A-Z Pub crawl - can you help make it less shit?

The Union Tavern in Clerkenwell, though might be too far? http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub946.html

an alternative for A could be the Admiral Duncan in Soho

you could go the the Marquis of Granby on Shaftsbury Avenue instead of the Moon Under Water

instead of O’Neills, there is the Old Coffee House in Soho (it is a pub, not a coffee house)

Posted about 1 year ago by tickledpink

beginning with U and X?

Uxbridge.

Posted about 1 year ago by iSleepDiagonal

There’s Unions in Paddington and Marylebone too, might be easier.

Posted about 1 year ago by Mockernee

Swap the HogsHead (urrrgh) with the Harp.

Posted about 1 year ago by Juvey

Tenuous, but there’s the Ten Bells (X Bells?) in Shoreditch, but it’s not been the same since they got rid of the strippers. If you’re willing to be even less strict, the OXO tower has a bar.

According to Beerintheevening, the only bar in London beginning with X is Xinc in Streatham, but that’s a) miles away, and b) closed down.

Posted about 1 year ago by flippy

Apparently there is bar near Liverpool Street called XS. If the name is anything to go by, it sounds shit.

Posted about 1 year ago by AssumingVakant

c) in Streatham

Posted about 1 year ago by iSleepDiagonal

Many good suggestions – thanks all! Looks like we have alternatives for all the crappy chain pubs except “Y” – any more for any more?

AssumingVakant – I’ve tried Googling “XS” with no joy (although I didn’t try too hard). Do you know roughly where it is? A trip on the Central Line will be a bit of a challenge after 23 pints but hey ho!

Thanks Flippy for the tenuous “X” – it might well need to be called upon. Otherwise maybe there’s a clubnight or similar that starts with an “x”.

Posted about 1 year ago by Ian

Personally I’d swap the Cork & Bottle for the Coal Hole, and swap Nelie Dean for Nell Gwynne.

X is going to be a challenge. Maybe a strip club in Soho starts “X-rated” or something equally subtle.

Posted about 1 year ago by Ben

You’ll probably have to end up doing something like the Exmouth Arms.

Posted about 1 year ago by Ben

Oh dear, it appears that I am a retard. I assumed the a-z list I found via google covered just London seeing as my search criteria was “a-z london bars”. Upon closer inspection it seems that XS is actually in Liverpool not on Liverpool Street. Sorry!

Posted about 1 year ago by AssumingVakant

you could try Ye Old Cock tavern on Fleet Street, I went there a last week and it was quite nice inside

or Ye Old Mitre Tavern in Farringdon or one of the other Ye olds

or the Yorkshire Grey near Oxford Circus

can’t think of any X’s

Posted about 1 year ago by tickledpink

Not sure I can have “ye” as it’s just in place of “the” but Yorkshire Grey is bound to be preferable to Yates!

Thanks Ben for Exmouth Arms – it may well come to that.

Posted about 1 year ago by Ian

Ok, so I think this is as close as I’ll get unless someone comes up with an “x”? So long as these all serve Guinness (less gas) I think it’s acheivable too… with the right hard work and training of course! Would anyone be even vaguely interested in attempting it?

Admiral Duncan
Bear & Staff
Coal Hole
Devonshire Arms
Essex Serpent
French House
Garrick Arms
Harp
Intrepid Fox
John Snow
Kings Arms
Lamb & Flag
Marquis of Granby
Nell Gwynne
Old Coffee House
Punch & Judy
Queens Head
Round Table
Salisbury
Toucan
Uxbridge Arms
Verve
Waxy O’Conners
eXmouth Arms
Yorkshire Grey
Zoo Bar

Posted about 1 year ago by Ian

near covent garden … are there any truly decent pubs nr covent garden prepares to be shot down..

Posted about 1 year ago by Richo

Richo: near covent garden … are there any truly decent pubs nr covent garden

er… you know we’re talking about a 26 pint pub crawl right? – I don’t think I can afford (or need) to be too fussy! ;o)

Posted about 1 year ago by Ian

Belgo’s, De Hems, Lowlander.

The Bear and Staff. (Ok, I’ll give you that one)

Posted about 1 year ago by flippy

true true mr ian – blame my excessive intake of vodka last night for ridiculous response…

good luck – what’s your crawl drink of choice?

Posted about 1 year ago by Richo

Hate to be troublesome, but hasn’t the Intrepid Fox been shut down (disgracefully)?

Posted about 1 year ago by MEW

Guinness is the sensible choice for such work Richo. There’s less gas and it’s easier to down in one should the pace of 1pint every 30mins start to flag or indeed if I decide to simply neck it as soon it’s poured and use the remaining 25mins for a power-nap in the corner (a tactic that is often frowned upon but one that has served me well on previous occasions)

MEW, I think there are two Intrepid Foxes. Which one did you mean?

Posted about 1 year ago by Ian