A week in London

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  1. tzolandz

    tzolandz Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2012 Virginia

    Hi everyone,

    I am heading to London for a week soon. Days will be full with work but the evenings are all mine.

    Would welcome any suggestions for pubs and bottle shops, must-try brews, etc....

    i will be working in Waterloo and staying just across the river.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    #1 tzolandz, May 5, 2013
  2. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    Borough Market, the Rake, Market Porter, Utobeer, etc
     
    #2 Aye, May 5, 2013
  3. surfadelic23

    surfadelic23 Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2005 Florida

    Kings arms on roupell st. Is only a few minutes walk from Waterloo, was there in the autumn and it was solid...
     
    #3 surfadelic23, May 5, 2013
  4. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Not been to London in years
    is it still there?
     
    #4 EmperorBevis, May 5, 2013
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  5. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    Nah - they moved it to northern France last April to save some money!
     
    #5 Ruds, May 5, 2013
  6. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    EuroLondon?
     
    #6 Aye, May 5, 2013
  7. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Ah, we charge the French the whole of the cost of rents in London and Britain will be an economic superpower again.
     
    #7 EmperorBevis, May 5, 2013
  8. Mark

    Mark Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2001 California

    With the Tube don't limit yourself to the immediate area you're in.
     
    #8 Mark, May 10, 2013
  9. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    Shocked no one mentioned craft beer co or the kernel. Id say easily top 2 places.
     
    #9 crusian, May 10, 2013
  10. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    "Days full of work" - meaning the Kernel is out of bounds. And I'm guessing few responses in general here due to all the other threads on what to do in London.
     
    #10 CwrwAmByth, May 10, 2013
  11. Padraig

    Padraig Zealot (526) Jan 14, 2013 New York
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  12. tzolandz

    tzolandz Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2012 Virginia

    Thanks for the input everyone!
     
    #12 tzolandz, May 10, 2013
  13. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    Any pub in London that sells a burger and pint for £4.99 is a good place to get a decent beer. These pubs are not as few and far between as one would suspect :wink:
     
    #13 Darwin553, May 12, 2013
  14. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    You might have to broaden your definition of "decent" though
     
    #14 CwrwAmByth, May 12, 2013
  15. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    You telling me Spoons pubs don't sell decent beer :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #15 Darwin553, May 12, 2013
  16. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I assumed you were referring to how pretty much every pub in the country does that.
     
    #16 CwrwAmByth, May 12, 2013
  17. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    I thought only in spoons pubs are you guaranteed that deal??
     
    #17 Darwin553, May 12, 2013
  18. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Others do it too, it just depends on the pub/pub chain. Some even do a free drink with any kind of meal.
     
    #18 CwrwAmByth, May 12, 2013
  19. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Probably something like 15% of pubs in the U.K. (probably about 35% of Manchester pubs) giving you the choice of Fosters, John Smith Smooth, Strongbow, Guinness Extra Cod or Stella for draught beers.

    Then there are still quite a few places that have the token handpump with no knowledge or inclination to learn resulting in beer served through dirty lines for that vinegary touch or cleaning fluid not flushed for that lovely hint of harsh chemical, though these places are getting less you also have to factor in pubs with very unnervingly varying cellarmanship meaning one day/week a great pint and another a bad 'un (like my nearest pub)

    With these elements of our Public Houses and also prices though not my favourite or first choice
    I have to grudgingly admit to not entirely disliking 'Spoons
     
    #19 EmperorBevis, May 12, 2013
  20. ImperialStoat

    ImperialStoat Initiate (0) May 20, 2009 Ireland

    Drinking in a Wetherspoons makes me sad about human existence.
     
    #20 ImperialStoat, May 12, 2013
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