tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post8212914291556777535..comments2023-07-07T15:02:48.367+02:00Comments on My Grappa Hell: London BoozersRon Combohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-7466661644743570602010-07-01T12:38:22.369+02:002010-07-01T12:38:22.369+02:00How I loved the temptations of the stews of Soho.
...How I loved the temptations of the stews of Soho.<br />With you on The Blue Anchor (careful how you say that one) Fred, such a crying shame. Great winter boozer with all those guttering candles. Silly sods.Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-39397033426648858712010-07-01T00:53:59.437+02:002010-07-01T00:53:59.437+02:00Spot on Ron. Thank goodness they've left The D...Spot on Ron. Thank goodness they've left The Doves alone; another one ruined is the Blue Anchor. This once fine boozer is now a horrible pastiche of a riverside pub. I'm sure it makes far more money than before but it is devoid of charm. The French in winter; early doors, Christmas Pudding vodka, woolly jumpers for goalposts... now you're talking.Fred Fibonaccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174020204048825147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-52493671527110372872010-06-29T14:46:13.665+02:002010-06-29T14:46:13.665+02:00Terrific post, Ron. I only know five of them, but ...Terrific post, Ron. I only know five of them, but they are the top five. And I spent quite a bit of the early 1980s in the Lamb and Flag – or rather mostly on the pavement outside it.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-67660966750838981942010-06-25T10:41:20.385+02:002010-06-25T10:41:20.385+02:00Brilliant post Ron, and agree with all the ones I ...Brilliant post Ron, and agree with all the ones I know about, which is about eight out of the ten. Keep it comin' Ron, can we have best country pubs, followed by town pubs, <i>ad infinitum</i>. And then the worst, and then...Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-65656917979220721702010-06-22T00:07:47.853+02:002010-06-22T00:07:47.853+02:00The Lamb and Flag ain't been the same since th...The Lamb and Flag ain't been the same since the partition went...TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-25914056120338046392010-06-21T14:27:36.976+02:002010-06-21T14:27:36.976+02:00TIW: Well spotted, the "no mobile" notic...TIW: Well spotted, the "no mobile" notice was still chalked up the last time I was there.<br />Alastair: my last Bloody Mary was still pretty good I thought.<br />WH: good point, an oversight on my part. The Lamb and Flag should be there, probably in place of The Elephant and Castle.Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-54542399796722422052010-06-21T12:46:26.878+02:002010-06-21T12:46:26.878+02:00I'm completely with you on 2-6 and 8. Does Ro...I'm completely with you on 2-6 and 8. Does Ron have a view on The Lamb and Flag?Wartime Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-17436452993724500382010-06-20T20:11:27.465+02:002010-06-20T20:11:27.465+02:00re:Gordon's ... sorry, schooners of sherryre:Gordon's ... sorry, schooners of sherryalastair foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175674411514723466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-14636404426972105042010-06-20T20:07:49.868+02:002010-06-20T20:07:49.868+02:00Re; French ..I remember when there was a bench sea...Re; French ..I remember when there was a bench seat where those two lads are sitting by the window and Gaston still behind the bar. Bloody Mary's not what they were. Good list though Ron, and memories of Tabard next-door theatre-school boob-tube cleavage action flood back from when i used to nip in after work to read the Standard. Wld add the Golden Heart, Spitalfields and the Adelaide (pre-gentrification), Shephards Bush. Big-up Gordons - nothing like doing carafe of port there of an afternoon.alastair foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175674411514723466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-4283404174106834452010-06-20T17:58:26.241+02:002010-06-20T17:58:26.241+02:00My father used to frequent the Captain's Cabin...My father used to frequent the Captain's Cabin before the war with his Artists' Rifles chums. And I used to meet a friend of mine in the Red Lion for lunch in the 1970s. On one occasion I asked the barmaid for a pint of bitter and she burst into tears. Had I inadvertantly hurt her feelings or something? "It's not you, I just got hit by the dishwasher," she said. I mumbled something about dangerous machinery and she added "They employ some horrible people down there."Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-46576235454531395092010-06-20T16:31:23.313+02:002010-06-20T16:31:23.313+02:00I've been in seven out of your 10 and I agree ...I've been in seven out of your 10 and I agree with you on all of them.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703548364118364764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133802230513064516.post-30325570388689903542010-06-20T15:27:53.982+02:002010-06-20T15:27:53.982+02:00The French is one of my favourites. best place in ...The French is one of my favourites. best place in London on a summer evening. <br /><br />Is that bloke by the window on his mobile? Time was they'd have booted him out for that.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.com