London pubs
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you
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Imma buy you a pint some day luka
viktorvaughn
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Been going to Old Fountain as after-work local - just off City Rd. It's had a refit inside ad looks a bit boring but wicked beer selection and they have salt beef sarnies that look absolutely massive...not had one yet but proper huge, with mustard and gherkin on soft white bread for 4 quid or so.
http://www.oldfountain.co.uk/
http://www.oldfountain.co.uk/
viktorvaughn
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Found a good place on Hoxton that i'd cycle passed many a time but not realised was pretty great inside - Howl at the Moon.
A bit of a hidden gem I reckon. We easily got seating at 9 on A Saturday night, it’s not too busy. Awesome choice: 3 kernels, Gueuze and lots of other stuff in the fridge, 3 or 4 ales, 3 real ciders, and another 3 or 4 options covering interesting things like Black IPA and a Thornbridge beer.
Standard prices, nice chap behind the bar, music not too loud, all good. Chilled atmosphere that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
A bit of a hidden gem I reckon. We easily got seating at 9 on A Saturday night, it’s not too busy. Awesome choice: 3 kernels, Gueuze and lots of other stuff in the fridge, 3 or 4 ales, 3 real ciders, and another 3 or 4 options covering interesting things like Black IPA and a Thornbridge beer.
Standard prices, nice chap behind the bar, music not too loud, all good. Chilled atmosphere that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
There's a few pubs behind Kingsland Road in that direction that are quite good, not very 'Hoxtony' - will give that one a go if it stocks gueuze, thanks
http://www.improvathon.co.uk/ (on the same street) - once went to this on a date, was very good in fact, genuinely funny. Went better than the date itself, sadly...
http://www.improvathon.co.uk/ (on the same street) - once went to this on a date, was very good in fact, genuinely funny. Went better than the date itself, sadly...
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viktorvaughn
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Yeah it wasn't very trendy hoxton at all (it was mainly young-medium age people but very chilled and not show-offy).
The Improv things sounds pretty fun (and epic).
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Sounds great - anywhere reliably good to go around there is worth knowing about.
We went along for an hour or two, on the first or second day - my date knew some of the people taking part, seemed to be an exclusively actor-y kind of thing, not well publicised. By the Sunday I think it would be getting quite surreal. Good thing to know about for cold days in January, anyways
We went along for an hour or two, on the first or second day - my date knew some of the people taking part, seemed to be an exclusively actor-y kind of thing, not well publicised. By the Sunday I think it would be getting quite surreal. Good thing to know about for cold days in January, anyways
Mr. Tea
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Had a nice pint with Edmund on Saturday in the big 'Spoons in Stoke Newington. There was this little girl of about four who kept trying to play Edmund's keyboard while her dad chatted to us. I counted at least four games of chess going on around us. Cheap tasty beer.
But I'm not resident in London these days so I can't offer much beyond that. The Ivy House round Brockley/Nunhead way is excellent.
But I'm not resident in London these days so I can't offer much beyond that. The Ivy House round Brockley/Nunhead way is excellent.
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Mr. Tea
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I like it. There's always at least one fairly soused old West Indian guy in a smart suit, or at least that's how it is in my head. Old London Irish guys, too. Families with small kids. It's kind of how I imagine pubs used to be generations ago - the mix of ages, all human life and all that.
luka
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always stinks of piss fucking gross. euston tap stinks of piss too. euston stinks of piss. never drink in euston.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Head of Steam used to be good. R.I.P.
yyaldrin
in je ogen waait de wind
well. does sound a bit posh.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
You haven't been to many Wetherspoons, have you?
yyaldrin
in je ogen waait de wind
never, i don't even know what it is. i think i must have had the wrong image of a pub in my mind all this time.