• Added: 29th of May 2007
• Area: Crickhowell
• Category: Food and Drink

Crickhowell NP8 1AD

Lara_roussel said

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!

• Added: 21st of May 2007
• Area: Bankside
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London SE1 2SZ
020 7407 9189

Lara_roussel said

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.

• Added: 21st of May 2007
• Area: Balham
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London SW12 9AN
020 8673 1363

Lara_roussel said

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!

• Added: 21st of May 2007
• Area: Bermondsey
• Category: Restaurants

London SE1 3XB
020 7089 9355

Lara_roussel said

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 £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 £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.