Latest reviews by josalen's friends

Powys Balti - review by Lara_roussel

Tue, 29 May 2007 17:20:47 +0000

Powys Balti - review by Lara_roussel

Rating: 3.0

Location: 1 Beaufort St, NP8 1AD, Crickhowell, United Kingdom

there is a certain green sauce that this place sells whcih resulted in my mother having to purchase a new worktop in the kitchen. god only knows what it did to my insides having seen what it did to formica!

Skinkers - review by Lara_roussel

Mon, 21 May 2007 15:59:56 +0000

Skinkers - review by Lara_roussel

Rating: 2.0

Location: 38-42 Tooley Street, SE1 2SZ, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7407 9189

Website: http://www.davy.co.uk

Desperate place. note to manager - throwing sawdust on the floor does not create a cosy atmosphere when your staff are rude and confrontational. wine is way too expensive for the surroundings, the clientele reflect directly on what has become a gathering place for middle management on 'cheeky' friday boozed up lunches, and strange tourist who mistakenly think they have stumpled upon a historic gem.
the toilets (you can tell a lot about a place by its toilets) are reminiscent of my grandfathers bathroom - delightful shades of dirty green and blue and lino with holes in it.
you'd be better off in Rembrandts - a classy place where you can get 2 large glasses of wine and a sharing platter for a tenner.
avoid avoid avoid at all costs.

Duke Of Devonshire - review by Lara_roussel

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:39:55 +0000

Duke Of Devonshire - review by Lara_roussel

Rating: 4.0

Location: 39 Balham High Road, SW12 9AN, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 8673 1363

best new years eve ive ever had. cheap booze,. fabulous early 90s music, oddly positioned fairy lights, and minor celebrities from Shipwrecked. what more could you ask!
the perfect way to see in 2007, and i could walk home via chicken cottage.
result!

The Garrison - review by Lara_roussel

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:16:34 +0000

The Garrison - review by Lara_roussel

Rating: 3.8

Location: 101 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3XB, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7089 9355

Website: http://www.thegarrison.co.uk/

Local pub perfectly positioned for lunchtime gastronomy and smoke free after work drinks. the food is fresh, exciting and seasonal and the drinks are not too pricey considering the lovely environment.
the cheese on toast (although it stings to pay Â£3.50 for cheese on toast) is the perfect way to soak up 7 glasses of chilled white wine, and the 'spicy nuts' are definitely the best way to stave off hunger pangs until you get to the macdonalds at london bridge!
the only negative slants to my Garrison experiences thus far is the toilets never smell too fresh (but i guess this comes with being underground and close to the river?) and the portions of chips are so tiny you need to have 3 to feel satisfied - not what i would expect for about Â£3.50 a pop!
its a lovely place, the only reason i go there less than i want is becuase of smoking colleagues, but soon there will be no excuse and i shall frequent it much more often.
splendid.