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[Vee]

thelittleegg said:

How about Hunan - the restaurant with no menu.

I was just about to recommend Hunan, and the last post on the thread as I go into page 2 is yours !
OP - great recommendation here.

[Monkeythree]

Hunan looks interesting! Have sent a link to the other guys and I think it is likely to be argued over (a good thing)!

[Vee]

thelittleegg said:

I've not been myself, but have read good things and it came to mind. Have you been?

Many times.
I'm biased as an old friend's family own and run it.
However, no one I've been there with has been anything other than impressed.
It is perfect for what the OP is after.

[PurpleMeanie]

Turn7 said:

Fullers tour is a tenner well spent.....

Nowadays you could do a full day's tasting on a Saturday of the independent breweries like The Kernel and Anspatch and Hopday in Bermondsey. I think there are about 6 along the "Beer Mile" open.

Not to dismiss Fullers tour. It is good, and the brewery tap is great.

[iphonedyou]

Never been to Hunan but walk past it twice a day every day. However, The Orange a few doors down is my working week local. Also the Fox and Hounds, spent a memorable Wednesday (and Thursday) there last week. Great.

[Turn7]

PurpleMeanie said:

Turn7 said:

Fullers tour is a tenner well spent.....

Nowadays you could do a full day's tasting on a Saturday of the independent breweries like The Kernel and Anspatch and Hopday in Bermondsey. I think there are about 6 along the "Beer Mile" open.

Not to dismiss Fullers tour. It is good, and the brewery tap is great.

Ooh, didnt know about this. Where can I find out more?

[Dicky Knee]

Try The Ten Bells Pub on Commercial Street. They have a good restaurant upstairs but if you don't fancy that St John Bread and Wine is a couple of doors down, Poppies Fish and Chips around the corner in Hanbury Street or Hawksmoor for an excellent steak.

The Ten Bells is said to have been one of the pubs that Jack the Ripper frequented so you could also pick up a walking tour around the area.

[PurpleMeanie]

Turn7 said:

PurpleMeanie said:

Turn7 said:

Fullers tour is a tenner well spent.....

Nowadays you could do a full day's tasting on a Saturday of the independent breweries like The Kernel and Anspatch and Hopday in Bermondsey. I think there are about 6 along the "Beer Mile" open.

Not to dismiss Fullers tour. It is good, and the brewery tap is great.

Ooh, didnt know about this. Where can I find out more?

It is all a bit "underground" although very busy. Just Google "Bermondsey Beer Mile" - there are plenty of people who have blogged the route and that will have links to the various breweries.

This is fairly recent, but it is work checking opening times on each brewery website.

http://londonpubcrawls.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/be...

I love The Kernel's beers, so find it hard to move on from there !

[Turn7]

PurpleMeanie said:

Turn7 said:

PurpleMeanie said:

Turn7 said:

Fullers tour is a tenner well spent.....

Nowadays you could do a full day's tasting on a Saturday of the independent breweries like The Kernel and Anspatch and Hopday in Bermondsey. I think there are about 6 along the "Beer Mile" open.

Not to dismiss Fullers tour. It is good, and the brewery tap is great.

Ooh, didnt know about this. Where can I find out more?

It is all a bit "underground" although very busy. Just Google "Bermondsey Beer Mile" - there are plenty of people who have blogged the route and that will have links to the various breweries.

This is fairly recent, but it is work checking opening times on each brewery website.

http://londonpubcrawls.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/be...

I love The Kernel's beers, so find it hard to move on from there !

Brilliant, thanks for that.

We try and do GBBF every year and this could be a nice additional day out.

[anonymous-user]

Do you like tinned fish?

[Turn7]

MonkeyMatt said:

Do you like tinned fish?

Me?

No.

[Big E 118]

Borough Market is a good shout, some great pubs around there and amazing food stalls. Great for a Sunday brunch.

For something different, a bit of a bohemian cocktail bar/cafe with good bar snacks is Freud http://freud.eu/cafe-bars/ . These a proper cocktails made from fresh ingredients by skilled bar staff, worth a visit.

[okgo]

Just don't go on thurs/fri/sat night its RAMMED.

[Cheib]

Dicky Knee said:

The Ten Bells is said to have been one of the pubs that Jack the Ripper frequented so you could also pick up a walking tour around the area.

You have to love the marketing....they don't know who he was but know which pub he frequented!

When I worked on Bishopsgate ten years ago the Ten Bells was a old fashioned "pound in the pint jug" strippers pub.

[Lynchie999]

MonkeyMatt said:

Do you like tinned fish?