The Dickens Inn, St Katherine Docks

Corporate Tudor aesthetic rules triumphant over Gekko-on-water leisurezone. Continue reading

The Thomas Cubitt, Elizabeth St SW1

Because sometimes, Victoria Bus Station’s refugee-camp chic doesn’t quite hit the spot. Continue reading

The Shaston Arms, Ganton St, Soho

An anti-shopping sniffiness is sated by visit to wonky old pub, full of chatter and beer. Hooray. Continue reading

Royal Oak, Tabard St

“A curious mix of yeasty wartime nostalgia and Costcutter 2-for-1 madness”. That’s what it says here. Continue reading

SE10 Restaurant & Bar, Greenwich, London

Tumbledown breeze blocks, piss-taking prices, and general tension. Nice. Continue reading

The Woolpack, Bermondsey

Sometimes, a line needs to be drawn under reactionary grumbling, as fun as it may be… Continue reading

The Charles Lamb, Islington

Islington fwa fwa fwa refurbishment mnyeh mnyeh mnyeh new menu fwa fw – oh, actually, yum. And hooray. Continue reading

The Three Kings, Clerkenwell

The thing that most people tend to know about this particular drinkery is that it boasts a large cast-iron rhinoceros’ head poking out of the south wall. The thing that … Continue reading

Windsor Castle, Notting Hill

BAR SAUSAGES. They’re not difficult to make, you know. Grill some delicious herby bangers, put them on a plate, serve with pot of mustard. JOB DONE. And yet, a review … Continue reading

Bridge to Bridge: Wandsworth to Hammersmith

The first of our bridge-to-bridge walks, offering gentility and birdlife. Continue reading