Hop Poles, Brighton

What can I say apart from if I lived in Brighton this would be pretty much the only place I would drink and eat out.

The food is brilliant, good portions and good quality. The menu is entertaining as a little story is told about how each dish may make you feel or what you might dream of after having scoffed the lot.

The crowd is always mixed, as it Brighton. The quirkiness comes from the extremes, some old school posh jobs come to be part of the cool kids circle where as the cool kids with the hole punched ears and the black protruding nose bungs just read the paper with a pint of ale.

A weird mix of everything always brings me back like a twanged elastic band to this place. I hope it never changes.

31 Oct 2009 15:38

The Barrowboy and Banker, London Bridge

The banker and barrow boy is a great place to go after work or for a cheeky one before running for the train home.

A big stage feel as the mezzanine overlooks the bar, which is shaped like the bend in the Thames we are so close to.

Drinks are London zone 1 prices and the location is great for the local city workers. It�s a great vibe as it�s the classic work drinkers� crowd, no youths trying to get served, no oaps wasting their pensions and no tourists trying to experience a London pint.

I love it there and anytime I�m in the area, or close enough, I get there for a quick one.

31 Oct 2009 15:33

The Goldengrove, Stratford

You know it�s a wetherspoons when....

Every condiment is in a packet
The spoons bend when you look at them
The knife is as sharp on both sides as the bent spoon
2 full meals for 3.99??? ummmmm no

Even so...quick pint not too bad and plus they have everything a good pub should have. Including the oaps and the youths trying to get served for a wkd.

31 Oct 2009 15:27