The Victoria, 110 Grove Road

As I walk in I quickly discover that the erstwhile old man’s boozer I remembered from my student days has evidently coughed on its last Woodbine and gone to the great bar in the sky. It has now been transformed into a dark indie-themed pub aimed at a young and hip crowd. What it lacks in beer (which comprises all of the usual crap plus some bottled Youngs/Wells beers) is compensated by some great music. I probably would have loved this place as a student with its varied attractions including regular live music slots and DJs, cinema nights and reasonably priced student food such as marmite on toast and fish finger sandwiches. Bizarrely, they also sell cupcakes to take away. Cupcakes in a pub? Have they gone barking mad? As odd as it may be, perhaps this place represents the future of urban pubs.

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