passantino, now you know where to bomb. ;-)
― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:33 (seventeen years ago) link
No, Dadismus, that's not it. The one I'm thinking of was more in the Regents Street/Conduit Street area.
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― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 27 October 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
William IV, our new local, is an excellent place. I just had some *very* nice cod and chips there.
― G00blar, Tuesday, 4 September 2007 20:22 (sixteen years ago) link
right so. i'm on the lookout for a pub in the camden area which as a. a decent ale, b. some half-edible scran and c. a pool table.
stipulation b. is optional - a. can feasibly be dealt with using the word "Guinness" but only if option c. is fulfilled in its entirety.
anyone? need it for this sunday! tip your tits off...
― Background Zombie (CharlieNo4), Thursday, 27 November 2008 15:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha, you'd be lucky. Particularly on the pool table front.
How 'Camden area' are we talking, Camden Town or the borough?
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Thinking about it, you could try the Grand Union on Highgate road. It's part of small chain, but not too bad, with pretty good burgers and a table in the basement. Not sure about the ale situation.
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:01 (fifteen years ago) link
that's assuming you were using some sort of 'rich-kid' surrey ad hominem. If you meant it in a 'ooh, wicked, I live in Surrey too!' way, or even as an inquisitive guess, then my second sentence is divested of any sarcasm.) :-)ken, you play pool? prepare to be destroyed (if ever I come to a fap)...
― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:26 (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
heh
― o_O (ken c), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
the good mixer has a pool table
Unfortuneately it has the disadvantage of being The Good Mixer.
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Not too many pubs with pool tables in Camden
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Pembroke Castle near Chalk Farm has pool tables upstairs iirc.
― GSOHSHIT (blueski), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
As does the Bull and Gate on Kentish Town Road, but no ales or food.
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Bull and Gate not in Camden, bit of a trek to get there
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
the world's end has a pool table but it's the world's end
as does the camden tup which is slightly nicer.
― o_O (ken c), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
much nicer, actually
Fifteen minutes from CT at a brisk stroll, or one tube stop.
xxpost
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Forgot about the Tup. The food's ok there as well.
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm shocked by my camden knowledge
― o_O (ken c), Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Elephant's Head has a pool table IIRC. Not much chance of food, edible or otherwise though.
― Neil S, Thursday, 27 November 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Plenty of weird rockabillys though iirc.
Thanks folks - the Grand Union's OK but a bit... shiny for my needs. Camden Tup, not a bad idea but the ever-present threat of football on the screens tends to put me off going there much.
Pembroke Castle? Not a bad idea at all!
My definition of Camden is extremely lax tbh, could also happily include Chalk Farm, Kentish Town, even Tufnell Park at a push.
― Background Zombie (CharlieNo4), Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Shame you can't include Hackney in that definition. The pool table in the Pembury is giving out free games at the moment.
― Ed, Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
in that case why not the big red in holloway?
4 pool tables plus is a good pub (not sure about its ales though tbh it's more a jack daniels kind of place
― o_O (ken c), Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Certainly lots of pool tables. Clientele a bit like the Elephant's Head.
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not a fan of Big Red, too hectic.
― chap, Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
The pool table in the Pembury is giving out free games at the moment.
hmmm...
have they fixed their bar billiards yet?
― GSOHSHIT (blueski), Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Was working on Sunday when we played but it had an Out of Order on when we left.
― Ed, Thursday, 27 November 2008 17:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i love the pembury! but it's bloody useless if don't live nearby and you're tied to decent frequent weekend public transport, as are all the people i'm meeting.
― Background Zombie (CharlieNo4), Thursday, 27 November 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
...if you you't live nearby...
ARGH
good place to watch a match? thinking soho area would be best as ever...but none of the usual pubs I use there show football
― Local Garda, Monday, 27 April 2009 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i and friends watched the 2006 world cup final in Rupert Street
(yes, the gay bar)
― sorry for british (country matters), Monday, 27 April 2009 16:36 (fifteen years ago) link
that's a nice anecdote but unfortunately does not solve my problem
i just bought a tin of anchovies and some potato salad.
― Local Garda, Monday, 27 April 2009 16:38 (fifteen years ago) link
oh! you just reminded me of this really neat place, the Anchovy & Potato
can't quite remember where it is tho
― sorry for british (country matters), Monday, 27 April 2009 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
the old coffee house on (i think) beak street is good. does get a bit rammed though.
― N1ck (Upt0eleven), Monday, 27 April 2009 16:47 (fifteen years ago) link
HI DERE.
http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub148.html
It's not Soho but it is very central and has the advantage of loads of screens in visible parts of the pub. Bit concrete and estate pubby but I think that puts off the huge throngs you get in other football pubs.
Failing that:
http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub304.html
One big screen, two smaller screens.
I would avoid the Old Coffee House, a bit too busy in my opinion.
― Enormous Epic (Matt DC), Monday, 27 April 2009 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
what about The Sun on Long Acre? have only watched a game in there once before tho
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 27 April 2009 17:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Not central but what do people make of the newly opened Job Centre in Deptford?http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/09/job-centre-bar-gentrification-ironically-deptford
― online hardman, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 12:59 (nine years ago) link
is there a general london pub thread lads
scum of the earth tbh, i hope they go under
has the bonneville closed yet?
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 15:32 (nine years ago) link
Apparently its alright because other pubs are named after what they used to house
― online hardman, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 15:41 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/TheJobCentrePub/status/477494336368553985
― Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 15:48 (nine years ago) link