Week Seventeen
Another week gone and a more eventful one this week that is for sure. First things first I must come clean....the main special feature I promised to feature this week will actually feature next week as I got muddled up. Apologies. There is however a new special shout out section (think of it as a higher honour than the special guests section.)
Two places this week to report. Firstly was the Prince of Wales which is a edgey club in Brixton which ended in emotional disaster and the other was a civilised drink at a traditional old pub in Parsons Green called the White Horse.
Special guests include: Lefty, Toddy, Brownie, Jenbo Johnson, Dave, Anders, Cunur, Dexter, Jenbo Johnson, Syd, Daisy, Leechy, Freddie Allen, Joe O Shea and the returning COB.
Two places this week to report. Firstly was the Prince of Wales which is a edgey club in Brixton which ended in emotional disaster and the other was a civilised drink at a traditional old pub in Parsons Green called the White Horse.
Special guests include: Lefty, Toddy, Brownie, Jenbo Johnson, Dave, Anders, Cunur, Dexter, Jenbo Johnson, Syd, Daisy, Leechy, Freddie Allen, Joe O Shea and the returning COB.
Summary of POW
Name: Prince of Wales
Type: Edgey Club
Location: 467-469 Brixton Road, Brixton, SW9 8HH
Website: http://www.pow-london.com
Date Visited: 03/05/14
Price: A little punchy
Rating: 3.25/5
Review
A roller coaster of emotions at this joint to say the least. We were here at this edgey joint in the honour of Brownie's birthday and his housemate Dave too. You find the place on the Brixton High street and it's situated over the top two floors of the building boasting a quality roof terrace/smoking area (bit of estate agent patter).
First negative of the night came on the arrival when we were informed, because we had arrived after 11pm, that entry would come to £20. An early setback. We then climbed 4 flights of stairs to join the rest of the group, who had been drinking all day and were relatively sideways. We were congregated on the roof terrace which was awesome. It is a fantastic smoking area with a good outside bar and plenty of room to socialise. Best smoking area for a club in London? It's up there.
This is the smoking area at the top of building. Tidy
The club has a room on each floor playing decent house music and is open until 4am so you can't complain of the night ending early. I was having a cracking night and this place was destined for a rating in the 4's. However joy turned to despair as my phone was stolen from my back pocket. Yes yes I know, putting your phone in the back pocket was not my smartest move. To make matters worse the bouncers weren't the most helpful and instead were incredibly protective of the place saying I lost it rather than it was stolen. In hindsight they may have had a strong point.
Really good place this though and my advice to avoid drama would be to come before 11pm, keep your phone safe, enjoy the outside terrace and dance to the music. If you follow those instructions you'll have fun. Did have a good photo for you guys but Alas that is on the stolen phone. Sorry for the whinging.
Summary of The White Horse
Name: White Horse
Type: Traditional Pub
Location: 1-3 Parsons Green, London, SW6 4UL
Website: http://www.whitehorsesw6.com
Date Visited: 04/05/14
Price: Standard price
Rating: 3.35/5
Review
Special Shoutout
Winner: Oli Leech
Rating: 4.7/5
Special shoutout goes to Oli Leech this week for hosting a cracking barbecue serving all of us his home made burgers (can't resist a burger). Best food I had all week and impressively home made so for that a high rating indeed. Falls short of a 5 as he questioned having butter in the bap. Madness
The Sunday night had arrived of the bank holiday and it was time for a few beers (oh stop it) to really take advantage of not having work the next day. Oli Leech kindly had the five a side football team Fishing for Tackles over for an end/middle of season barbecue where we sat around reminiscing of old goals I scored. Chris O Brien, my investor from the Far East who is rumoured to be making Blog T-shirts you can all purchase, had returned to England for a week and was keen to feature on the blog.
In a stroke of good fortune just around the corner was the White Horse where Syd was having a few drinks and asked if we wanted to join. The pub was heaving with people but the majority of the customers were fairly binned so the wait at the bar was very quick. It had to be under a minute which is commendable on a bank holiday.
I do like this pub I must say as it has a good beer garden at the front and a lively atmosphere. The only criticism was that it shut up shop just before 11pm...cost it a few points. Do recommend it for a drink if you're in the area.
I do like this pub I must say as it has a good beer garden at the front and a lively atmosphere. The only criticism was that it shut up shop just before 11pm...cost it a few points. Do recommend it for a drink if you're in the area.
Special Shoutout
Winner: Oli Leech
Rating: 4.7/5
Poem Advice
Floating around Brixton
Looking for an edgey night
£20 entry after 11
might give you a fright
Chilling in parsons green
want a sociable drink
Then White horse is for you
You'll be served before you think
Another week done and again I apologise for moaning a wee bit. Right so onto next week where the new feature will be introduced and for all you fans out there I will be at the Marriott Sevens on Saturday and Surveyor sevens on Sunday. Good chance for you to get on the much coveted special shout out slot.
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