The Amersham Arms, New Cross

This pub has a Gallery, I was in this week with some friends and found ourselves in Amershams "take courage" Gallery. Some poetry was being read out and the place was really buzzing, this was early in the week too and in the back bar area live music was being played, wasn't very busy but nice to have a bit of variety. The front bar looked amazing, some guys were playing the piano in the corner of the bar, chuck berry, Jerry Lee Lewis....awsome, we stayed in there most the night drinking cheap cocktails and singing along.
Found a small Garden space as we were leaving, didn't know it was there, had a quick peak in and it also looking really good with bunting, multi coloured light bulbs and funky plastic plants. Great night, cool pub.

2 Jun 2010 22:55

The Defector's Weld, Shepherds Bush

I was in this pub on Sunday, I really really fancied a quick pint after an exhausting time christmas shopping with the better half in the westfeilds shopping mall set just behind the defectors, my intention was to stay for 1 then head off but we ended up staying all night, the atmosphere was electric, there were board games being played all around the pub and the cocktails were flowing and also very reasonably priced, there must have been a promo on or something. There staff were fantstic and they were all working with a smile enjoying the music being played by the dj set next to a roaring fire, probably the best open fire in the world. The Christmas trees and their splendid sparkling lights braught a tear to my eye and it was at this very moment that I realised life was at its best. The smell of winter wonder had taken over as the warmth of the roaring fire gently touched my cold face, shopping bags full of christmas magic and perfect smiling faces chomping merrily away through home cooked platters and hand cut chips, laughter was free and we became fat with happyiness and as the twelve days of Christmas approached with a flouresect glow from yonda horizon I thanked the lord for the almighty adventure of the defectors weld.

6 Dec 2008 19:55