Your last Pint?

[CWC1983]

On 23/11/2025 at 15:20, goody2028 said:

They were charging £9.95 for a pint of Camden hells at the O2 last night. Worst part is folk were actually paying it. 

Popped into Red Dog saloon in Nottingham to catch the scores a few weeks ago. 

 

Noticed the Hells on draft so ordered one. £6.75........

 

I felt absolutely ripped off, but I don't feel so bad now 😀

 

 

[Unabomber]

Anyone know any decent places in/around Shoreditch? 

[oakman]

6 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Anyone know any decent places in/around Shoreditch? 

Wenlock Arms on Wenlock Road and The Griffin on Leonard Street. Also, The Commercial Tavern was always good but not been there for about a year.

[Unabomber]

54 minutes ago, oakman said:

Wenlock Arms on Wenlock Road and The Griffin on Leonard Street. Also, The Commercial Tavern was always good but not been there for about a year.

Cheers I had noted the griffin as that looks decent. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

47 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

Cheers I had noted the griffin as that looks decent. 

 

If you go out the way to the Wenlock (probably my favourite in the country but I say that every week) have a look in the William IV (Shepherdess Walk) literally round the corner too mate

 

Barley Mow in Shoreditch proper is decent but bloody small

[Unabomber]

13 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

If you go out the way to the Wenlock (probably my favourite in the country but I say that every week) have a look in the William IV (Shepherdess Walk) literally round the corner too mate

 

Barley Mow in Shoreditch proper is decent but bloody small

Nice one I’ll try and get to it 

[Stuntman_Mike]

London is just unreal for pubs. 

 

Been so many times and there is always somewhere new and interesting. It's almost overwhelming at times, the amount of options.

 

Anyway, I finally had a Beamish near Old Street station. Went down a treat. 

 

 

[Stadt]

London is great for pubs it’s just slightly annoying there are so many Greene King, Nicholson’s and Sam Smith’s.

 

With the right recommendations it’s the best pub city in the world and without them it’s a completely flaccid, expensive and dull place to drink.

[lcfc sheff]

2 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

London is just unreal for pubs. 

 

Been so many times and there is always somewhere new and interesting. It's almost overwhelming at times, the amount of options.

 

Anyway, I finally had a Beamish near Old Street station. Went down a treat. 

 

 

Had one of these in Dublin last weekend, had a lot of funny faces for some reason; but was delicious 

[bovril]

44 minutes ago, Stadt said:

London is great for pubs it’s just slightly annoying there are so many Greene King, Nicholson’s and Sam Smith’s.

 

With the right recommendations it’s the best pub city in the world and without them it’s a completely flaccid, expensive and dull place to drink.

Sam Smiths' pubs aren't too bad. Great interiors and I actually quite like the beer. Last time I was in one they had a pint of mild for like 3.50.

 

Just remembered I recommended a Sam Smiths' pub to you to take the Norwegian LCFC fans to and you said you liked it, now I don't know what to believe anymore. 

[bovril]

I like Spoons pubs in London because your typical spoons punters are usually only in the city as tourists and want to go to some shithole in Soho, and so in the spoons you usually just get students and workers who want a cheapish pint and grub. Plus they open late and serve inexpensive coffee which is more civilized than 90% of pubs in the UK. 

[Stadt]

1 hour ago, bovril said:

Sam Smiths' pubs aren't too bad. Great interiors and I actually quite like the beer. Last time I was in one they had a pint of mild for like 3.50.

 

Just remembered I recommended a Sam Smiths' pub to you to take the Norwegian LCFC fans to and you said you liked it, now I don't know what to believe anymore. 

I do like some Sam Smith’s individually - Cittie of Yorke was great (although £15 for two pints was steep even for the City).

 

Just in the aggregate they take up a lot of real estate.

[CosbehFox]

5 hours ago, lcfc sheff said:

Had one of these in Dublin last weekend, had a lot of funny faces for some reason; but was delicious 

Because Beamish is the beer from Cork 

[Chris_OGrady]

London has a nice vibe with the pubs always busy and everyone spilling out onto the streets, but central London is pure pubco and chainville. Like everywhere really, the periphery and suburbs have the interesting places, but large parts of the centre are quite uninspiring. Wetherspoons is the best option in central London a lot of the time. 

 

I was in London yesterday and I've never seen so many people down there getting stuck into cask before. Harvery's, Five Points, and Landlord flying off the shelf in the Stonegate pub! 

[grobyfox1990]

37 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

London has a nice vibe with the pubs always busy and everyone spilling out onto the streets, but central London is pure pubco and chainville. Like everywhere really, the periphery and suburbs have the interesting places, but large parts of the centre are quite uninspiring. Wetherspoons is the best option in central London a lot of the time. 

 

I was in London yesterday and I've never seen so many people down there getting stuck into cask before. Harvery's, Five Points, and Landlord flying off the shelf in the Stonegate pub! 

If you go down a side street you'll find hidden gems tho. E.g. you'll find loads of recruiters and regional insurance salesmen 'on one' in the City at pubs like the astronomer, but if you keep walking past their TM Lewin shirts and vape clouds you'll find the bell which is excellent.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

42 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

London has a nice vibe with the pubs always busy and everyone spilling out onto the streets, but central London is pure pubco and chainville. Like everywhere really, the periphery and suburbs have the interesting places, but large parts of the centre are quite uninspiring. Wetherspoons is the best option in central London a lot of the time. 

 

I was in London yesterday and I've never seen so many people down there getting stuck into cask before. Harvery's, Five Points, and Landlord flying off the shelf in the Stonegate pub! 

 

Depends on what we're classing as central here but got to respectfully but completely disagree with this brother. Holborn, Clerkenwell, Marylebone, Soho home to some fantastic pubs and that's just north of the river centrally.

[Chris_OGrady]

41 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

If you go down a side street you'll find hidden gems tho. E.g. you'll find loads of recruiters and regional insurance salesmen 'on one' in the City at pubs like the astronomer, but if you keep walking past their TM Lewin shirts and vape clouds you'll find the bell which is excellent.

Will add the Bell onto my maps for when I'm in the City 

 

30 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Depends on what we're classing as central here but got to respectfully but completely disagree with this brother. Holborn, Clerkenwell, Marylebone, Soho home to some fantastic pubs and that's just north of the river centrally.

No hard feelings brother! I would mainly be referring to the square mile, but I also think this extends to parts of the west end and beyond. I'm not saying it's bad, and there are still some good options scattered about, I just don't think it's anything special considering it's the capital city and the amount of people it serves. There's lots of amazing pub buildings but they're often run by M&B/Greene King/Sam Smiths/ Fullers (who I don't mind)/ Stonegate etc serving macro beer. Out in places like Islington, Kentish Town, Hackney I think it's amazing.

 

My office used to be by Farringdon/Holborn. I thought it was decent, but nothing to rave about. Admittedly my finance colleagues wouldn't be up for the kind of interesting crawls that keep you occupied 

Edited 28 November 2025 by Chris_OGrady

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

9 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

Will add the Bell onto my maps for when I'm in the City 

 

No hard feelings brother! I would mainly be referring to the square mile, but I also think this extends to parts of the west end and beyond. I'm not saying it's bad, and there are still some good options scattered about, I just don't think it's anything special considering it's the capital city and the amount of people it serves. There's lots of amazing pub buildings but they're often run by M&B/Greene King/Sam Smiths/ Fullers (who I don't mind)/ Stonegate etc serving macro beer. Out in places like Islington, Kentish Town, Hackney I think it's amazing.

 

My office used to be by Farringdon/Holborn. I thought it was decent, but nothing to rave about. Admittedly my finance colleagues wouldn't be up for the kind of interesting crawls that keep you occupied 

 

Yeah there's some lovely jobs in Holborn mate, could throw a net over The Dolphin, Lady Ottoline, The Lamb, Perseverance and The Duke.

Agreed that it's easy to slip into £8 Nastro Azzuro territory there with a wrong move but there are stacks of gems tucked away.

[grobyfox1990]

20 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

Will add the Bell onto my maps for when I'm in the City 

 

No hard feelings brother! I would mainly be referring to the square mile, but I also think this extends to parts of the west end and beyond. I'm not saying it's bad, and there are still some good options scattered about, I just don't think it's anything special considering it's the capital city and the amount of people it serves. There's lots of amazing pub buildings but they're often run by M&B/Greene King/Sam Smiths/ Fullers (who I don't mind)/ Stonegate etc serving macro beer. Out in places like Islington, Kentish Town, Hackney I think it's amazing.

 

My office used to be by Farringdon/Holborn. I thought it was decent, but nothing to rave about. Admittedly my finance colleagues wouldn't be up for the kind of interesting crawls that keep you occupied 

The lamb, princess Louise and Holborn whippet (not sure if that is still around) are decent if you are ever back there

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, grobyfox1990 said:

The lamb, princess Louise and Holborn whippet (not sure if that is still around) are decent if you are ever back there

 

Holborn Whippet went a few years ago mate :--------( And the Resting Hare they had near St Pancras :-------------------------------------(

[bovril]

Holborn Whippet is much missed

[Chris_OGrady]

16 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Yeah there's some lovely jobs in Holborn mate, could throw a net over The Dolphin, Lady Ottoline, The Lamb, Perseverance and The Duke.

Agreed that it's easy to slip into £8 Nastro Azzuro territory there with a wrong move but there are stacks of gems tucked away.

In my first job in the city my team would seek out All Bar One on a Thursday and Friday night for it's excellent Nastro Azzuro. Fresh out of Uni I willingly obliged 

Edited 28 November 2025 by Chris_OGrady

[Stadt]

Speaking of good London boozers, the Lord John Russel at King's Cross does some pints for under £5. Can't remember if I mentioned it (proabbaly did). Nice sort of locally pub that really shouldn't be so cheap based on its surroundings.

[bovril]

4 hours ago, Stadt said:

Speaking of good London boozers, the Lord John Russel at King's Cross does some pints for under £5. Can't remember if I mentioned it (proabbaly did). Nice sort of locally pub that really shouldn't be so cheap based on its surroundings.

Love that pub. Used to go there loads. As you say, feels like a local with a good mix of clientele. Also opposite the best bookshop in London and just over the road from a great greasy spoon 

[CosbehFox]

Wasn’t boozing other than 1 Guinness but u think Manchester is underrated for it’s depth of proper pubs