[LRUG] Change of pub venue?

[Joel Chippindale]

It appears I have under estimated the amount of thought, effort (and
research) put into setting up LRUG - see you all at the Slaughtered Lamb in
August ;o)

J.

On 19 July 2011 22:05, Murray Steele <murray.steele at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 19 July 2011 18:34, Joel Chippindale <joel.chippindale at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> As the August LRUG registration goes up I realise that my sporadic
>> attendance of LRUG in recent months has been, at least in part, because I
>> find the Slaughtered Lamb a bit too noisy and crowded to be able to
>> comfortably chat to fellow LRUGers post meet.
>>
>
> When we moved to the Goswell Road venue I did a mini pub crawl with some
> other LRUG booze hounds because I had similar concerns.  Problem is it's
> pretty slim pickings around here, and despite the shortcomings The
> Slaughtered Lamb might be the best option.  It does food too, which is nice.
>
>
>> How about a change of pub venue for after the meeting?
>>
>> Here are some pubs a similar distance away from the meet
>>
>> - The Old Ivy House (
>> http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/the-old-ivy-house/141)
>>
>
> Didn't try this one, but it looks pretty small from the outside.
>
>
>> - The White Lion (http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/white-lion/265)
>>
>
> We tried this at the end of the night, it's actually reasonably-sized.  Our
> misgivings were that it seemed pretty local; perhaps the sort of place where
> there might be friction with the regulars should 50 or more ruby programmers
> pitch up on a Monday night and crowd the bar for 30 mins.
>
>
>> - The Chequers (
>> http://www.randompubfinder.com/review.php?Name=The_Chequers,_44_Old_Street&Pub=789
>> )
>>
>
> Didn't try it.  Could be worth a go.
>
>
>> - The Sutton Arms (
>> http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/50/5043/Sutton_Arms/Clerkenwell) -
>> this is opposite the Slaughtered Lamb but is perhaps a bit small for us all.
>>
>
> Yeah, that was our conclusion too.  It seemed like a nice pub, but it's
> pretty tiny in there.
>
>
>> I'll have to admit to not getting very hands on with this research so I
>> haven't actually visited any of these, except for the Sutton Arms. However I
>> feel confident that some more dedicated beer afficionados on the LRUG list
>> might have already scoped these out and be able to give a bit more insight
>> into their suitability.
>>
>
> Anyone want to scope out the Old Ivy House and The Chequers and report
> back?  Also try out The Sutton Arms and The White Lion for a second opinion.
>  Maybe another LRUG Nights (http://lrug.org/nights) to scope out
> alternative pubs?
>
> Actually, maybe the solution is just to have more regular LRUG Nights?
>  Anyone want to organise one?
>
> Muz
>
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