Occasional Dutch women there. They won't sleep with me either.
26 Jul 2003 12:51
This place caters for people desperate to continue their evening afeter hours. You kind of know you're surrounded by pikeys but it's amicable enough. When the licensing laws change, so will these places!
26 Jul 2003 02:56
I, Rich, am an ex "media shout-whore" and as a result am very centrally placed to comment on your favourite emporiums. Please feel free to email me personally and I will snail mail you an autograph. Continue to frequent these places safe in the knowledge that I will always be on hand to dispense these nuggets of gold that will help you get on in life or waste your money, depending on how you view it.
26 Jul 2003 01:34
Trust me, Karen, some places you can walk into with a smile on your face from "the get-go" and you're still treated like gum on the sole of their shoes. I don't tip them, but I will if they're nice people, even though it's worth remembering that tipping's still largely unusual in UK pubs; bars not so much.
I agree with your quote though - barstaff should remember that it's as equally accurate for them too!
25 Jul 2003 13:49
The Carpenters Arms, Tottenham Court Road
Small. Pub split into two and they sell Caffreys, the lager drinker's ale. Saw a gorgeous Spanish girl there surrounded by loud tossers, one of whom she was rather enamoured by. Why she wasn't interested in the German ex-Wimbledon champion lookalike who enjoys commenting on pubs in his spare time is beyond me, but I'd go back, if only in the hope that I may be lucky enough to chance upon her silhouette in the half light. One pool table in the back and, intriguingly, a pool table quiz machine for geeks. But not Internet pub commenting geeks. Oh no, I'm far too ghetto. Peace out.
23 Jul 2003 00:30
Oh, and if you wanna listen to Caliafornication in its entirety because the staff can't be bothered to mix it up, go there. On Tuesday 22nd July 2003. Otherwise they may be playing something else.
Christ, I'm quite pissed. Sorry,
23 Jul 2003 00:22
G's probably not wrong as it goes. It's as central as central London gets, thus it's got some right holes. Wander off into Cov Gdn instead. It's why it's there. That and because some toff wanted a European piazza 300 years ago, probably.
23 Jul 2003 00:19
This place seemed to be the place to go if you're local. Not as many stag/ hen gangs when I went, which could be considered a plus.
Played rocky tunes to a constantly running video of Californians falling off their BMXs and injuring themselves, which to me was another plus.
21 Jul 2003 20:15
Slightly out of the way (a minutes stagger) from the main bars in the centre of 'town'.
Personally didn't mind it. We always got there too early though. Probably the only Walkabout in Britain that isn't rammed full with enormous-necked bleached blond vomiting Australians in Hawaiian tops.
(They're English instead.)
21 Jul 2003 14:36
Strange place, Camden. Full of poncey overly-trendies, and the great unwashed. The World's End is no exception.
One of the larger, more famous, tourist-ridden pubs in the area.
21 Jul 2003 10:12
Goat and Tricycle, Bournemouth
Used to drink here very occaionally as a bloody student in '92. Found it full of ales and old people and wanted to run into town to be where the action was.
Nowadays, I'd probably enjoy it if I went back. Mind you, I've also been looking at sensible cardigans recently and thinking 'mmm, comfy'
19 Jul 2003 10:59
Fit barmaid who for some reason didn't seem overly enamoured with a German ex-Wimbledon champion lookalike. Maybe because I was leering.
And yes, it is narrow. Stand by the bar and you'll constantly be squeezing up to let people past. Ok.
18 Jul 2003 23:09
Small bar, never been allowed to get to the dance area at the back as there always seems to be a private party going on.
18 Jul 2003 22:48
Once managed to slip in through the back door via the adjacent pub. Not only did we get in free but the DJ played non-stop classic house tunes from '88- '95.
Bloody marvellous.
Then of course, we went back a year later to find a queue, a bloody queue, at my so-called 'secret entrance', and no-one could prise the locked door open. We all had to pay at the main entrance, and you know what? It was pony.
18 Jul 2003 16:36
The Porterhouse, Covent Garden
Strange place. Dark, cavernous and crowded. Chairs and tables become a much sought after commodity and once gained are rarely given up all night.
Good choice of beers from what I can remember, which ain't much.
18 Jul 2003 16:30
Not great, not bad. Can get rather crowded. Tend to go further into Covent Garden instead.
18 Jul 2003 16:09
Once visited out of sheer curiosity. Seen it for years as I walked out of TCR station and one day decided to try it, but as I always suspected, it's a small tourist trap with no soul. Go into Soho instead. Everyone else does.
18 Jul 2003 16:03
This pub holds a special place in my heart. It was the first pub my Uni mates all met in after we'd graduated and they started to move to London.
That's about it. Hardly been in there since. Try one of the newsagents on Oxford Street instead. More life.
18 Jul 2003 15:58
The Askew Arms, Shepherds Bush
Slightly too far down the Uxbridge Road for the erudite and sharply dressed Football supporters to bother getting this far, although having said that, the other pikey boozers on the way get mobbed or colonized by rival fans, so many do go to the Askew Arms.
Otherwise, very pleasant. The homemade pizzas are good enough, and they give you a beeper that vibrates when your food's ready. The beer garden is basically a patio at the back with no real view, but it serves its purpose and they serve lager.
18 Jul 2003 12:26
This, geekily, is the first pub I've been to on a beerintheevening.com recommendation and it is bloody marvellous. Serves Young export lager - why does it taste of fruit?
Brass poles and wood panelling abound, as does a lively atmosphere amidst good music which is heard but never deafening - and a blast from the past, convincing me to buy the 24 hour Party People soundtrack. Mentioned this site to the barman.. now surely that's worth a pint mate!
18 Jul 2003 00:42
Full of families and tattooed Northerners, but having said that, it's always my first port of call when in the area. It's right by the beach and God, I miss it.
Great place, probably quite awful if you're a local, but as a scumbag Londoner it's the best kick-off pub around, supping the first beers of the night as you watch the sun set over the watery horizon.
17 Jul 2003 17:03
The Slug and Lettuce, Richmond
The wooden seats take their toll after a while but as I tend to take a weekday off work for a summer's catch up in Richmond with an old mate because I'm in the infant stages of alcoholism, this Slug & Lettuce retains a warm place in my heart.
Mmm, Thames, swans and recollections of all the girls at Uni we could've spent happy times with but didn't.
More beer to cry into, please bartender!
17 Jul 2003 14:30
The Sherlock Holmes, Charing Cross
Went here a few weeks ago with a couple of mates and was astonished at the sheer volume of tourists who poured in. Shame, really, as the food belching out of the dumb waiter looked utterly inedible. There goes another British stereotype about to be reinforced. Sigh.
Still, not a bad boozer when there aren't gangs of Dutch men outdside screaming 'Hoopla!' on a half-hourly basis.
17 Jul 2003 12:16
Been here a couple of times. You can save a fortune by reinacting the Walkabout in your garden. Simply stand in a sticky bucket full of broken glass, vomit and empty fag packets, blast out INXS tunes and get your mates to shove you about a bit to recreate that crowded feeling. Ensure one of them affects an Australian accent, shouting about how crap Brits are. Then be sure to piss yourself and fall over. Hey presto, you're �40 better off.
17 Jul 2003 11:53
The Marquis of Granby, Fitzrovia
It's always so bloody crowded. Tend to gravitate towards it, spot the heaving mass outside, then walk off to the Black Horse or Bricklayers thinking "Why is it always so bloody crowded?"
17 Jul 2003 00:37
Lets get the moans out of the way: heaving after a while and the way out is through the unofficial dancefloor; the volume of people makes it hard to queue for a drink (expect hordes of women to turn up after you and scream their orders over your head - invariably getting served first); it's moderately snooty, or perhaps I'm just a miserable git; it's dark and below ground (somewhat pointless on a gorgeous summer's evening) and finally, it's pricey, pricey, pricey.
On the plus size, there are rather a lot of attractive women. Loads in fact. Does that qualify? I mean, really? Expensive, hard to get served... nope, it's amazing. May as well flick through a glamour mag, but even so...
16 Jul 2003 23:55
The Bricklayers Arms, Fitzrovia
Like the nearby Fitzroy, they do Hefe, the only 2 places that I know of that do. It tastes of bananas and comes in a great tall glass.
God, I need a girlfriend.
16 Jul 2003 15:07
The grumpy elderly landlord is fiercely protective of his grumpy elderly regulars and doesn't take kindly to people stomping in and demanding to buy alcohol.
I once fell down the narrow stairs to the khazi.
Mind you, that explains a lot.
16 Jul 2003 00:21
Southern Cross, Watford
Hard not to comment on the food as it's quite a large place with lots of seating. I would add though this place seems a pub first, that does food. I've eaten here a couple of times, but it's not the Savoy grill. However, you can order something digestible to throw down your neck while you're drinking a lot. Large selection of booze, bottles, alcopops, even tea and coffee, as I recall. Only a couple of ales though. I could be wrong.
In short, booze yes, food, sort of. Just don't expect to see the Cross in the Michelin guide.
1 Aug 2012 15:14