tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5666451533299685411..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Home Counties havensCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33967623905341298552019-09-25T21:20:17.117+01:002019-09-25T21:20:17.117+01:00Actually, I remember the Engineer's Arms runni...Actually, I remember the Engineer's Arms running a beer festival of classic beers such as Bass and Bishop's Finger earlier in the year :-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35160093871491557592019-09-24T11:00:17.020+01:002019-09-24T11:00:17.020+01:00Sadly, it looks as though one of these pubs, the T...Sadly, it looks as though one of these pubs, the <a href="https://whatpub.com/pubs/CME/11064/three-elms-chignal-st-james" rel="nofollow">Three Elms at Chignal St James</a>, has recently closed. I don't intend to edit the post, though, as it's not intended to be a live listing.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-42430859005762288842019-09-24T08:41:53.527+01:002019-09-24T08:41:53.527+01:00By the skin of its teeth!
(Which, of course, is m...By the skin of its teeth!<br /><br />(Which, of course, is me admitting my error…)TomJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739098236350031959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31111682981396345732019-09-22T17:24:37.395+01:002019-09-22T17:24:37.395+01:00Sounds good, so I'll add it to the list. It...Sounds good, so I'll add it to the list. It's in Bedfordshire, though :-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-52159888927222536652019-09-22T16:26:24.687+01:002019-09-22T16:26:24.687+01:00It's years since I was in they neck of the woo...It's years since I was in they neck of the woods, but The Engineer's Arms in Henle, Herts used to be jolly good.TomJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739098236350031959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14211938824878976152019-09-19T13:46:08.747+01:002019-09-19T13:46:08.747+01:00You are doing a fine service for normal pubs sir! ...You are doing a fine service for normal pubs sir! Britain Beermatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73659153171976311842019-09-13T07:05:34.772+01:002019-09-13T07:05:34.772+01:00You are a hard taskmaster Mudgie, definitely a pub...You are a hard taskmaster Mudgie, definitely a pub.Citrahttps://thepubexplorer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-81203892879846854262019-09-13T03:15:07.065+01:002019-09-13T03:15:07.065+01:00I can't agree about a Tesco Express.
In all th...I can't agree about a Tesco Express.<br />In all the years I've used pubs only once have I been told that I wouldn't be served a pint if I wasn't dining. I decided to eat and then half way down my pint changed my mind again.<br />"Some pubs manage to successfully balance a strong food trade with still having a pubby character" and that's usually with the retention of separate rooms, lounge for diners and bar for drinkers as with the Morris Man very near me and Swan at Whiston several miles away. The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-75895168083938129382019-09-12T22:00:32.754+01:002019-09-12T22:00:32.754+01:00Gastropubs may be perfectly good establishments on...Gastropubs may be perfectly good establishments on their own terms, but in my view anywhere that has become in functional terms effectively a restaurant no longer qualifies as a pub. The local community would probably be better served by converting it to a Tesco Express. Some pubs manage to successfully balance a strong food trade with still having a pubby character, but others make no attempt.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54807737546322001312019-09-12T20:19:58.982+01:002019-09-12T20:19:58.982+01:00It's a pity that you let your predudices regar...It's a pity that you let your predudices regarding gastro pubs get the better of you, the are some excellent pubs out there, Oxfordshire has some excellent country pubs, some gastro some not. The Black Horse, Checkendon, mentioned in your Twitter list is very remote, in the middle of woodland, a lovely pub, but wound never make a newspaper list, due to it being wet led. All lists like the one mentioned are going to be subjective, everyone reading this blog could give you their favourite pubs, and this would differ from person to person,largely based on preference, and personal tastes.Tinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007408792206302146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-9564325603395051362019-09-12T15:07:47.598+01:002019-09-12T15:07:47.598+01:00We were here a fortnight ago, we had a meal, but w...We were here a fortnight ago, we had a meal, but were sitting in a pub!omendenfarmhttp://www.littleomenden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90854875000931084162019-09-12T08:02:40.054+01:002019-09-12T08:02:40.054+01:00Yes, Brakspear's used to have lots of unspoilt...Yes, Brakspear's used to have lots of unspoilt little pubs in the countryside around Henley, most of which I fear have now either closed down or gone gastro. Two that fall into the latter category are the Crooked Billet at Stoke Row and the Dew Drop at Hurley.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85393365639502785222019-09-12T07:58:07.303+01:002019-09-12T07:58:07.303+01:00No, I think for the purposes of this exercise the ...No, I think for the purposes of this exercise the extensive description on WhatPub of its restaurant facilities disqualifies it, although it sounds praiseworthy in many respects.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70747388599091666702019-09-12T00:15:05.483+01:002019-09-12T00:15:05.483+01:00Prince Albert, Frieth (near High Wycombe), Bucks? ...Prince Albert, Frieth (near High Wycombe), Bucks? Not perfect (and I weep inwardly at the loss of Henley-brewed Brakspear's every time I visit), but perhaps the nearest thing nowadays to one of the Brakspear 'gems'.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90391430019800447752019-09-11T23:08:51.282+01:002019-09-11T23:08:51.282+01:00Surrey Oaks Newdigate?Surrey Oaks Newdigate?Citrahttps://thepubexplorer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-91009743774191895742019-09-11T22:48:19.349+01:002019-09-11T22:48:19.349+01:00Yes, I see what you mean. I hadn't read the in...Yes, I see what you mean. I hadn't read the introductory paragraph thoroughly enough.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12548579722105919852019-09-11T21:48:09.536+01:002019-09-11T21:48:09.536+01:00Snargate is a bit far - 71 miles - but I can add t...Snargate is a bit far - 71 miles - but I can add the other two to the list.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37532652663325613622019-09-11T21:27:28.614+01:002019-09-11T21:27:28.614+01:00In addition to the aforementioned Red Lion, Snarga...In addition to the aforementioned Red Lion, Snargate (Doris's), I would add the Rock Inn at Chiddingstone Hoath, and possibly the Crown at Groombridge for Kent.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11732212554663052462019-09-11T18:20:57.306+01:002019-09-11T18:20:57.306+01:00Doris's in Snargate surely?Doris's in Snargate surely?Sic1314https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483987336328474503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15386887212871782452019-09-11T13:25:14.851+01:002019-09-11T13:25:14.851+01:00Those are only thirty-odd. You haven't seen th...Those are only thirty-odd. You haven't seen the list of those that have closed!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55956497990489225572019-09-11T10:22:45.399+01:002019-09-11T10:22:45.399+01:00All them pubs and people claim pubs are dying?
The...All them pubs and people claim pubs are dying?<br />There's more pubs than soft mick.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90803185450070482662019-09-11T09:44:20.747+01:002019-09-11T09:44:20.747+01:00I'd add The Woodman at Wild Hill, just outside...I'd add The Woodman at Wild Hill, just outside Potters Bar but feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. Great beer, wet-led, old-fashioned opening hours, always busy.<br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35560026655218143002019-09-11T09:27:15.409+01:002019-09-11T09:27:15.409+01:00For Buckinghamshire, I would nominate The White Ho...For Buckinghamshire, I would nominate The White Horse in Hedgerley (which has been in the GBG I think).Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193961453522415377noreply@blogger.com