On 13 November 2011 10:04, Alan Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > the next Happy Hour will be on the 8th of December in Surbiton. A well > connected part of West London with good train access to everywhere. The > exact venue is yet to be determined, but the intrepid explorer Dan Fish has > volunteered to take one for the team and go on a research expedition to > explore suitability of the available options. He will let us know the venue > just as soon as he recovers.
I'm game - Surbiton is fairly local for me. I asked a friend who lives there for recommendations for (or against) local hostelries. This was the result: « Name: Bosco Lounge Bar Address: 9 St Marks Hill, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4LQ Hotel / brasserie place. A gastro. Name: The Coronation Hall Address: St. Marks Hill, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4LQ A grim Spoonie. Lots of room but did I mention it was grim? Name: Corkys Wine Bar Address: 12, Claremont Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4QU Even grimmer than the Spoonie. Fights. Avoid. Name: The Surbiton Flyer ** Address: 84 Victoria Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4PD Right beside the station, turn left when you come out of the entrance. Not that exciting but reasonable if a bit pricey. Usually seats going. Gastro leanings. Name: Duke of York ** Address: 64-65 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4NQ Pricey gastro, but usually a reasonable atmosphere. Pleasant enough place for a quiet midweek drink. Live music. Name: The Victoria ** Address: 28 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4JT Slightly more run down than the Duke, but friendly locals and staff. Gets noisy when the footy is on TV. Youngs. Usually has some seats. Name: The Antelope Address: 87 Maple Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AW Footie pub. Never been in there. Looks rough from outside. Name: Rubicon Bar ** Address: 97 Maple Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AW Expensive wine bar run by a cute blonde. Bar furniture looks like it's been nicked from Blake’s 7. Quite like drinking in there occasionally but it’s a bit up itself. Either quiet as the grave or full of media types. Name: Gordon Bennnett bar + kitchen ** Address: 75 Maple Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4AG A "Sunday roast, newspapers, 3 bottles of wine and a Bloody Mary" type gastro. OK in the afternoon, crowded Weds-Sat nights. Personally I like it but service can be slow and the manager’s got a rep for being grumpy although I've always thought he was okay. Name: The Grove Tavern Address: Grove Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4BX Similar to GBs above. A gastro, big beer garden with decking. OK, as I recall but not been in there for 2 years. Name: The Saucy Kettle Address: 7 Brighton Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5LX Sporty and sticky. Empty in the week, rammed on Saturdays for big screen footie. Occasionally violent. There's a cheap and cheerful Indian (cash meals half price, dodgy arse the next day) two doors up. Name: The Black Lion Address: 58 Brighton Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5PL Cheap, and quieter early in the week, bit rough occasionally. Beer OK as I recall. Name: The Lamb ** Address: 73 Brighton Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5NF Good beer, not too pricey, but cheeseboards are the only food and they are a bit pricey for what you get. Bit cramped if you’re a large group. Always a few regulars on the same stools around the bar. » -- Liam Proven • Info & profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven Email: [email protected] • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: [email protected] Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • MSN: [email protected] • ICQ: 73187508 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
