The Central

Apr 2008 : The Central has now closed perminantly
You come through the doors of the place that looks like a sort of annexing from outside and very un-publike. The room opens up in front of you as a range of seating and a long bar to the right. Going to the bar I find [...]

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The Pitcher and Piano
This was the first Pitcher and Piano I had ever been to. I entered on a red carpet through large doors held open by friendly bouncers into a wall of heat and persons. The music was commercial pop, the decor exhibited red padded walls and although it appeared rather funky it was [...]

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Wetherspoons

Well what an interesting name for a pub this is indeed and it feels about as imaginative inside as it does by name. The place is a rather large room with a semi-circular bar at the end, set out in an open-plan style with booths accross the right hand side and non-smoking tables on [...]

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The Boston Arms
The Boston arms is a large pub opposite Tufnell park station and it is overflowing with over 40’s irish punters slapping thighs and banging glasses to the tunes of a seedy band playing classical songs that I am sure I have never heard before. To say the least I felt out of placebut [...]

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The York

You wont find it hard to spot this pub in the summer months upon Upper street, its punters grab a drink from the bar within and pour into the front drinking area and onto the streets with their pints. Although this is a nice experience it feels odd to intoxicate yourself in the day [...]

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Manchester Academy

Not the easiest location to find if you are coming by train, you have to go out the back end of Manchester station and right up some of Manchester’s most desolate streets to land at this venue which sits on the edge of a roundabout. There are a few bars surrounding the venue which [...]

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The Kings Arms

A charming pub tucked in the corner of buckingham palace road, a stones throw from victoria station. The place is busy but not packed with people and there is a fruit machine in the corner alongside a jukebox. The bar staff are not very friendly and drinks are about £2.50 a pint. The [...]

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The Cardinal

An independent brewery supplies this pub in the back streets of Victoria where it meets pimlico and the streets are quiet even at the busiest times of day. Independent unfortunately means that all the bears, wine and spirits are not branded and therefore asked for a customary Fosters or Carling will leave you with [...]

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O Neills

I am normally quite the fan of this particular chain of bars/pubs and this one felt much like the others with big polished wooden tables and floors. This venue however had a long rounded bar which trailed off into the secluded dark ended corners of the pub. The bar staff were not friendly but [...]

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Cafe au Laif
I happened on this place recently which displayed an over-sized hookah pipe in its window and I took it upon myself to find out more. This innocent luncheon cafe serving basic coffees and kebabs also sells shisha at £6 a go. This is by far the cheapest shisha bar I have found closest [...]

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