I'm not a fan of pubs or bars or basically any place in which there are many beers on tap. I don't like them so much that I didn't even know "pub" was short for "public"! I still can't believe it!
But when I entered this establishment, I ate my words. They may not have the fancy cocktails that I have become accustomed to and they may have a million different beers on tap but this place felt like home. I walked in and felt like I was having a dinner party at a friend's house.
It has a lived in feeling with wooden tables and old chairs with cushions that I would lay a cozy over first before seating but the interesting part is that there are tables in which every seat is a lounge couch! I love that. And then you walk up the padded rug staircase and I felt like I needed to take my shoes off to walk on it. Upstairs is the coolest part where it's a small room with a large screen that specifically shows off Premiere League soccer games. In the afternoon this room will be filled with old English blokes watching a bit of footie. Walking through the upstairs room takes you to the rooftop patio, there is also a separate patio downstairs street level.
Bathrooms are decent but the paper towels they have to wipe your hands with are so thick and soft that I took a few home to use to wash my face with.
All the food is very English oriented with lots of pies and a sticky toffee pudding that was phenomenal. There are different specials daily and they tend to run out of stuff and change things up on the menu depending on what they had fresh for the day.
So I guess what I'm saying is that I wouldn't mind coming to this PUBLIC house once in a while and that's saying a lot coming from me.