Y'or favourite haunt?

Mint Aero

Ow'ight chaps? Ok, I'm assuming a certain calibre of persons will respond in kind to this most exceptional of threads.

So where's your favourite pub in London and why? Personally I'm looking for some place where I can go on my own for a stout during the day, spark up a fine cigar, read my kindle and just chill man but hey that's not all, there sould be ample oppurtunity for me to chat up a nice bird if one sould take my fancy.

Any such place exist I do ponder....

enda1

Mint Aero wrote: »

Ow'ight chaps? Ok, I'm assuming a certain calibre of persons will respond in kind to this most exceptional of threads.

So where's your favourite pub in London and why? Personally I'm looking for some place where I can go on my own for a stout during the day, spark up a fine cigar, read my kindle and just chill man but hey that's not all, there sould be ample oppurtunity for me to chat up a nice bird if one sould take my fancy.

Any such place exist I do ponder....

I think Hemingway wrote abou such a place. You should look about the 1930's. Make sure you brush up on your matador skills though. Brauds love matadors!

Mint Aero

enda1 wrote: »

I think Hemingway wrote abou such a place. You should look about the 1930's. Make sure you brush up on your matador skills though. Brauds love matadors!

A kindle in the 1930's?! *scoffs*

Fysh

Your description makes it sound like you're looking for a local. Given the size of London it would probably be helpful to mention your whereabouts, as a local that's an hour away by Tube is unlikely to suit...

My favourite haunt in the Kilburn area is the Earl Darby - good food, a great beer selection, a good atmosphere, and they even have a pinball machine!

Jamey

Tend to go to the Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington if I fancy a pint and have no other plans.

Best pint of Guinness I've had in London, has all the sport on TV, big beer garden, nice staff, friendly atmosphere.

woof im a dog

Jamey wrote: »

Tend to go to the Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington if I fancy a pint and have no other plans.

Best pint of Guinness I've had in London, has all the sport on TV, big beer garden, nice staff, friendly atmosphere.

Best pub in London imo

Nice pint and the staff are very sound. Im moving away from n16 soon so going to miss it loads:(

Santa Cruz

Jamey wrote: »

Tend to go to the Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington if I fancy a pint and have no other plans.

Best pint of Guinness I've had in London, has all the sport on TV, big beer garden, nice staff, friendly atmosphere.

The Shillelagh is good, Roscommon boss I think. The Bank of Friendship on Blackstock Road Highbury. Busy on Arsenal home game days. Kilkenny gaffer, Christy. Nice and relaxing on a Saturday morning, a few pints of London and pick out the horses. They had the Cork County hurling final on TV there one Sunday, must be Setanta

FTA69

The fella who owns the Shillelagh is a guy called Aengus and he's from Roscommon yeah, up the road from it then is Ryan's which is owned by Jed from Tramore. A sound man who I know fairly well. Both great pubs.

seachto7

What's the place across the road from the Shill? Ended up in there one night after last orders in the Shill, kind of a standard English pub feel, a few dodgy characters knocking around in there, slot machines etc and a bloke in a Munster jersey.

enda1

Place at the end of Northcote Road (Battersea) called The Eagle Ale House. Excellent any time I've been there.

Jamey

seachto7 wrote: »

What's the place across the road from the Shill? Ended up in there one night after last orders in the Shill, kind of a standard English pub feel, a few dodgy characters knocking around in there, slot machines etc and a bloke in a Munster jersey.

The Daniel Defoe perhaps? It's run by an Irishman I think.

Jamey

woof im a dog wrote: »

Best pub in London imo

Nice pint and the staff are very sound. Im moving away from n16 soon so going to miss it loads:(

I've never lived in N16 but the Shillelagh is worth the trip up on the bus

It's quite difficult to get home from though if you're going south due to the one-way system on Stoke Newington High St... always have to walk about half a mile down to Dalston after closing time to get home!

woof im a dog

Jamey wrote: »

I've never lived in N16 but the Shillelagh is worth the trip up on the bus

It's quite difficult to get home from though if you're going south due to the one-way system on Stoke Newington High St... always have to walk about half a mile down to Dalston after closing time to get home!

Ahh you silly goose you can get the bus from the top of Rectory road!

Jamey

woof im a dog wrote: »

Ahh you silly goose you can get the bus from the top of Rectory road!

Must look into that - great to know

Santa Cruz

Anyone got the score on a pub near Pimlico tube, possibly the Pride of Pimlico or similar. I popped in one lunch for a sandwich. They had a photo of the Kerry team behind the bar. Don't know if it's an Irish landlord. There's was a few Irish in there who are with Ballymore. They are on a big job in Vauxhall. I was in a rush and there wasn't a chance to ask about matches, music etc.

seachto7

Jamey wrote: »

The Daniel Defoe perhaps? It's run by an Irishman I think.

That's the one I think, going by the pics. There were some dodgy heads in there.
I don't live in London, but have been in pubs in different spots around there, and the auld shillelagh is a good spot. Good service in there. Better than a lot of "trendy" pubs in Camden.
There are a few good ones down in Islington near the Angel tube station, but the names escape me.
There is one in Hackney with a parrot that flies around the place as well.

FTA69

There's actually thousands of wild parrots in London, you seem them all over the north and the west especially, Ealing is a good place to see them.

Jamey

seachto7 wrote: »

That's the one I think, going by the pics. There were some dodgy heads in there.
I don't live in London, but have been in pubs in different spots around there, and the auld shillelagh is a good spot. Good service in there. Better than a lot of "trendy" pubs in Camden.
There are a few good ones down in Islington near the Angel tube station, but the names escape me.
There is one in Hackney with a parrot that flies around the place as well.

The one in Hackney with the Parrot is Biddle Bros on Lower Clapton Road I believe

seachto7

That be it.