The Prince of Wales, Kennington

A reply to Princemonolulu from astonhot. A few facts regarding myself.1) Born: Poole Dorset. 2) Brought up: Cheshunt Hertfordshire. 3) Further Ed. Nottingham university. 4) Lived Nottingham 14 years. 5) Returned to London 1989. I am an electrical engineer and have never been unemployed. regarding the expression " Ten bob millionaires", this is a Nottingham based expression, one I picked whilst living there. (It generally means 'people who act as though they're well heeled but are,in fact, not'). I has nothing to do with the Cockney rhyming slang.(I'm quite aware of the "two bob - bit" one, thanks). Furthermore, if you had read my blog carefully, you would have noticed that I did not criticize the POW per se. Nor did I imply that all the customers are snobs, as I used the expression "in general". However you are clearly presumptuous of people and maybe this allures to my observation of the snobs I note on frequent visits to the POW. It would at least give some credence to your blog if you were accurate about the Dog House. It isn't 'dirty, dark and suspect' and, despite another assumption that I drink in the Dog regularly, this too is wrong; once or twice a week is accurate. Yet again, your phrase' decent ale drinkers' compounds my point on the 'snobishness'. By - the - way, I have been a 'real - ale' drinker since the age of 17. And, of course, wine! Have you travelled much? Aston is in Birmingham, which is in the Midlands. "Nothern" usually applies to folk from say, Leed and upwards. It's a lot further from Birmingham to Newcastle than from London to Birmingham!! And finally. Since I was young, I have never judged a book by it's cover - even when in their company, let alone on a blog site1 What does this say about you? Vacuous/ pathetic and more.

15 May 2009 09:37

The Prince of Wales, Kennington

Cleaver Square is a real gem in this part of London. The Prince is a pleasing place as a pub and the staff are no longer as blunt and rude as 2/3 years ago. However, when I pop into this place I find the customers in general to be rude and snobbish.I've often stood at the bar with a glass of red and listened to people ordering drinks who never even say "please" or "thank you". Also these"Ten - Bob Millionaires" hardly ever seem to have any money. They pay for even a modest round with a credit card. Also this is a Shepherd Neame tied house and frankly, bearing this in mind, the draft beer is dreadful (hence drinking the 'red') . The Dog House on the other hand is lively, friendly and serves excellent draft beer - Well done Vance and staff!!

19 Apr 2009 09:26