HMS President Ballroom and Bar

From outside the HMS President does not look very much like a trophy ship, the pale colours of the hull are reflected sadly in the murky depths of the Thames with a dark sunshine-yellow funnel sitting drably on the roof. Inside however the boat is quite comfortable, a lounge reception and [...]

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The Albion Pub and Dining

The Albion replaces an O’Neills which used to reside in its place some time ago. The Albion tries to be a gastro commercial affair but it does come across as nice pub, quiet and laid back. With features such as pillars, carpets, a small wooden staircase and well equipped with middle aged and old [...]

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Reflex Nightclub

The day i discovered a Reflex bar in central London was the day I fell in love with the city. I had no idea that a commercial club chain had an outlet in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral. Okay its not the easiest venue to find but stumble upon it before 10pm and [...]

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The Evangelist

Well hidden on the back cobbled streets of Blackfriar’s you seriously wouldn’t even know it was there, the very long very slender effect of this large gastro style bar with open kitchen, Chic booths and a scattering of outdoor tables. The interior is set on different levels and the impression changes around each corner. In [...]

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Elvino Wine Merchants

El Vino, I am told, is an institution in London wines. The venue looks like a very old bakery from the front but inside it becomes a deep set bar and cafe behind the shop front with a very thorough stock of interesting wines. In the summer an area to the right [...]

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Ochre Bar

Precisely halfway between St Pauls and Blackfriars, Ochre is a cosmopolitan bar set into the quiet backstreets of the city, truely few know it is even there which makes this place one to to head to if you are fond of a little more space. Into the evning there is available seating in this [...]

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Shaw’s Bookseller’s

A gastro, multi-level pub with a lower pit of wooden tables, floorboards, light green walls and a few steps up sits a medium sized bar- completely packed with people (this would be a friday afternoon) but less crowded during the week I am told. The place has character and generally popular with the after-work [...]

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O’ Neills

Like a handful of marbles crammed into a thimble punters appear to have filled this pub in Cannon Street and spill out of the doorway into the surrounding streets outside producing a maze of persons where finding the bar is a complete fluke. Inside the bar is a centrepiece for a two sided venue [...]

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The Cittie of Yorke

This super old time pub is utterly amazing. From the front it looks like the entrance to an old court building and looks like another nook in the meaty shoulders of high holborn. In fact the Cittie of York is revealed as you walk down the open passageway of the entrance through [...]

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The Blue Anchor

Summarising this pub is not hard: Very quiet outside, colourful inside, okay so maybe I can say a bit more about this veritable icon of history in the plume of London’s darkest alleyways. The pub is on two floors, it has a warm friendly atmosphere, its not overcrowded at lunchtime and theres light [...]

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