Graduate, Greenwich

Well, what can I say? I've lived in the area for over 3 years now and out of all the pubs I have frequented, this has to be the friendliest and traditional of all.

Too many pubs these days are swooped on by corporate vultures and turned into lifeless, soulless gastro-wooden floor-art advertising- bars. This pub has managed to survive and at the same time provide a genuinely unique pub experience. The staff are friendly, the locals are mad and there are, indeed, the splattering of trendy youths who appear tired of monotonous bar experiences and drink here in search of the 'lost' days they hear they hear their grandparents speak of with effervescent eyes.

On the busier evenings (in particular St Patrick�s) the sound of cheer and beer can be heard welling up from the Gothic-like architecture, while a glow emanates from its intriguingly frosted windows. Inside, the drinkers sing and dance, drink and play (darts and pool).

Go and have a drink there and glimpse a true taste of South East London days gone by. It certainly is an experience like no other

29 Mar 2006 19:26