Published on 31 July 2005 in Food and Drink, London, London, pubs
Every now and then, you want to go out for a good Sunday lunch. There's something so good about going out for Sunday lunch - having a nice meal, reading the paper and so on, with perhaps a nice stroll afterwards. Today on a whim we decided to head for somewhere where a good Sunday lunch would be almost guarenteed. Today we headed for the poshness of Hampstead.
Published on 26 June 2005 in Travel and Holidays, beer, Brighton, Dalek, Doctor Who, pubs
Friday was a rare day off for Catherine and myself, so we decided to take ourselves off to the seaside to soak up some sun, and with Brighton being an hour a way, it was there we took ourselves.
Published on 29 May 2005 in Pubs, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
I'd rather been hoping some knight in shining armour would turn up and change the King's Head from being a boarded up mess, to being a really nice pub again. Stranger things have happened. But it was not to be.
Published on 16 May 2005 in Pubs, London, pubs, pubs in Central London
In the never ending quest to review pubs that sell Mild, Sunday saw Catherine and myself in The Spice of Life in Soho.
Published on 2 September 2004 in Pubs, Travel and Holidays, Glasgow, Glasgow 2004, holidays, pubs
Now it's a rare person who doesn't go on holiday and have a pint or two. And I am not one of those people. So naturally we went to the pub.
Published on 1 August 2004 in London, Pubs, Fullers, London, pubs, pubs in Ealing, pubs in Merton, The Red Lion, Young's
The Red Lion wins another award, I lament about the lack of London Pride round here and Young's beer gives me headaches. Still that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Published on 6 July 2004 in Pubs, London, pubs, pubs in Merton, The King's Head, Young's
Colliers Wood's historic Kings Head pub closed on Saturday - its mostly preserved and unique 1930s interior to suffer the indignity of becoming offices for the bus company.
Published on 20 June 2004 in Pubs, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton
When you move into a new area, it's natural to try out the local pubs, and pretty much as soon as you stand outside you form views about the various pubs and as to whether you'd like to go in again.. So if you walked into The Sultan and just looked at it, you'd be forgiven for standing there in wonder, and instantly forgetting it. But looks can be deceptive and The Sultan doesn't do what you might think.
Published on 20 June 2004 in Pubs, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton
Remember the 1990s. Ale pubs were the fashion - JD Wetherspoons were rising high, the Firkin pubs gave a microbrewery to many a high street and Hogshead were dispensing ale from the cask behind the bar.
Published on 12 June 2004 in Pubs, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton
Nestling in the historic buildings of Merton Abbey Mills, this is a pub with much potential, but sadly fails to deliver as much as it could.