The Black Lion, Hammersmith

Quite liked this place. Myself and the wife went down here the other night and had a bite to eat. Nice (if very expensive) food and a really nice glass of wine. Not a place I would return to regularly purely as I couldn�t afford to

29 Jul 2012 14:19

The Cross Keys, Hammersmith

What a cracking little pub! Nearly walked passed it the other day on the way to the river. So very glad we didn't. Not a massive beer selection (2 Ales on) but the friendly chap at the bar recommended I try Summer Ale which was lovely. My friend didn�t fancy anything on draught so the barman suggested one of the bottle ales instead. He ended up going for a �Pastmasters XX� apparently it�s a beer that you won�t see everywhere, made to a recipe from the 1800�s. The taste I had was again, lovely, really hoppy with bags of flavour! (Over 7% though so not a beer I could have a lot of)

Spent a very relaxed few hours in the garden then played a couple of games of darts. Not a bad night at all.

29 Jul 2012 14:14

The Victoria, Highgate

Was in here last Wednesday to catch up with a few friends and have some food. Absolutly loved the place. The food was fantastic (I had the Whitebait to start and Porkbelly main) I can see why it had been voted Gastro pub of the year. The bar was really busy, due partly to the Jazz band (I counted 8 players at one point, as well as a sing'a'long by 'pork pie' from desmond's) and the music was brilliant. Keep it up guys!

9 Nov 2009 22:49