[LRUG] New post-meeting pub

[Gabe da Silveira]

How could they change a name like The Master Gunner to Finch's? It's a
travesty.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Murray Steele <murray.steele at lrug.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As you’re all (hopefully) aware we’ll be hosting our meetings at the new
> Skills Matter offices: CodeNode on South Place (between Liverpool St. and
> Moorgate stations).  I visited it for their launch on Monday and it’s a
> really nice space.  Lots of rooms and very spacious.
>
> What I didn’t really get a handle on is what might make a good
> post-meeting venue for food+drinks.  CodeNode is directly opposite The Red
> Lion on Eldon Street (
> http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/red-lion-moorgate/c0837/) - but that
> self describes as cosy and is clearly tiny.  Just up the street it The
> Fleetwood (http://www.thefleetwood.co.uk/) which is bigger, but also
> seems wee.  In the area and large is the All Bar One on the corner of
> Moorgate and Chiswell Street (
> http://www.allbarone.co.uk/national-search/london/all-bar-one-chiswell-street)
> - but, y’know, it’s an All Bar One.
>
> I was going to suggest The Master Gunner (
> http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/master-gunner/409) purely because
> although it’s not an amazing pub, it was quite big.  However, it’s been
> reopened as Finch’s Pub (http://www.finchspub.co.uk
> <http://www.finchspub.co.uk/gallery>) and seems more gastro-y.  This
> could be nice in terms of getting some decent food, but maybe it’s more
> tabley and has less room.  I don’t suppose anyone has been recently?
>
> If no-one has any better suggestions I think we should just try Finch’s
> Pub for the August meeting, and if it’s ok we can stick with it, but if
> it’s clearly unsuitable we can try somewhere else after the September
> meeting.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Murray
>
>
>
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