Scrap my suggestion re the maple leaf - the porterhouse is a much better idea! Dan
Bruno Girin <[email protected]> wrote: >Or alternatively, you've got the Porterhouse across the road: large pub >and micro-brewery over 3 floors with lots of space so they should >probably be able to reserve an area. Not sure about food though. > >Another one I quite like is Bunken Bar on Earlham St: underground place >and quite large. Don't know about food either. > >Both of them are within walking distance of BCS and Covent Garden tube >station. > >On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 21:28 +0100, Dan Fish wrote: >> May I suggest the maple leaf - it's about 100th yards from the bcs. Canadian >> themed though.... >> Dan >> >> Alan Bell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >Hi all, >> > >> >as we move into April the release of Ubuntu 11.04 the Natty Narwhal >> >swims into view. Because this will be a *huge* celebration we have >> >arranged a bank holiday on the following day for you, so there is no >> >excuse for not partying on a weekday. In the afternoon will be a >> >slightly formal "launch" event and photo opportunity for journalists and >> >bloggers and the community, at the British Computing Society on >> >Southampton Street near Charring Cross, dunno if there will be any nosh, >> >but if there is it would be of the diminutive sandwiches and canapés >> >variety. There is going to be a registration for this as we are going to >> >need names and numbers in advance. Following that we will be moving on >> >to somewhere else with less formality and more booze, probably a pub. >> > >> >This part of the plan is less well defined than the first part so I am >> >*seeking* *your* *help*. What we need to do is pick a pub, or other >> >venue. One that serves food and has a decent amount of space, one that >> >will perhaps let us reserve an area for free, one within walking >> >distance of the BCS and within staggering distance of a tube. Power >> >sockets and wifi would be a mild bonus, but the evening is more about >> >partying than geeking out. >> > >> >Please respond with venue suggestions and feel free to start planning >> >what to do for the rest of your day off, I heard that some kids that >> >went to Edinburgh Uni are taking advantage of the Natty bank holiday to >> >get hitched in Westminster, but you could do anything you like. >> > >> >Alan. >> > >> >-- >> >[email protected] >> >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > >-- >[email protected] >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
