The Flask Pub

Pleasant surprise; is one way to describe this rather well hidden yet large pub with all its character, pampered with young trendy folk with a big beer garden out front, heaters and a canopy. It’s quite hard to believe that something this big is just around the corner from the quiet village high [...]

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The Original Oak Pub

By all accounts the Original Oak pub in Leeds is one of those student gems that is a massive venue for congregation, partying and pulling in all weathers. Surprising it is then that from the outside it doesn’t look as big as it is within. Inside there is a forebar then a [...]

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The Red Lion and Sun

No longer the smokey dungeon of its dubious past, but a gastro-pub restored to some level of glory - a proud feel about the place with well dressed clientele in a mess of twenty-somethings and OAPs. The barmen are a huddle of gents in their thirties serving the growing crowd with some haste [...]

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Woodies Ale House

Woodies has enough of a claim to fame to be perfectly well standing on its own with the merit of being the start of the otley run. Probably the most famous pub crawl north of the equator. And Woodies is a very busy place to be at midday on a Saturday. Entering from [...]

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The Priory Bar

When modern gastro meets industrial pipework in the back streets of trendy-as-you-like Farringdon. It becomes obvious why the venue is filled with beautiful and wealthy people. The building is quite well hidden off of a couple of more prestigious factory style offices near clerkenwell road and yet in its own courtyard set back [...]

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Beau Monde Bar and Bistro

This curious venue , perched over the stetch of greenery whcih is the park running through bournemouth, does indeed look down on the world outside. It is far more of a plush leather-seated chrome-and-glass table bistro and cafe, than a bar. Middle aged persons who come to bournemouth for refinary overlook [...]

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Oakmere House Harvester

This large tavern on the edge of the park near little heath and Potters Bar has been in the hands of many residents over the years and thankfully Harvester have not crushed its image as the ale house by the park by making it into the sordid family affair that so many of [...]

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Yates Wine Lodge

Quite unexpectedly this branch of the popular wine lodge chain sits as a house on a hill looking down into the valley of Bournemouth beach. Climbing up its garden steps into the house itself is thirsty work and thankfully there is a wonderful selection of drink at the bar with Shots from a [...]

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Coq d’Argent Bar and Restaurant

With one of the most beautiful views in the city, this bar restaurant on the 8th floor of One Poultry is a class above the rest. Private lifts takes drinkers and diners up to a courtyard garden scene withsecluded outdoor tables and parts of the venue that splay out onto the [...]

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The Hadley Oak Bar

The Hadley Oak (ex. Bar Square) places fine drinking and plush outdoor gastro next to the money-to-spend neighbourhood of Hadley Common. Inside one can fine shiny taps with the names of obscure (yet commercial) Belgian beers, fine ale and one or two other premium off-the-cuff drinks. The tables are a bit obstructive and [...]

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