Personal reconnaissance of that pub by my (non-drinking) librarian friend. ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Just back from lunch at The Gunmakers. I have walked past it several times before - it's just south of Ossington Buildings. Quite small - but not unusually so for an old London pub. Building goes back to 1780 or so. It was The William Wallace (complete with life size cardboard Mel Gibson in Braveheart!). Revamped 4 or 5 years ago and has just reopened after a refurbishment. Pub sign is Churchill and there are several pictures of him inside, including the one alluded to - a large black and white reproduction of what looks like a painting of him on the doorstep of No. 10, with the label below. Other décor is gun cartridges, some Scottish Highland paintings (huntin', shootin' and fishin' sort of things) and some very nice photographs of the area in the 19C - sadly very high up on the walls. Can't speak for the beer, though it was crowded with young advertising executive types (1.15pm on a Friday lunchtime is not going to be the quietest time). Very impressive menu and excellent fish and chips; my friend said the same of the scampi and chips. The Ploughman's on the menu looked as if it would feed a small army. Impressed that the bottles of ketchup etc weren't clogged up and were as clean as your home ones would be. Gunmakers plates too and very fast service given how crowded they were. Facilities very good. Well worth a visit next time you're in the area, I'd say. Catherine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
