Re: Pub for tomorrow?

Martin A. Brooks wrote: James Laver wrote: I don't believe I've ever seen you drink beer, Martin. Beer is dark and foamy and good, not light, fizzy and 'superchilled'. Unless you think conditions outside count as 'summer', and looking out of a window in the City, I can't agree... That's becau

Re: Pub next year (was Re: Pub for tomorrow?)

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 05:16:10PM +, Nicholas Clark wrote: > The range "1st December - February" encompasses Thursday, 1st January, which > as any heretic knows is not the date for the original orthodox meeting. > > Or something like that. > > But we're looking for a pub for the hardy souls

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:46:55PM +, Martin A. Brooks wrote: > That's because I mostly don't drink beer. If I wanted to toss sour, > astringic liquid down my throat, I'd do it properly and suck on a > lemon. There's a few exceptions, like double chocolate stout, and > banana bread beer,

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 17:06 +, Kake L Pugh wrote: > On Fri 28 Nov 2008, James Laver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Beer is dark and foamy and good, not light, fizzy and 'superchilled'. > > Speaking of beer... it's the season for Fuller's London Porter! > > Although this is available in bottle

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

James Laver wrote: I don't believe I've ever seen you drink beer, Martin. Beer is dark and foamy and good, not light, fizzy and 'superchilled'. Unless you think conditions outside count as 'summer', and looking out of a window in the City, I can't agree... That's because I mostly don't drink b

Re: Pub next year (was Re: Pub for tomorrow?)

On Fri 28 Nov 2008, Nicholas Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But we're looking for a pub for the hardy souls who will be out on the 1st, > rather than waiting for Thursday 8th? > > (Or is this nothing to do with our wonderful pub minion, and instead > something for our official bad influence to

Pub next year (was Re: Pub for tomorrow?)

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 05:06:46PM +, Kake L Pugh wrote: > It's also apparently very nearly the season for Shepherd Neame > Original Porter, which I believe is available from 1 December until > February - if anyone sees it, do let me know. $ cal 1 2009 January 2009 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On Fri 28 Nov 2008, James Laver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beer is dark and foamy and good, not light, fizzy and 'superchilled'. Speaking of beer... it's the season for Fuller's London Porter! Although this is available in bottles all year round, the bottled version's not a patch on the cask ve

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Martin A. Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tomas Doran wrote: >> >> Tim Taylor Landlord >> Adanms (x2 if you're lucky) >> London Pride. > > I'll be sticking with wifebeater, then :) > I don't believe I've ever seen you drink beer, Martin. Beer is dark and foamy

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On 28 Nov 2008, at 16:07, Martin A. Brooks wrote: Tomas Doran wrote: Tim Taylor Landlord Adanms (x2 if you're lucky) London Pride. I'll be sticking with wifebeater, then :) Well, it's no double chocolate stout, but I'd say you're a crazy man for switching to wifebeater... Each to their

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

Tomas Doran wrote: Tim Taylor Landlord Adanms (x2 if you're lucky) London Pride. I'll be sticking with wifebeater, then :)

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On 28 Nov 2008, at 15:11, David Dorward wrote: Tomas Doran wrote: * Has 3/4 nice real ales Is this like Russian Roulette? Someone gets unlucky and has to drink the pint of mud? Heh, its more that they usually have 4, but sometimes 3. From memory you're likely to get: Tim Taylor Landl

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

Tomas Doran wrote: > * Has 3/4 nice real ales Is this like Russian Roulette? Someone gets unlucky and has to drink the pint of mud? -- David Dorward

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On 28 Nov 2008, at 14:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just at the Calthorpe for lunch, paranoia prompted me to check and it turns out it's booked for a wake this evening. OK, so do we want to make an alternative plan? Although I can't make it to the LPW tomorrow, I was hoping to have

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 02:30:30PM +, Martin A. Brooks wrote: >Tomas Doran wrote: >> >>On 27 Nov 2008, at 13:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> I'm assuming others are travelling down to London the night before >>>as I am. Is there a pub people are planning to meet at tomorrow night?

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

Tomas Doran wrote: On 27 Nov 2008, at 13:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm assuming others are travelling down to London the night before as I am. Is there a pub people are planning to meet at tomorrow night? http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2008/wiki?node=FridayNightMeetup I w

Re: Pub for tomorrow?

On 27 Nov 2008, at 13:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm assuming others are travelling down to London the night before as I am. Is there a pub people are planning to meet at tomorrow night? http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2008/wiki?node=FridayNightMeetup HTH t0m

Re: Pub recommendation needed

David Cantrell wrote: Can anyone recommend a pub near Hampton Court for lunch? The Albany is about 10 minutes walk from the station (~3 mins in a car). Lovely location on the river, but popular and often busy. It's Gastro Pub style. Turn left out of the station. Go a few hundred yards, turn

Re: Pub feedback please

On Mon 08 Sep 2003, Scott McWhirter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the fact that the bottom bar wasn't manned pissed me off a little... I'm sorry you were disappointed by this. I did know it would be the case but forgot to mention it in the announcement. This isn't the only pub we use that doesn't

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 01:58:12AM +0100, Michael Stevens wrote: > The problem with the beer was basically that they ran out of several > kinds of the nicer beer - they ran out of bombardier fairly early, then > something else (old speckled hen?) then by around 9:30ish they ran > out of Young's Bit

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 04:38:13PM -0400, Chris Devers wrote: > On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > imagine a world where budwieser is your only choice. > > I've heard that this world is called "St. Louis". > > Fortunately, it's a small place, easy to escape from, > and more import

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > imagine a world where budwieser is your only choice. I've heard that this world is called "St. Louis". Fortunately, it's a small place, easy to escape from, and more importantly it also gave us Miles Davis. You lose some, you win some. -- Chris

Re: Pub feedback please

At 15:40 07/09/03, Lusercop wrote: Thursday night was not the first time I've been to that pub and they've run out of beer. The science fiction fans of London are having exactly the same problems as London.pm trying to find a suitable pub for meetings. Frankly every pub we have ever tried has run

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sun 07 Sep 2003, Nicholas Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it more convenient than either the Calthorpe Arms, the Lamb > or the Star of Belgravia - it has underground stations on several > different lines close by. This is one thing I like about it - the multiple possible tube lines me

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 03:40:18PM +0100, Lusercop wrote: > On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:33:36PM +0100, Kate L Pugh wrote: > > Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last > > night let me know what they thought of it? On or off list as you feel > > appropriate. In particu

Re: Pub feedback please

On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:33:36PM +0100, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last > night let me know what they thought of it? On or off list as you feel > appropriate. In particular I would like to know whether you would > complain if we went t

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 15:21:44 +0100, Natalie Ford wrote: > I was not there, but have you seen: > http://www.livejournal.com/users/mstevens/43441.html > :-/ Damn. Note to self: a) check if an entry is froends only before forwarding it. Sorry mstevens... :( b) check the To address befor hitting s

Re: Pub feedback please

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:33:36 +0100, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last > night let me know what they thought of it? On or off list as you feel > appropriate. In particular I would like to know whether you would > complain if we went there ag

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Joel Bernstein wrote: > It seemed to lack ambience, and the function-room-cum-toilet-corridor > was less than ideal IMO. Someone else wrote: Of course this is not necessarily the fault of the pub as the earliest people to arrive chose to sit in that area As the first person i

Re: Pub feedback please

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last > night let me know what they thought of it? On the whole I quite liked the place. I think the issues that other people have raised (the running out of beer and losing food orders) wer

Re: Pub feedback please

imagine a world where budwieser is your only choice.

Re: Pub feedback please

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Joel Bernstein wrote: > > It seemed to lack ambience, and the function-room-cum-toilet-corridor > was less than ideal IMO. > Of course this is not necessarily the fault of the pub as the earliest people to arrive chose to sit in that area in the face of a whole room to sit in (

Re: Pub feedback please

On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:33:36PM +0100, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last > night let me know what they thought of it? On or off list as you feel > appropriate. In particular I would like to know whether you would > complain if we went t

Re: Pub feedback please

Kate L Pugh wrote: Hello. Could people who were at the social meet at the Green Man last night let me know what they thought of it? On or off list as you feel appropriate. In particular I would like to know whether you would complain if we went there again, and if so which aspects annoyed you.

Re: [PUB] Meet Jos on Sat

Leon Brocard sent the following bits through the ether: > Where: The Window Castle Window Castle? I must be going mad. Windsor Castle, as in the URL of course. Leon -- Leon Brocard.http://www.astray.com/ scribot.http://www.scribot.com/

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Monday, June 23, 2003 13:47 +0100 Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So there I was wandering down Goswell Road and this bloke comes up to me and asks if I want to be in a photo shoot. They are taking a photo for a BASF ad campaign that evening and one of the "band" has dropped out. I was pa

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 08:33:20AM -0400, muppet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 08:03 AM, Dominic Mitchell wrote: > > > > Dave Cross wrote: > > Indeed; I'm sure you never find people like this there anymore. > > ;-) > > > >

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 08:03 AM, Dominic Mitchell wrote: Dave Cross wrote: Indeed; I'm sure you never find people like this there anymore. ;-) "I wasn't in a heavy metal band." so what, were you just standing in for a guy that was in the band but didn't have as cool a haircut? or was t

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

Dave Cross wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 09:25:33AM +, Martin Bower ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: anyone know any decent pubs within walking distance of City University ? http://www.ukuug.org/events/TimOReilly/ There's the Pheasant & Firkin on Goswell Road just south of the University. On ref

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 09:25:33AM +, Martin Bower ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > anyone know any decent pubs within walking distance of City University ? > > http://www.ukuug.org/events/TimOReilly/ There's the Pheasant & Firkin on Goswell Road just south of the University. On reflection it se

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 10:38:49AM +0100, Roger Burton West wrote: > On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 09:25:33AM +, Martin Bower wrote: > >anyone know any decent pubs within walking distance of City University ? > >http://www.ukuug.org/events/TimOReilly/ > > Only the Wenlock, and if there are more than

Re: pub recommendation near Northampton sq

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 09:25:33AM +, Martin Bower wrote: >anyone know any decent pubs within walking distance of City University ? >http://www.ukuug.org/events/TimOReilly/ Only the Wenlock, and if there are more than about four of you it's not really suitable. http://grault.net/cgi-bin/grubs

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 23:18:40 +0100, Kate L Pugh wrote: > On the way home I remembered the Green Man, which is near Great > Portland Street and Regent's Park tubes, and has a huge function room > in the basement that they've been quite happy to reserve for even > quite small groups in the past. > h

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

At 15:37 GMT 04.04.03, Paul Mison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : UKBloggers met there in February, so evidently it's doing something : right for the 'large groups of people thing'. (Not that I was there, : but I didn't see any complaints about it in the subsequent days.) It was reasonable for 50 o

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Paul Mison wrote: > UKBloggers met there in February, so evidently it's doing something > right for the 'large groups of people thing'. (Not that I was there, > but I didn't see any complaints about it in the subsequent days.) On occassion when GLLUG has met there we've seen

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On 04/04/2003 at 09:05 +0100, Jason Clifford wrote: On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: On the way home I remembered the Green Man, which is near Great Portland Street and Regent's Park tubes, and has a huge function room We use the Green Man for beer after GLLUG meetings and it is very good.

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

Alex McLintock wrote: The discussions London.pm has about pub venues mirrors London Science Fiction fandom's problems too. We recently vacated the Silver Cross pub on Whitehall because of double bookings, rude staff, lack of beer due to pipes being cut, and running out of beer. We've recently mo

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 02:20:25PM +0100, Alex McLintock wrote: >We've recently moved to the Barley Mow near Barbican, and yesterday. >they ran out of beer. Bearing in mind that we have roughly doubled the number of people turning up, each of the months we've gone there, as people switch over

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 12:23:26PM +0100, Nicholas Clark wrote: > Please stop drinking the LUser kool aid. > It is not "working". It has roughly half service to 60% of the stations. It works for me. ;-) For the first time in 2 months, I can get from Bethnal Green to Shepherd's Bush in a sensible

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:51:21AM +0100, S Watkins wrote: > Lusercop wrote: > >One time we had an ASRLon there, they ran out of beer. :-( > ..and that is a problem why? Because there was no more beer!! > When people ask you how the meeting went, you can honestly, with pride and > a smile on

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

At 11:23 04/04/03, you wrote: On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 09:05:53AM +0100, Jason Clifford wrote: > On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > > On the way home I remembered the Green Man, which is near Great > > Portland Street and Regent's Park tubes, and has a huge function room > > in the basement th

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:50:16AM +0100, Lusercop wrote: > It wasn't a particularly big meet, for once. Oh, and there's the minor > annoyance of the circle/h&c/metropolitan lines and the amazing slowness > through central london > > Hooray for the Central Line (now it's working again)!!! >

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:45:12AM +0100, Adam C Auden wrote: >On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Lusercop wrote: >> One time we had an ASRLon there, they ran out of beer. :-( >Ah, but were they given fair warning of the thirst of bofhs? If so, then >very well done to the attendees in question. :) There's a rol

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:45:12AM +0100, Adam C Auden wrote: > On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Lusercop wrote: > > One time we had an ASRLon there, they ran out of beer. :-( > Ah, but were they given fair warning of the thirst of bofhs? If so, then > very well done to the attendees in question. :) It wasn't

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

Lusercop wrote: One time we had an ASRLon there, they ran out of beer. :-( ..and that is a problem why? When people ask you how the meeting went, you can honestly, with pride and a smile on your face, reply: "We drank the bar dry!" You wouldn't have much of a problem getting full attendance

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Lusercop wrote: > One time we had an ASRLon there, they ran out of beer. :-( Ah, but were they given fair warning of the thirst of bofhs? If so, then very well done to the attendees in question. :) A. -- aca114

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 09:05:53AM +0100, Jason Clifford wrote: > On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > > On the way home I remembered the Green Man, which is near Great > > Portland Street and Regent's Park tubes, and has a huge function room > > in the basement that they've been quite happy to

Re: [PUB] Green Man, Marylebone, big function room

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > On the way home I remembered the Green Man, which is near Great > Portland Street and Regent's Park tubes, and has a huge function room > in the basement that they've been quite happy to reserve for even > quite small groups in the past. We use the Green M

Re: [PUB] Report on The Windmill

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 02:59:09PM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > sandwich (what I had) was worth the price. lusercop, please report on > the veggie food; hitherto, please report on the sausage and mash. It was very good. :-) To be honest, though I had my mind on the domain stuff that I'm working on

Re: [PUB] Report on The Windmill

On 28/02/03 14:59 +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Food: the evening menu is not large, but of good quality. There is only > one vegetarian option - grilled halloumi sandwich (GBP4.95) and no vegan > options other than chips, though you might be able to convince them to > give you some (rather nice) si

Re: [PUB] Report on The Windmill

On Fri 28 Feb 2003, David Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They have a restaurant upstairs which - presumably - has a wider selection, > and I'd be surprised if they refused to serve that stuff to us in the > function room. I've phoned and asked; they'll need to check and will get back to me

Re: [PUB] Report on The Windmill

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 02:59:09PM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Food: the evening menu is not large, but of good quality. There is only > one vegetarian option - grilled halloumi sandwich (GBP4.95) and no vegan > options other than chips, though you might be able to convince them to > give you som

Re: [PUB] Report on The Windmill

Kake wibbled: > Disabled access: There are three steps down into the function room. The > toilets are on the first floor, up a staircase that has one turn on it. > I didn't notice handrail, sorry. There's a handrail on both sets of steps, both those going upstairs and the steps going into the fu

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tuesday 28 January 2003 13:49, Paul Makepeace wrote: > > Ah, but most of us (being programmers) can do the maths and know > > that in the long term you will always money. > > Money as a verb - what's the secret of your success Dave? there was an implicit 'lose' in there. these days whenver peo

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Alex McLintock wrote: > > It will also be worth going to Picocon at Imperial College on the 22 Feb > which is also the same weekend as Redemption - a Blake's Seven Babylon Five > convention *near* London, but not in it i noticed they clashed, at least we didnt clash with

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

From: Paul Makepeace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 1/28/03 1:49:53 PM >On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 02:29:56AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: >> >> From: Peter Sergeant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 1/28/03 10:01:38 AM >> >> > What's wrong with fruit machines? Some of us (well, >> > perhaps just me) are attra

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 02:29:56AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: > > From: Peter Sergeant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 1/28/03 10:01:38 AM > > > What's wrong with fruit machines? Some of us (well, perhaps > > > just me) are attracted to the beautiful, hypnotic lights, > > and the voices that whisper

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

At 00:05 28/01/03, David H. Adler wrote: On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:37:57AM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > point of view. It's on Charlotte Street, paralle

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 10:01:38AM +, Peter Sergeant wrote: > > I liked this pub. No music, few fruit machines, good (Young's) beer > > including Winter Warmer on tap and (bottled, of course) Double Chocolate > > Stout. The Hamster race was bizarre, to say the least, but I liked the pub. > > Oh

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Peter Sergeant wrote: > > I liked this pub. No music, few fruit machines, good (Young's) beer > > including Winter Warmer on tap and (bottled, of course) Double Chocolate > > Stout. The Hamster race was bizarre, to say the least, but I liked the pub. > > Oh, and it's only abou

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

From: Peter Sergeant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 1/28/03 10:01:38 AM > What's wrong with fruit machines? Some of us (well, perhaps > just me) are attracted to the beautiful, hypnotic lights, > and the voices that whisper "Play with me, play with me", > and win frequent, 'moral' victories over th

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 09:22:39AM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: > > The pub is on the corner of Parkway and Albert Rd, about 4 or 5 minutes walk > from the tube. Plenty of seating, friendly bar-staff. I saw 3 or 4 different > lagers, Guinness, 3 or 4 bitters on tap, and of course Double Chocolate

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 09:22:39AM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: > The pub is on the corner of Parkway and Albert Rd, about 4 or 5 minutes walk St. Only problem for me is that it's the pub where my parents drink, and it used to be a whole lot nastier

Re: [PUB] Spread Eagle, NW1

> I liked this pub. No music, few fruit machines, good (Young's) beer > including Winter Warmer on tap and (bottled, of course) Double Chocolate > Stout. The Hamster race was bizarre, to say the least, but I liked the pub. > Oh, and it's only about 4 minutes stagger from Wagamama, which was closed

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:37:57AM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > point of view. It's on Charlotte Street, parallel to Tottenham Court Road: Since you guys

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Marna Gilligan wrote: > In a bizarre confluence of coincidence the gods of chaos have dictated > that I'll be meeting up with some folks there this evening, so I'll cast a > critical eye over it (and have a better look at the downstairs) and report > back later. I *may* even

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > On Mon 27 Jan 2003, Joel Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Fitzroy Tavern is /horrible/ [...] noisy, intrusively flashing > > fruit machines, full of people in reebok classics trainers [...] > > How much of this would still apply if we booked t

Re: [PUB] The Windmill, Mayfair

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 12:13:37PM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > Spotted this on grubstreet and just phoned them up. > > http://grault.net/cgi-bin/grubstreet.pl?Windmill,_W1S_2AT > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=529001&Y=180921&A=Y&Z=1 It's a jolly good pub. -- Lord Protector

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon 27 Jan 2003, Joel Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Fitzroy Tavern is /horrible/ [...] noisy, intrusively flashing > fruit machines, full of people in reebok classics trainers [...] How much of this would still apply if we booked the function room? I mean, obviously the people in

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

Quoting Joel Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:37:57AM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > > point of view. It's on Charlotte Stre

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:37:57 + Kate L Pugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > point of view. It's on Charlotte Street, parallel to Tottenham Court Road:

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:45:59AM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:37:57AM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > > point of view. It'

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Kate L Pugh wrote: > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > point of view. It's on Charlotte Street, parallel to Tottenham Court Road: > > I phoned them and they do have

Re: [PUB] Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:37:57AM +, Kate L Pugh wrote: > A suggestion from Ben - the Fitzroy Tavern. It's another Sam Smith's > pub, but Ben says the beer is decent, so I'll leave him to defend that > point of view. It's on Charlotte Street, parallel to Tottenham Court Road: > > http:/

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri 24 Jan 2003, Simon Wistow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528497&Y=178425&A=Y&Z=1 > > A Young's pub which *is* currently selling Winter Warmer and Double > Chocolate stout. About 2.40 UKP for a pint of excellent Winter Warmer. > > Does food up u

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 07:49:10PM +, David Cantrell wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 11:25:54AM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > > Downsides, I suspect, are that people may think it's too far to walk > > (being a whole 10 minutes from either Victoria or Sloane Square, > > although there are buse

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 11:25:54AM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > This is the pub we went to last night after the tech meet. > It's located here : > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528497&Y=178425&A=Y&Z=1 > > A Young's pub which *is* currently selling Winter Warmer and Double > Choc

Re: Beer (was: Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria)

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 03:08:48PM +, Lusercop wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 05:46:03AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: > > Whilst the IPA is eminently drinkable, for a sublime drinking > > experience I recommend Abbot Ale. Or, even better, a half pint I like Abbot Ale. There. that was useful for

Re: Beer (was: Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria)

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 05:46:03AM -0800, Dave Cross wrote: > Whilst the IPA is eminently drinkable, for a sublime drinking > experience I recommend Abbot Ale. Or, even better, a half pint Most of the Greene King IPA I've ever had tasted watered down. I've never been that impressed with it. The Fr

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 02:14:56PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: > On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Simon Wistow wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:18:40PM +, Paul Mison said: > > > FWIW I prefer it when we reserve tables rather than get an entire room > > to ourselves. I think it's probably just me but

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Simon Wistow wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:18:40PM +, Paul Mison said: > > Traditionally the pubs london.pm visits for socials have been much > > more central, and invariably within the Circle line. This isn't. Does > > it have any great advantages over other candida

Beer (was: Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria)

From: Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 1/24/03 12:59:12 PM > however while out walking the other day i discovered a > green king (is that greene king?) who do great IPA, so i > need to scout that place out for friday lunchtime beer fun It's "Greene King" (with three "e"s) and it's the b

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:46:25 + Joel Bernstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:45:20PM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:18:40PM +, Paul Mison said: > > > Traditionally the pubs london.pm visits for socials have been much > > > more central,

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On the subject of beer and not venues, * Joel Bernstein ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > The advantages I'd see are that it's a nice pub, not encumbered by > > suits, cnuts or Sam Smith's beer. And I don't see it being much harder > > to get to than the 3 Cups, Calthorpe Arms or even the Sun

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:18:40PM +, Paul Mison said: > Traditionally the pubs london.pm visits for socials have been much > more central, and invariably within the Circle line. This isn't. Does > it have any great advantages over other candidates, given its > downsides? Technically it *is

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:45:20PM +, Simon Wistow wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 12:18:40PM +, Paul Mison said: > > Traditionally the pubs london.pm visits for socials have been much > > more central, and invariably within the Circle line. This isn't. Does > > it have any great advanta

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Paul Mison wrote: > On 24/01/2003 at 11:25 +, Simon Wistow wrote: > >This is the pub we went to last night after the tech meet. > > > >A Young's pub which *is* currently selling Winter Warmer and Double > >Chocolate stout. About 2.40 UKP for a pint of excellent Winter Warm

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On 24/01/2003 at 11:25 +, Simon Wistow wrote: This is the pub we went to last night after the tech meet. A Young's pub which *is* currently selling Winter Warmer and Double Chocolate stout. About 2.40 UKP for a pint of excellent Winter Warmer. Traditionally the pubs london.pm visits for soc

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 11:49:55AM +, Mark Fowler said: > Did the pub have a function room? There was a room at the back I think. TBH I actually completely forgot to check but I can go and ask at lunch time. FWIW I prefer it when we reserve tables rather than get an entire room to ourselves.

Re: [PUB] Rising Sun, Ebury Bridge Road, Victoria

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Simon Wistow wrote: > Downsides, I suspect, are that people may think it's too far to walk > (being a whole 10 minutes from either Victoria or Sloane Square, > although there are buses that run near) and the no vege pub food. Did the pub have a function room? Mark. -- #!/

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