The Kings Head

I was as surprised as any other resident of Enfield to discover that the Kings Head (a pub once renowned for trouble) had been unboarded-up, refurbished and had its doors re-opened. naturally I had to head down for a few drinks to see what it was all about. The venue was actually surprisingly [...]

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The Imperial Arms

A small pub cleverly offering up a large hearty breakfast to hungry exhibitors and visitors to the Earls Court Exhibition center. This pub is situated on the busy roadside just outside West brompton tube station. It’s bar staff are fast to serve but slow to smile, the drinks are of a reasonable price [...]

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Northumberland Arms

Just another standard looking traditionally pub sitting on the stretch between Tottenham court road and Warren street. The Northumberland arms is relatively small with a bar opposite the door and the use of black paint and dark wood is used to make the place feel a little more cosy. Drinks are a little on [...]

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Golden Lion Pub

The Golden Lion is another of the many traditional pubs in Shoo in central London. It is closer to the Shaftesbury avenue and Old Compton street end of town but draws a more mixed crowd. The place fills very quickly of a Friday night and although set on two floors the venue can [...]

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The Star Tavern

Weaving into Mayfair among rows of smart white washed houses and cleaner than a whistle one comes across the Star Tavern. The walls of the outside are covered in coloured plants at the venue looks so traditional that its part of the landscape. Inside the pub diners inhabit almost all the tables this [...]

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The Atlas Pub

A weird musty smell hits me ad I enter this rather eccentric traditional pub. The place is kitted out with a scattering of heavy tables and only about a third are occupied. Over the fireplace a DVD plays over and over of fish in a virtual fish-tank. Books sit underneath it on a [...]

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Ye Olde Mitre Pub

I raise my hand and admit I had to be led to this pub. It is sandwiched between a church and high rise modern buildings, claiming to be a five hundred year old tavern and every sense of the place supports this claim. The Ye Olde Mitre has a collection of black [...]

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The Old Fountain

The old fountain is a charismatic place, it exits onto two different roads but it still rather well cloaked in the Old Street darkness. Its full of men who are either sitting grumpily in the corners complaining or lads out for a bit of a ruckus by the main bar. The old fountain [...]

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Carlisle Arms Pub

Quite cheeky I’ll start off by saying, simply because the valour and warmth of a comforting pub is disguised in the shell of a far more traditional establishment. Entering the bar with friends I am not surprised to find the pub quite small with a bar manned by three bar persons.it still seems [...]

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The Coach and Horses Pub

Finally after ploughing long and hard through Soho we Come across a pub, bolstering with character. As we enter, the red colour on all the Walls makes my eyes widen and although the pub is not overcrowded we nestle into a spot at the Bar and order. Strong cider and try [...]

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