BITE user comments - Paladino
Comments by Paladino
The Junction Tavern, Kentish Town
The Junction is quite local to me and I have always had great experiences taking friends there for an outdoor meal. It's easy to be swept up by it all that I find that the bill at the end of the night is higher than most places I would eat and drink at. But what the hell, it's a great experience. I haven't been when it's really busy but I am sure you have got to choose your times carefully.
23 Mar 2005 00:26
The Lord Palmerston, Dartmouth Park
Quite pleasant. Have only visited on barmy summer evenings and sat outside. As others have remarked, it's superb if you get a table outside but the fellow drinkers do ooze a little too much attitude for my liking. Good food though.
23 Mar 2005 00:20
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street
I have to agree with all the superlatives published below. I have visited a few times and having lived in London for six years there are few pubs that I feel compelled to drag visiting friends to in this great city, but Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is certainly one of them (as is Lamb & Flag in Covent Garden and perhaps Waxy O'Connors near Leicester Square, midweek only), purely for the historical factor and quintessential english pub experience. Definitely worth seeking out. Not open sundays though I believe.
23 Mar 2005 00:06
After my comment on this pub from 23/01/04 I have now visited this delightful and not-so-easy-to-find (10 mins from Kentish Town tube via various sidestreets) pub about a dozen times. It's comfortable, serves good beer and is never too crowded to watch the football (in contrast to the Assembly Rooms near Kentish Town tube). It has excellent outdoor seating on a summer's day but I dare say that the toilets haven't been cleaned since the 60s. Possibly part of the charm. In short, a great place to kick back with a mate for a comfortable and undisturbed session.
22 Mar 2005 23:38
The Pineapple, Kentish Town
I have lived in Kentish Town for almost two years now and pop into the Pineapple several times a year. On the surface it seems to have a lot going for it: Great interior, cosy and so on, but there's something about it that rubs me up the wrong way. The bar staff rate themselves too highly in the attitude stakes and it doesn't truly feel like 'my' neighbourhood boozer but I'll try to make more appearances this year and perhaps try the pub quiz and see if I warm to the place. I definitely recommend it to people to pop in for a quick 'arf if they're in the area.
23 Mar 2005 00:36