The Cart And Horses, Stratford

Absolute Gem ! One of the pubs that you wont visit until your too drunk to know any better.. (that is why it's only busy at the weekends after every other bar in the area is shut)
Seen lots of pub brawls in my time but this years St Patricks night kick off was truly one where you wished you had a crash helmet and a video camera. God love 'em, they do know how to jolly up in here and you'll always see a punch up at the weekend but its rare you get treated to so much smashing of Bud & Becks bottles and random exhuburant glassings as this once a year frivolity. There were at least 10 people bleeding out the front being tended to by Paramedics whilst the Police closed the road down.
On the down side, they always book shite mediocre, 'never has been' acts (with 80's style backing floppy discs) or "New Bands" from 'Oireland that are usually garage bands related to someone the guvnor knows cos "he's got a big music pub in London" and they're "Touring London". They don't have Cask Beer, the other draught is warm and the glasses are filthy. The Guinness is the only safe option cos' they're scared of upsetting the Travellers.

16 Apr 2006 05:16