- Wine bars
- Dives
- Old men's pubs
In so far as I have any great affinity with pubs (having been teetoal for a long, long time, God help me) I always feel the most comfortable in old men's pubs, and did all the more back when I was a drinker. These days, it's an opportunity to people-watch in one of the last strongholds of the good old-fashioned barmpot. For those of you with no experience of this environment, No Good Boyo presents us with a lovingly-rendered picture of one of the species.
The world is not so bad a place when there are still snug bars filled with men wafting the froth off their ale with their caps.
Don't even mention pubs! I've had a massive pub disappointment recently. A local pub has axed my favourite item -- "Ploughman's Lunch"---from their menu. Some things shouldn't change.
ReplyDeleteI hope it's not been replaced by ciabatta!
ReplyDeletePubs should be home to slabs of good, chunky bread.
thank you for bringing No Good Boyo into my life. Now I have another hilarious blog to read when i really should be working.
ReplyDeleteTrendy Italian has no place in a pub. I go there to indulge my shepherdess roots, not live la dolce vita.
ReplyDeleteQuite right too.
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