Chocolate Bar

Why is it that the thought of a Chocolate bar conjures up imagery of Willy Wonka standing at the entrance to a palace of rivers of flowing Cocoa, walls of marshmallows and beverages which resemble sweet desserts rather than my Smartini which stares back at me as a regular martini would only with smarties [...]

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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 Rose and Crown

This small pub in the heartland of one of the most prestigious areas of London town is reasonably priced, friendly and a little dark and quiet. Drinks are about £2 a shot, (okay we were running about a bit since this is on the path for the Monopoly Pub Crawl) and only after [...]

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Slug and Lettuce

As fairly standard Slug and Lettuce and can be expected in any not overly popular part of london. A waitress or host takes you to a seat and it seems agreed that throughout the day this place is a restaurant first and bar second. The drinks are prices at the average for the [...]

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Meze Bar and Restaurant

Calling a bar by a name that even its bouncers cant pronounce is never a good idea, but it sets the scene for a place where the venue is a little twisted and the crowds thinks they know best. This two unit, double decker venue on the upper shelf of Chester’s town centre [...]

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The Queen’s Head

This quite large pub remains quiet and cold and uninviting throughout the year. Its furnishings are adequate to plant yourself in the silence that fills the place with its traditional management failing to make this the gastro it yearns to be. Possibly only good as a local this pub features a large bar [...]

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The White Rose

A very square pub, no corners or interesting nooks and crannies to explore this pub displays very nicely what it offers. It sits in the top corner of the station facing out into the main walkway with everyone of its occupants apparently peering out of the windows every few minutes to check for [...]

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Duke of York

At first glance the Duke of york is a bit of a shack of a shop, white stone walls, a number of old people and busy travellers stopping for a fast pint. The place has very little class or style to it but the service is good and the prices are also quite [...]

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Bar Soho

Bar Soho in the Gay capital of Soho - old Compton street seems to stand free from the populous of gay inhabitants that somehow surround the establishment but rarely venture inside. It is a seemingly large, dark popular bar with deep set booths and small tables. There are one of too ornate torches on [...]

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The Square Tavern

A very well hidden lodge of a bar behind Euston Square station. Even outside the front door you feel like you could be in a housing complex in the middle of a nature reserve (think Centre Parks) rather than in the middle of a monster metropolis. Inside we come across proper poker tables [...]

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