Finding a local
One of the pubs in our street has just been done up, changed hands and had a revamp. It was the Cuckmere, now it's The Grosvenor. It's tiny, has big leather sofas, retro chairs, very slidy stool at the bar and serves beer out of minimalist pumps. But I quite liked it. Very 'local' as in, quiet. Has a nice range of drinks.
We're trying to pick a 'local', as, within about 60 seconds of my front door we have: The Grosvenor, The Beford Tavern, The Lion and Lobster, The Duke of Norfolk, The Robin Hood, The Star and Sailor...the list goes on until about ten minutes walk away, by which time we must be talking 20 or 30 pubs. I like having a local, I enjoy pubs. We've yet to decide on whether The G will be it...I think we'll have to do a test of each place and mark it, then compare...
Drank a pint of bitter - nice, but uneventful. Harvey's isn't my favourite bitter, but it was all they had (not too promising) but then I had a pint of St Heliers, which was lovely.
For friendliness of staff, atmosphere, decor, drink choice and music I think I'd give it a 7 or so. It loses points for lack of bitter and because it's tiny, when you converse with friends you are chatting to the WHOLE pub. There is no privacy.
We're trying to pick a 'local', as, within about 60 seconds of my front door we have: The Grosvenor, The Beford Tavern, The Lion and Lobster, The Duke of Norfolk, The Robin Hood, The Star and Sailor...the list goes on until about ten minutes walk away, by which time we must be talking 20 or 30 pubs. I like having a local, I enjoy pubs. We've yet to decide on whether The G will be it...I think we'll have to do a test of each place and mark it, then compare...
Drank a pint of bitter - nice, but uneventful. Harvey's isn't my favourite bitter, but it was all they had (not too promising) but then I had a pint of St Heliers, which was lovely.
For friendliness of staff, atmosphere, decor, drink choice and music I think I'd give it a 7 or so. It loses points for lack of bitter and because it's tiny, when you converse with friends you are chatting to the WHOLE pub. There is no privacy.