The Market Trader, Aldgate

I couldn't agree more with the last few comments. The Trader has definitely lost it's defining feature - a proper pub with a friendly atmosphere, which can only be a reflection on the previous landlady. Sadly, these are the sorts of places that are dying out and being replaced with cold, clinical 'Gastro Pubs' where the owners only see you as their next meal ticket when you walk in (as is the case now). I've stopped going to the Trader ever since it changed hands and have followed the previous owners to their new place just around the corner!

5 Aug 2008 10:48