The Florence, Herne Hill

It was Valentines night and my girlfriend was coming in a couple of hours and I realised I'd not even though about planning anything - damn, I thought - it would be really great to go and have dinner and some drinks tonight... I ended up on THIS very website and to give thanks for what I received from it I'm writing a little something for those who may be interested in this pub. Because I live just up the road from it, it was very convenient but I looked at many others before realising that this is the one to go for not only because it's close. I printed the menu, whose prices I found not too bad (around 6-9 � for a main - not including the side salad/chips though which was a bit crafty). Still, when arriving through the door we were hit with a barrage of noise from the jukebox and swiftly made the way round to the back by the open kitchen where it was nice and quiet with tasteful lightning and a conservatory area. It's quite a big venue. We were served promptly by a very sweet waitress and I ordered a great beer which is brewed ON SITE and my lady had the house wine which she said was actually not half bad for a change, having complained about the general state of house wines on the walk there. Also on the way she already decided that it had to be the pork belly. I opted for the rump steak burger and was not disappointed. Then we ordered a final drink and chatted and grinned at the cackles emanating from the table football (the only obligatory game for any public site in my opinion and far superior to the actual game dare I say it to all those addicts of this inane pursuit). Atmosphere second to none and ambience not bad for a local. Recommended for the food above all else.

15 Feb 2009 19:19