The Boogaloo, Highgate

Oh Dear! What on earth has happened to this place in recent times? Popped in on Sunday night and it was an absolute shell of it's former self. Still a good pint of Guinness but that is , sadly, one of the few things I can still say in it's favour. A victim of it's own success perhaps? Sad to see how moribund it has become anyway.

Nice to see the cat is still there though.

13 Aug 2013 13:55

BrewDog, Shoreditch

Not so sure about the Brewdog concept - a bit of a "Starbucks of Real Ales" whiff about it all and both myself and my husband found many of the beers a bit too hoppy on the palate. Have heard they have opened another bar in Camden which I hope to visit soon.

13 Aug 2013 13:52

The St Johns Tavern, Archway

Hadn't been here for a couple of years, but now I've moved back to the area thought i'd pop in to see how it was doing. the fact 'The Pirate' appears to have now left is certainly a bonus, but he appears to have been replaced by someone even more annoying (the manager, apparently) whose braying, plummy voice did nothing to aid our digestion after we went outside to the beer garden following our (very nice) meal and were told to keep our voices down as "there are neighbours" - at 9.30 on a Saturday night! Beautiful pub, fine selection of drinks. Terrible bar snacks (never eaten anything as greasy as the 'home made crisps' - but a nice idea, none-the-less) and all the other staff couldn't have been nicer but hope the manager moves on soon.

13 Aug 2013 13:50