Yet another list

[Tris39]

Looks like I need to get myself to Mother Kelly's SE1 and the Harwood Arms...

All done and dusted except Royal Oak, Mother Kellys , French House and Harwood Arms.

Went to the French House the other day for the first time in over 29 years and it was rammed on a Monday evening. There's no real ale and the witlessness of serving only halves is pretentious.

I looked at the Harwood Arms website and it appears not that welcoming for drinkers-only, being a major food pub and WhatPub seems to agree - the website's homepage displays what looks like a burnt pear in a Yorkshire pudding. I might give it a go as it's not too far from me and hasn't received a proper review, but if there are no seats I probably wouldn't stay.

[london calling]

All done and dusted except Royal Oak, Mother Kellys , French House and Harwood Arms.

I am surprised to see Mother Kellys on the list.I often use it and if you check their website they have an up to date beer menu with prices.Handy for new breweries for me.

[Mobyduck]

I am surprised to see Mother Kellys on the list.I often use it and if you check their website they have an up to date beer menu with prices.Handy for new breweries for me.

To be honest this one had slipped the net and I didn't know it existed, Iv'e used the Bethnal Green one a few times. I shall be having a look in the next month or so.

[Bucking Fastard]

Here we go again!

https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-pubs-in-london

Just 18 for me:

Royal Oak
Black Friar
Newman Arms
Guinea Grill
Lamb
Jamaica Wine House
Ye Olde Mitre
Princess Louise
French House
Windsor Castle
George
King's Arms
Pride of Spitalfields
Prospect of Whitby
Queen's Head
Hawley Arms
Southampton Arms
Earl of Essex

16 for me from a decent list,it has given me a couple of targets,one of which will be Mother Kelly's having enjoyed the Bethnal Green branch.

[Aqualung]

Here we go again!

https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-pubs-in-london

Just 18 for me:

Royal Oak
Black Friar
Newman Arms
Guinea Grill
Lamb
Jamaica Wine House
Ye Olde Mitre
Princess Louise
French House
Windsor Castle
George
King's Arms
Pride of Spitalfields
Prospect of Whitby
Queen's Head
Hawley Arms
Southampton Arms
Earl of Essex

There's 7 I've either rot been to with possibly three I may have been to but as it's London just can't be bothered to try and work it out. Does anyone else remember the Princess Louise when it was a must visit Free House> I discovered Space Invaders in this pub and was immediately hooked. I'm still completely rubbish at it!

[Komakino]

Looks like I need to get myself to Mother Kelly's SE1 and the Harwood Arms...

Ditto. 22/24 with the same interlopers as you preventing a clean sweep.

[Bucking Fastard]

[QUOTE=Aqualung;100403] Does anyone else remember the Princess Louise when it was a must visit Free House/QUOTE]

That was a regular Saturday night excursion ,get the 68 from outside Selhurst Park,get off at Holborn then Princess Louise,Sun and Lamb .

The Princess Louise was a lot more basic in those days before being "restored" by Sam Smiths but the magnificent gents were always there.It wasn't featured much (if at all) in the GBG,and there was the occasional dodgy pint,well before the unfined London Murkey of these times

[oldboots]

.. Does anyone else remember the Princess Louise when it was a must visit Free House>...

Me, I discovered Ruddles County there before Tony Ruddle sold his inheritance.

[Tris39]

There's 7 I've either rot been to with possibly three I may have been to but as it's London just can't be bothered to try and work it out. Does anyone else remember the Princess Louise when it was a must visit Free House> I discovered Space Invaders in this pub and was immediately hooked. I'm still completely rubbish at it!

Yes, I first discovered the Princess Louise in 1987 when it was a free house serving six (or was it eight?) ales, though I think Space Invaders had been repelled by then. It was a simpler place, more opened out, simple furniture and comfy chairs and spacious - less claustrophobic. In many ways I preferred it then, especially in the beer department, but it's now so popular and rammed that an evening visit is less enjoyable these days, though the gents still holds its own, just like the users.

[Aqualung]

That was a regular Saturday night excursion ,get the 68 from outside Selhurst Park,get off at Holborn then Princess Louise,Sun and Lamb .

I knew the Sun when the owner started it up as I worked nearby at the time. It started with two Young's, two Brakspear and twu Greene King which sounds dull today but in the mid 70s was spectacular. Quality was good and they also did a good value generous shepherd's pie. The rot set in when they started adding more beers and the more they added the worse the quality became. I think we first discovered the Lamb back in 1973 or 1974. It didn't take long to find the leaflet listing all their pubs and doing a tour of them.