You expect somewhere that’s only been open for a week to be popular and North Bar’s latest venture in Harrogate is really busy at 2000hrs Saturday 27th February. Quite a strange crowd, […]
The Pen Factory – Liverpool Revisited
The Neo Gothic monolith that is the Anglican Cathedral didn’t disappoint, but apart from that, things weren’t going too well on my Liverpool revisited trip. Wandering round the streets at the top […]
Liverpool revisited and The Baltic Fleet
People always say it’ll never be the same again. You can’t recreate something that was really good, really special, so you should never go back. I sort of held with that for […]
Arcadia, Headingley
I had intended doing a review on this place almost a year ago. Unfortunately they wouldn’t let us in, something which is still a talking point with our little group of drinkers, […]
Save The Henry Peacock!
I’m realistic enough to recognise when a pub is failing and I’ll be very honest and say I wouldn’t lift a finger to save an insect trapped in a fluorescent light fitting, […]
The Turks Head, Leeds – Preservation through elevation
Every time I walk into Whitelock’s I’m reminded of the Great siege of Malta (1565) when Jean de Valette decapitated Turkish prisoners and fired their heads back into the Ottoman camp. Sadly, as […]
Mr Foleys Beer Festival
I always worry about Mr Foleys on the Headrow, Leeds. It’s such a good pub, but why is it always pretty quiet during the afternoon/early evening? I’m assured that it gets pretty […]
Call for 1p beer duty cut won’t make a blind bit of difference to pubs!
CAMRA has joined forces with brewing trade associations and is calling for another 1p reduction in beer duty in the forthcoming budget, according to the February edition of what’s brewing. CAMRA chief, […]