"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Just The Chandos and Marquess Of Anglesey ,neither this century.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Just these for me:
White Horse
The Mitre
Stewart Arms
Maynards Arms
Zetland Arms
Duchess of Kent
Clissold Park Tavern
Star
Famous Cock
The Woodbine
Chandos
Chelsea Potter
Exmouth Arms
Astronomer
Kings Arms
Marquess of Anglesey
Yup. Dull sums them up and sadly two are local to me. I almost got a pint out of desperation at the Clissold Park Tavern on Monday but I wasn't that desperate. I've never wondered why the Famous Cock has been given this name. There's nothing 'famous' about it. The Load of C**K would be a better description.
Last edited by Tris39; 14-04-2021 at 18:00.
I'd agree with 'every pub in Bloomsbury'. Used to live there and that sums it up perfectly!
'I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty and when I'm not'
Brendan Behan
I know I've been in The Famous Cock before an Arsenal match. The only memorable thing was the name! I'll have to have a check on the others.
I am a salmon !!
They deliberately serve short measures in the Chandos, perhaps an instruction from Sams hq. Some idiot tried to tell me it was the law to serve 10% short. I politely requested a top up and the hostile yoot behind the bar then slammed the glass down so hard that the increased volume jumped back out of the glass! Well, I said, you'll have to top that up again now, won't you..? I only ever went in the place to use the cubby hole dart area, if available.