The Kings Arms

The street outside is deathly quiet, the expected buzz of soho, so close as it is to oxford street doesnt seem to penetrate this silent road. The Kings Arms is a gay pub, flying proudly a gay pride flag outside yet from the exterior appearing deserted. Within is a relatively traditional pub equipped [...]

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The Well

The Well has now perminantly closed down (Thankfully!)
When a pub lives up it’s name it can be a wonderful thing but “the well” is “the pits”. It sits quite quietly on edge of the high street in Muswell hill and within is a bar with a bad selection of drinks (except the whisky is [...]

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Sport’s Cafe

A giant sports bar in central Leeds combined with a restaurant up front gets busy on match days and during other sporting events. There is a bar on the right when you first walk in and after the restaurant area on the left the venue snakes down to an open area at the back [...]

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The Duke of York

A loud, male dominated pub with enough atmosphere and lively intent as to bowl over anyone that comes through its doors. This pub, situated on a relatively quiet corner of Clerkenwell road opens with a hall-like room with a letterbox-style bar (you have to stoop down to get served, although there is [...]

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Cask and Stillage

When a team of loud, beer-bellied louted locals literally shout at you when you enter a pub in between singing the worst hits off of an knock-off jukebox, you feel unwelcome and slightly scared. This venue certainly has atmosphere, but I wouldn’t call it comfortable. From the outside the place doesn’t look very [...]

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The Famous Royal Oak

Hidden from any sign of of the civilisation at the top of muswell hill this pub somewhat retains a crowd. As you approach there are two outdoor televisions on a large outdoor terrace. Some of the area is under cover and in the summer one can expect fresh BBQ food. Inside is [...]

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The Jester

Not strictly housed in central Cockfosters- this “off the beaten track” local sits in between Cockfosters and New Barnet and it is some kind of miracle that this place makes enough money to stay alive. Clearing the people on the surrounding estates are community drinkers and entering the lounge bar I find several of [...]

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Fishmongers Arms

The fishmongers arms sits quite carelessly next to a large supermarket in a part of the world which seems unpopulated during the day except for the odd local drunk and a pub reviewer. This place has a quite quaint - if badly maintained front garden which is good for the summer sun and inside [...]

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Bok South African Bar
There is a small den in Covent Garden for Saffas they may have wandered this way and it come int he form of a bar named “Bok”. It truly is a South African dream bar with flags, cricket stumps, foreign currency on the walls and zebra print stools around a few small [...]

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The Three Crowns

A very normal looking corner pub just off of the Old street roundabout. Entering one finds a small room with high ceiling - a small bar tucked in the left corner and a rather unfriendly bar woman serving drinks. With not so much as a smile or any soul in her pouring technique [...]

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