scottdisco
rip this joint please
Ye Olde Cock is quite roomy, but I tend to find the lovely 17th (?) century exterior belies a rather 'generic old-ish trad London pub'-type interior. Unfavourable reviews of beer and service on beerintheevening.com - was there myself a few weeks ago, it was OK I guess (Scott, can you comment on this one?)
scratchings!!
what Tea said, in truth. bit dingy but seems friendly. head upstairs if you can. (in my very limited opinion.)
Of course it does, in Thai restaurants. Not in pubs. Fish and chips or a steak and kidney pie or a Sunday Roast.
The Cheshire Cheese is one of the most uncomfortable pubs I've drank in -- and try finding your seat after going for a piss having downed a few. In fact, try finding the loo. I'm sort of fond of it -- a big old Inns of Court relic, it would be tragic to change it.
Isn't Ye Olde Cock a sad ex-journalist's relic, now? A bit like the Pillars of Hercules in Soho -- that old literary racontuer's choice, then Foyles local, now a dark empty shell, not even attractive or atmospheric enough to retain its its old echoes.
Remember that old naval pub I took you to in Kensington, Scott? The Tea Clipper?
Oliver nails the Pillars i must say.
The Tea Clipper! beautiful that, beautiful. one of my favourites. (Ollie has taken me to a lot of lovely pubs. he took me to Brompton Oratory that day. that was amazing.)
moneyed clientele, good ale.
i continue to recommend the Harp on Chandos Place as a good central pub. good meeting point, near Charing X and Leics Sq stations, and you can move on anywhere. the portrait of James Mason has to be seen. very good real ale. plus the pavement outside is one of central London's best for smokers.
Mr Tea has taken me to the Jerusalem Tavern since i was last on-thread, and that blew my mind. (also a real pleasure to meet IdleRich and Danny L there that night.)
Tea, what - again - was the name of that bar you took me to, the time i had to leave temporarily to take my pal's phone call? expensive bottles of Nastro but i would go back again in a heartbeat.