The Hope, Richmond

It makes me laugh when people attach some sort of romantic ideal to a pub like Molly Malones. It was not a pub with Character, it was a mess. The days when it was a decent pub were ages ago, In the end it was dirty and had the ultimate sin of served a poor pint. Nothing great about that.
The Hope on the other hand is not another identikit bar, you only have to look around to see that. There is some real effort gone in to make in a nice place to spend some time. Its not part of a massive chain and you won't find the same bar with the same look in every town in the country. It serves a decent pint and that you can grab something to eat if you like. To me thats what I want in a pub/bar.

28 Nov 2008 10:52