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»All in good time.«
32 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2AD
alexd
last updated on 03-12-2008:
Doesn’t take itself at all seriously. Actually, that’s not quite right, it takes itself just seriously enough. Nice warm feel to it, plenty of bric-a-brac and old books lying around and a hardcore of regulars logging in, coffee frothing it up or just shooting the shit. Bravo.
4 people thought this review was helpful
203 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LE
alexd
last updated on 20-11-2008:
One of my favourite places in London. There’s something very romantic about it, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it is. The original handrails on the staircase? Probably not, more likely the spaces, the views, the elegance and the calm. But I’m sure the handrails help.
4 people thought this review was helpful
Lode Lane, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 5XP
National Trust: Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
alexd
last updated on 12-10-2008:
Lovely lovely lovely. An amazing piece of preserved wetland - the last of its kind in this country I think, with some very well designed trails and walkways. The usual National Trust giftshop and cafe is in attendance and of the requisite quality, but folks, this place is all about the nature.
Highlight is a little observation hut where you can hunker down and look out across the fen (ideally with some binoculars) through some narrow slits in the sturcture. Educational wallcharts behind you inform as to what you might be seeing and the whole experience seems designed to make you stop, take stock and enjoy the silence as you zone out and search for the tiny movements which might betray some non-human activity.
The windmills are very pretty as well.
4 people thought this review was helpful
1 Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2PF
alexd
last updated on 13-09-2008:
The Geldart has just been re-opened after being taken over by Elvis, the bar manager from the (most excellent) Kingston Arms. He’s made a solid start, turning an unwelcoming and rundown pub into a venue with a lot of potential.
Elvis has brought over some of the things that made the Kingston Arms stand out, such as the free internet access and has added some twists of his own. The foremost of these is the 'hot rocks’ dishes on the the menu - you are presented with a tray upon which rests a large and very hot slab of rock, wich you use to cook your dish, be it lime chicken or vegetable kebab, yourself. It could be gimmicky, but it works because the quality of the food is good.
There’s more to come from this pub and I look forward to more changes.
5 people thought this review was helpful
43 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QL
alexd
last updated on 17-06-2008:
A perfect venue for football watching. Wonky furniture, a mish-mash of footballing paraphenalia dotted around, and an assortment of national flags and decorations give this bar a rough but vibrant charm.
The food is reasonably priced and leans towards ‘bar snacks’ rather than ‘full-on evening meal’ and the cocktail menu is bountiful.
There is a tiniest hint of Hoxton Twat to the place, but I do mean tiny, and this could just be my rampant reverse snobbery coming into play.
4 people thought this review was helpful
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