Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:43 am  

Whoa, whoa, whoa, just stop the bus for one minute...

Someone mentioned paying money to go into a pub ?

PAY, with MONEY, to go in a PUB!!!

Rules 1 and 2 of the JerryChicken Good Pub Guide to Life and Beyond are...

1. NEVER drink in a pub with a flat roof
2. NEVER cross the threshold of a pub with a bouncer on the door

I can see that I'm going to have to add an appendix although to be honest in my opinion it is totally un-necessary and surely common sense to anyone who is not totally immersed in that there London, NEVER, EVER, not now, not ever, never, pay money to go in a pub.

"Pay to go in a pub..." <walks off muttering and shaking his head>

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:56 am  

From a Yorkshire man

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:28 am  

JerryChicken wrote:

Whoa, whoa, whoa, just stop the bus for one minute...

Someone mentioned paying money to go into a pub ?

PAY, with MONEY, to go in a PUB!!!

Rules 1 and 2 of the JerryChicken Good Pub Guide to Life and Beyond are...

1. NEVER drink in a pub with a flat roof
2. NEVER cross the threshold of a pub with a bouncer on the door

I can see that I'm going to have to add an appendix although to be honest in my opinion it is totally un-necessary and surely common sense to anyone who is not totally immersed in that there London, NEVER, EVER, not now, not ever, never, pay money to go in a pub.

"Pay to go in a pub..." <walks off muttering and shaking his head>

I'm a Londoner and I've never paid to go into a pub. Nor queue to go into any drinking or eating establishment. Fuçk that for a game of soldiers.

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:44 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote:

My night out is usually pub in the Big Red in Holloway, then 29 up to Camden.

Hammersmith/Chiswick/Richmond are good, Hoxton (used to live there) very trendy, and not as spread out as most places.
Ealing is a good night out, Clapham is ok, Harrow at a stretch

Was seeing a young lady who lIved just round the corner from the Big Red so I've graced it with my attendance on several occasions. Great little boozer just round the corner from there on Parkhurst Road, Prince Edward. A Paddy used to run it and was a right character.
Do you know the Prince Arthur if your an ex-Hoxtonite?
It's not far off Old Street tube station. Peter Dean (ex Eastenders) brother used to have it, Dixie.
Used to booze in the Glassblower quite a bit, Piccadilly, then Vigos became my work local, just off Regent Street.
Used to get a good crowd in there, sadly gone now.

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:24 pm  

I was Pitfield Street drinker, forget the name of the boozer there though, bloody years ago.
Occasional went out drinking with a guy called little Rich, the guy was about 4ft 5 tall but well connected on a night out, could get you in any pub/club at anytime and any section, be it VIP or with the DJ. Trouble is i went on the wagon for a few years and lost touch of the whole scene.

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:04 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote:

Just go to Camden, caters for all needs

I hope you're joking, Camden is a poop hole.

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:55 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote: I was Pitfield Street drinker, forget the name of the boozer there though, bloody years ago. Occasional went out drinking with a guy called little Rich, the guy was about 4ft 5 tall but well connected on a night out, could get you in any pub/club at anytime and any section, be it VIP or with the DJ. Trouble is i went on the wagon for a few years and lost touch of the whole scene. I know Pitfield Street. I've been sat in the little park there supping a can of Stella waiting for the pubs to open. You'll have probably been supping in Charlie Wrights or the George and Vulture. Standee has got me musing over various sh1tholes I've had as locals in and around London. Boleyn, Green Street, Upton Park (dangerous walking in on your own, but I quite like that). The Farmhouse, Dagenham (middle of fooking nowhere, about a mile there and a mile back, fooking cold walk in the middle of winter). The Joker, Seven Kings (the whole area is a complete sh!thole. Probably a lot nicer now with Olympic regeneration money). Duke of Edinburgh, Plaistow (no words to describe it ). * there are words, I've just found a review for it. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/16/16993/Duke_of_Edinburgh/Plaistow

Horatio Yed wrote: I was Pitfield Street drinker, forget the name of the boozer there though, bloody years ago. Occasional went out drinking with a guy called little Rich, the guy was about 4ft 5 tall but well connected on a night out, could get you in any pub/club at anytime and any section, be it VIP or with the DJ. Trouble is i went on the wagon for a few years and lost touch of the whole scene. I know Pitfield Street. I've been sat in the little park there supping a can of Stella waiting for the pubs to open. You'll have probably been supping in Charlie Wrights or the George and Vulture. Standee has got me musing over various sh1tholes I've had as locals in and around London. Boleyn, Green Street, Upton Park (dangerous walking in on your own, but I quite like that). The Farmhouse, Dagenham (middle of fooking nowhere, about a mile there and a mile back, fooking cold walk in the middle of winter). The Joker, Seven Kings (the whole area is a complete sh!thole. Probably a lot nicer now with Olympic regeneration money). Duke of Edinburgh, Plaistow (no words to describe it ). * there are words, I've just found a review for it. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/16/16993/Duke_of_Edinburgh/Plaistow

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:46 am  

WIZEB wrote: Duke of Edinburgh, Plaistow (no words to describe it ). * there are words, I've just found a review for it. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/16/16993/Duke_of_Edinburgh/Plaistow I take you was the "oil covered tubby"?

WIZEB wrote: Duke of Edinburgh, Plaistow (no words to describe it ). * there are words, I've just found a review for it. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/16/16993/Duke_of_Edinburgh/Plaistow I take you was the "oil covered tubby"?

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:53 am  

peggy wrote: I take you was the "oil covered tubby"? There was no red vino drinkers in there though Dave. You'd be picking your window if you walked up to the bar and ordered a glass. Neanderthalic would be being kind. Another generous review of the same establishment. http://fancyapint.com/Pub/london/duke-of-edinburgh/2956

peggy wrote: I take you was the "oil covered tubby"? There was no red vino drinkers in there though Dave. You'd be picking your window if you walked up to the bar and ordered a glass. Neanderthalic would be being kind. Another generous review of the same establishment. http://fancyapint.com/Pub/london/duke-of-edinburgh/2956

Re: Night Out In The Smoke : Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:18 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

Plenty of entertainment to be had around the southside of SOHO, around Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, everything from upscale cocktail bars, tourist hotspots and general London boozers, then on to Madame Jojo's, its not a cheap night out but you don't go out in London everyday.

Exactly, and best of all boozing those areas will keep you away from those of us that actually live in London.

Horatio Yed wrote:

My night out is usually pub in the Big Red in Holloway, then 29 up to Camden.

I lived behind there for a year and it always looked rough as feck to me. My barber swore it was a decent boozer though.