Acceptable or even GOOD pubs in London city centre?

Fucking expensive these days

Borne and Hollingsworth is pretty darn small.

Lots of those "small pubs" (e.g. the Mitre) have upstairs areas which are bigger.

The Mayfair Coach & Horses isn't actually that small when you get in there.

I have been to the Lord Hood in Greenwich. It's like Phoenix Nights. They have a middle-aged peroxide female DJ called Barbara, and above the decks the word 'Barbara' scrolls across in red lighting with hearts on either side.

the one up the road from phonica would be the star and garter or the john snow?

I think Rio means the John Snow, not the Lord Hood. It's as good a place to meet as any. Lots of room, food, cheap beer. No music though.

They have a middle-aged peroxide female DJ called Barbara, and above the decks the word 'Barbara' scrolls across in red lighting with hearts on either side.

shit...do you know if she's single?

I can't think of one smaller than the King Charles IV.

i guess the C&H looks smaller from the outside because it's quite detached and distinct

otoh The Ship in Fitzrovia (if it's the one i'm thinking of) seems smaller inside than out. did like that one the one time i went there tho.

i like the lord john russell, in russell square

That benches set up in the LJR always annoyed me tho

isn't the tottenham (ONLY PUB ON OXFORD STREET) very small too? (or does it just seem small because 9892382 people are there?)

i had a really good time once at the pub that's just up from lord john russell. mabel's tavern?

very friendly people. and very warm around xmas time

The Tottenham isn't small (I wandered in there recently before wandering out), but the football team is knackers

Mabel's table! yes! Love.

the tottenham's not huge but not really tiny either, and has an extensive downstairs.

You don't get a fat jolly German man in a box any more so the shark has been jumped as far as I'm concerned.

― Matt DC, Thursday, 2 October 2008 14:57

i thought this until i discovered their Nut Brown Ale (in bottles) and now my commitment is restored. plus, their Pure Brewed Lager's veh nahce.

nut brown ale, while nice, negates the whole point of going to sam smiths in the first place with its price tag of like £3.60 or whatever headfuck price it is at.

Can never read the phrase "nut brown ale" without thinking of Tommy Vance. Pour one out:

yes, nbr (as i like to call it) is hella pricey, tis true. but it's either that or their LAME "draught" bitter...

what is the smallest pub (NOT bar) in zone 1?

The Rugby Tavern on Rugby Street is pretty small, if you don't count the upstairs (which is usually used for private functions anyway).

Dublin pwns London for small pubs.

There is NO WAY the Rugby Tavern is the smallest in zone 1, it's pretty much standard pub size.

Anyway, several places on the Internet confirm it's The Feathers. Maybe we should FAP there and actually take over an entire pub for once.

everything in Dublin is smaller than in London tho.

So the ladies tell me

apart from the craic

Dublin pwns London for small pubs.

small pubs where beer is twice the fucking price...

terrible dear so they are!

mercy!

Next time I'm in Dublin I must go into their Tesco's and ask for a jar of mussels and some potted herrings in case I get famished before dinner.

a holy show!

will ye be having a mussel now lad

Didn't The Rake by Borough Market make a load of noise about being the smallest pub in London recently? That's in zone 1.

they did but they are so small we could not hear their noise

Anyone know a pub in the Euston area with a pool table?

Or in Soho?

ken c's yer man for pub pool info

The Nellie Dean on Dean Street has a pool table. Can't think of anywhere in Euston but the pub options around there are mostly grim anyway.

Yeah didn't have high hopes for Euston, got friend down from the north who's staying around there so was trying to make it convenient for him but never mind.

Nellie Dean is a possibility though, thanks Matt.

I thought that place across from the British Library has a pool table or two?

Ah yes, the Rocket, corner of Euston and Charlton Street is pretty awful, but does have two pool tables.

Pleasant London pubs with pool tables are a rapidly dying breed.

DUKE OF YORK on Clerkenwell Road has table football and a pool table.

The Rocket is where the British Library staffers drink, and it's the best bet of a bad bunch. Or at least looks like a pub people would be happy with, albeit in a bad area for them. There is a gastro on Chalton Street too.

Any of the pubs in sommerstown or around Drummond st have pool?

The Rocket is in that area. I have imbibed there with BL pals and like it. OTOH I imagine every estate pub in Somers Town has pool or darts.

If you're going to go over to Clerkenwell then you're better off in the King's Arms than the Duke of York due to it having a jukebox and dartboard in the same games room as the pool table/table football.

And if you're lucky you might see Boris Johnson up there attempting to seduce a woman who is not his wife.

King's Arms does good Thai food too.

Looks like we're going for the Soho option, but thanks for suggestions, I will attempt to remember that Euston place for future reference...

good pre-gig drinking establishment in angel / kings cross area...?

lexington (mostly american beers and whiskeys but still a pub vibe)/agricultural (fairly old skool boozer)/angelic (fairly new skool boozer, large but crowded) ...