Marc's reviews
Review of The Frog in the Bedford
27 Jul 07, 00:51
So much potential... 
This pub lies dead opposite the Wilton Arms, which is the pub I used to live and work in...
I used to go to this pub when the Wilton got too much, or for a little change of scenery...
This place has so much potential but doesn't seem to be fulfilling it. The inside is very light and airy for a London pub and has a lot of space...It always seems to be pretty dead though, perhaps because of the location which is a good fifteen minutes away from Fulham Broadway but that would not explain why the Wilton is usually quite busy.
The staff are always polite and talkative and usually Australian! and the drinks are reasonable - as it's competition is just across the road...
The locals frequent both pubs and usually alternate with a couple of drinks in both, this is not explained why, but they're usually up to no good so maybe it's something devious...
Go to this pub if you want dodgy deals and a feeling of being watched...
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Review of The Slug And Lettuce
03 Jul 07, 10:45
Pub Chain with character 
This is a typical big chain pub - large spaces, cheap bearely edible food and the cheapest drinks around that slowly put the local pubs out of business
This particular slug and lettuce in Fulham Broadway is also the HQ of all the Australian and Kiwi travellers of London it seems. This does however make for a great atmosphere when any kind of sporting event is taking place especially rugby!
If you want to watch the football or rugby match in the pub and you're around Fulham Broadway, i'd suggest going here - it's loud brash and very 'antiquitanirian' - is that a word?! I mean Australian orientated but you can't help but get sucked into it all and can increase the excitment of the game tenfold!
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Review of Wilton Arms
03 Jul 07, 10:26
The Peter Shilton 
As London expands and becomes more 21st Century It can be harder and harder to find a traditional London boozer!
Well look no further than The Wilton Arms on Dawes Road, Fulham. This is certainly no wine bar and is a typical working mans pub. During the day it is frequented mostly by the pensioners and unemployed as a refuge to rest in between their trips to the bookmakers - but there are certainly a few characters to be found then! come the evening it starts to pick up and the night can come alive with Pool competions and Darts Leagues etc. The weekend is packed as everyone puts on their gladrags and heads out for a weekend full of karaoke headed by the governor doing his usual George Michael impression (which, to be fair, are actually rather good!)
The drinks are typically London prices but are all premium brands, no food is served in this pub but you can get a bag of crips or pork scratchings. Plus if you're peckish a person will come through with some steaks or salmon sooner or later...
If you want to mix with good honest working people (and a few dishonest ones!), ex-gangsters, current gangsters and cheeky cockneys then this is the pub for you. come with an open mind and a polite nature and you'll have a ball...
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