One for the "never darken these doors again" list
The Royal Oak, 44 Tabard Street SE1 4JU
Went there last night to meet with the Snoozing One & Bro Angel.
Pleasant company as ever but what can I say but "Very unimpressed INDEED" with this pub. Starts with two pints of flat Carling at £6.20 - And I mean this is not in Central London but in a pokey little side road leading off from opposite the Borough Tube. But ho hum.
Now I remember this pub from years back (we had the launch of the Hunters game there as I remember) and it was always a "real ale" pub (but okay despite that) and I do try to differentiate between pubs that sell real ale (more joy to them / to each whatever they prefer) and cliquey little "CAMRA" holes where it seems that the more obscure & seriously demented you can get then the more points you seem to score. This now seems to be catering to the latter sort of punter
Finally while trying to put the world to rights I discovered a hitherto unknown brand of gobshites. Cos if the world has "Lager Louts" then these must be "Ale Arseholes" or something. Imagine some stereotype rugger buggers who have had a half pint too much old "Dickrot" or whatever and you get the idea of the tone deaf wailings. Don't know if they were regulars or if the landlady just didn't fancy asking them to belt up / sod off but .... definite obnoxious w*nkers.
All in all (leaving aside the company of both the Angel & the kipping one) a definite 2 out of 10 night. Must do a whole lot better.
PS - could also do with a spot of strong bleach in the Gents as that was (shall we say) “notably fragrant”.
Went there last night to meet with the Snoozing One & Bro Angel.
Pleasant company as ever but what can I say but "Very unimpressed INDEED" with this pub. Starts with two pints of flat Carling at £6.20 - And I mean this is not in Central London but in a pokey little side road leading off from opposite the Borough Tube. But ho hum.
Now I remember this pub from years back (we had the launch of the Hunters game there as I remember) and it was always a "real ale" pub (but okay despite that) and I do try to differentiate between pubs that sell real ale (more joy to them / to each whatever they prefer) and cliquey little "CAMRA" holes where it seems that the more obscure & seriously demented you can get then the more points you seem to score. This now seems to be catering to the latter sort of punter
Finally while trying to put the world to rights I discovered a hitherto unknown brand of gobshites. Cos if the world has "Lager Louts" then these must be "Ale Arseholes" or something. Imagine some stereotype rugger buggers who have had a half pint too much old "Dickrot" or whatever and you get the idea of the tone deaf wailings. Don't know if they were regulars or if the landlady just didn't fancy asking them to belt up / sod off but .... definite obnoxious w*nkers.
All in all (leaving aside the company of both the Angel & the kipping one) a definite 2 out of 10 night. Must do a whole lot better.
PS - could also do with a spot of strong bleach in the Gents as that was (shall we say) “notably fragrant”.