Ye Old Axe, Shoreditch

Full of old street Nathan Barley types now it's been taken over. It was one of my favourite London pubs before it had new management. I will try it again someday if I'm down Mon-thu.

That be told they were playing some proper Manchester classics when I was there at the beginning of November. The Smiths, Joy Division, even things like the Doves. I think the DJ must have been a Manc.

The drinks were overpriced and even though it was gone 10 when we arrived it also tasted like they had been waterered down a bit. And as mentioned the people there were all a bit snobby and looked down on you if you weren't wearing the right clothes. They haven't changed the d�cor one bit though!

9 Dec 2008 08:05