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| The Admiral Duncan, 54 Old Compton St, W1D 4UB |
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Pillar of the gay community in Soho, spilling out to take over most of Compton Street in the summer, it seems to have lost some of its kudos recently to the nearby rising stars of Comptons and the Duke of Wellington. Wireless internet.
Reviewed by Fred Flange, Feb 2007
Telephone: 020 7437 5300
Nearby pubs: The Coach and Horses, 29 Greek Street (150 metres),
The Carlisle, 2 Bateman Street (140 metres),
The Dog and Duck, 18 Bateman Street (120 metres),
The Crown and Two Chairmen, 31 Dean Street (110 metres),
De Hems, 11 Macclesfield Street (120 metres),
The Golden Lion, 51 Dean Street (70 metres),
The Ship, 116 Wardour Street (190 metres),
The White Horse, 45 Rupert St, Soho (150 metres),
The Pillars of Hercules, 7 Greek St (180 metres),
The Three Greyhounds, 25 Greek St (140 metres),
The French House, 49 Dean St (30 metres)
Nearest station: Leicester Square, Zone 1 (330 metres)
| The Admiral Mann, 9 Hargrave Place, N7 0BP |
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First impressions? Well, it's ultra traditional. It retains separate lounge and bar areas. The beige/brown walls display a mixture of vaguely nautical pictures and pub bric-a-brac. Middle aged builders sup on their pints at the bar whilst discussing the price of timber. Englebert Humperdinck croons his Last Waltz on the jukebox. It's all very old school. Just like the alehouses in days of old, they don't serve food. The beer is worth mentioning - McMullens (never heard of it until now). It does exactly what it says on the tin. A solid, no frills local boozer.
Reviewed by Paul Melton, May 2004
Telephone: 020 7485 4739
Nearest station: Kentish Town, Zone 2 (690 metres)
| The Agricultural, Liverpool Road, Islington, N1 0RW |
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Unremarkable but pleasant enough, parked on the corner near Sainsbury and Woolworths, and therefore a good enough excuse not to visit either. Hovering halfway between traditional pub and trendy bar (and managing to be neither), its very lack of definition appeals to a broad enough range of people to slowly fill up as the evening progresses, but not getting to the point of being too busy (at least on the Tuesday of visiting). Plenty of tables, nice bar staff, a few real ales and prices that were not too exorbitant considering the area. The occasional weird punter. Has a TV showing football, but the sound was off and no-one seemed to be paying attention anyway.
Reviewed by Fred Flange, Jan 2007
Nearby pubs: The Red Lion, 418 St John's Street (270 metres),
The Steam Passage, 44 Upper Street, Islington (180 metres),
The York, 82 Islington High Street (140 metres),
The Castle, 54 Pentonville Rd (200 metres),
Clockwork, 66-68 Pentonville Road (270 metres)
Nearest station: Angel, Zone 1 (140 metres)
| The Albany, 240 Great Portland Street, W1W 5QU |
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I don't usually like pubs that have gone all sofa lounge style. It usually attracts people with odd beards who work in advertising, are ex-web developers or do something equally useless. However, this used to be a firkin Firkin (if you see what I mean,) so this new incarnation is a big improvement. In fact, to my horror, I actually found it, er, quite relaxed, and even, um, pleasant as I lounged through a lunchtime in a smug beardy sort of manner, watching people pass by on the street. The food is crap and expensive, but to compensate the staff are lovely. I'm not sure what's coming over me. Must be time for a shave...
Reviewed by Fred Flange, Nov 2003
Telephone: 020 7387 0221
Nearest station: Great Portland Street, Zone 1 (50 metres)
| Albert Arms, 57 Kingston Hill, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7PX |
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Has just undergone a refit, which from the outside looks truly horrific.
Reviewed by Doogal Bell, Apr 2007
Nearest station: Norbiton, Zone 5 (580 metres)
| The Albion, 10 Thornhill Road, N1 1HW |
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Large, with little rooms and passages opening off in various directions, a huge beer garden and an interesting food menu. Dark wood, standard decor, a lovely front lounge opening onto the street. Disorientating toilets keep the beer-addled brain in working order. Set in some kind of utopian parallel-universe London of easy lives and limitless wealth, lost within backstreets of white stucco bliss and urban pleasantry, this is worth taking the trouble to locate. Especially on Saturday afternoons
Reviewed by Fred Flange, Apr 2002
Telephone: 020 7607 7450
Nearest station: Angel, Zone 1 (790 metres)
| The Albion, 102 Blundell Street, N7 9BL |
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The bar inside mimics the curve of the elegant Victorian faade that faces the street. Ageing men seated at the bar struggle to converse over the blaring “Urban” music. After several futile attempts at communication, they give up and return to their newspapers and fags. The daughter is clearly in charge of the music in this family run establishment and I don’t think she’s quite yet grasped the musical tastes of the clientele. Light streams in through the large windows highlighting the tobacco haze and shows an absence of dust. Evidently, the family seem to be doing a good job of keeping the place clean. The beer was equally well-kept. A solid unpretentious local.
Reviewed by Paul Melton, June 2004
Telephone: 020 7607 3196
Nearest station: Caledonian Road, Zone 2 (530 metres)
| The Albion, 26 High St, South Norwood, SE25 6HA |
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The pub’s sign proclaims this is “Home of the Eagles”. Not the band who wrote “Hotel California” - no. This pub is in the catchment area of Crystal Palace FC who have recently appointed the maverick Neil Warnock as their manager. Good luck to them. Like the football team it supports, this pub seems to be struggling. On our visit there were only three other punters and the barmaid present. There are planets in the outer reaches of the solar system that have more atmosphere. Hopefully match days see more business, as this could be a good pub. The Courage Best was excellent and slaked our thirst after some serious DIY.
Reviewed by Paul Melton, Oct 2007
Nearby pubs: The Ship, 55 High Street, South Norwood (30 metres),
The Jolly Sailor, 64 High St, South Norwood (130 metres),
The Alliance, 91 High St, South Norwood (220 metres),
The Portmanor, Portland Rd (220 metres)
Nearest station: Norwood Junction, Zone 4 (270 metres)
| The Albion, 45 Fairfield Rd, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2PY |
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Recently underwent a refit and although there is nothing wrong with the new decor, it is lacking something. It serves OK beer, serves decent Thai food and was quite busy when we visited in mid-week but it seems to be somewhat soulless. My brother was quite happy with it, but then he lives in Hong Kong so doesn't get to visit real pubs very often. And even he was grumbling about the poor selection of proper beer (IPA and, er, that's it, on the evening we visited).
Reviewed by Doogal Bell, Oct 2007
Nearest station: Kingston, Zone 6 (450 metres)
| The Albion, 94 Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QY |
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Small and lively. Very lively. A beaten-up, beaming, good-humoured, ramshackle local that hasn't had a facelift in a very long time
Reviewed by Fred Flange, Jan 2003
Telephone: 020 7739 0185
Nearest station: Cambridge Heath, Zone 2 (540 metres)
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