The Old City Arms, Hammersmith

This is the best pub in Hammersmith/Riverside. The Dove and the Blue Anchor and are nice too but they're the kind of boozers you go into to meet people on Friday night or to read the papers on Sunday afternoon. The Old City is somewhere to speak to regulars any day of the week.

The Old City is not quite good as it used to be. It was done up some months ago and is too bright, doesn't have Sky anymore, got rid of one of its pool tables and banned smoking at the bar. Lot's of old regulars don't go there anymore and are generally unhappy with its gastrofication. But the remaining loyal clientelle who have remained are still a good laugh and Polish bar staff very pleasant and conscientious (Anyone who thinks they are just eye candy obviously doesn't remember some of the lazy bar stewardsesses who used to work there).

20 Jan 2007 06:36