The Carpenters Arms, Marble Arch

The Dog and Pipe - as it's called by those in the know - is really two pubs in one. On occasion it's The Great Dog and Pipe, with a good selection of ales, some tasty looking barmaids and client�le who exude cleanliness and education. Unfortunately on the other occasions it's The Dog and Poo, a dreary early 80's pit-town boozer where all the splendid ales have turned because the betracksuited customers have shunned real beer for some continental lager folly. Worth a visit for the former - pays your money, takes your choice.

26 Nov 2010 16:12

The Toby Carvery, Beckenham

More like an open prison/cr�che for the socially feeble than a pub or restaurant. Loud, warm, sticky and thoroughly charmless - think Vanessa Feltz after a gym session.

Caveat edax.

26 Nov 2010 15:54

The Artillery Arms, Old Street

Nice Fuller's pub to escape the charmless glass-and-steel wine bars that dominate the area.
Was there in July and found a plastic bag containing a copy of Razzle, a tin of corned beer and what I assume was a monkey's placenta in clingfilm.

26 Nov 2010 15:33