The Lost Hour, Greenwich

It's very student-friendly... and I'm a student - albeit that I'm in my mid-20s and prefer a good quality ale and a nice relaxing pub to drink it in, but this place has served me well in other ways so I can't really complain.

To be fair, calling it a student pub does it a disservice, it's not that bad. I mean, sure, it's not upmarket, it's not the sort of place you'd write to CAMRA about and it's not the sort of place you'd go for a quiet beer... but it's the place to go if what you want is to get cheaply bladdered with your mates.

11 Sep 2009 23:45

The Gipsy Moth, Greenwich

I can go either way on this place.

Head in there on a summer afternoon and it's my favourite pub in the area. The staff are friendly, the quality and variety of drinks is good, the garden is massive. Haven't tried the food, but it's generally a nice place to go.

Get there in the evening though, it's a different story. It's too dark to see, massively overcrowded and, although the staff are still friendly, it takes an age to get served which causes problems in the tiny alleyway between the front (where a fair chunk of the seating is) and back (where the tiny toilets are).

All in all - if you're going for an afternoon pint, you could do a lot worse. Evening time, they still do a good pint but best take everything else into account.

11 Sep 2009 23:26