Quirky pubs ride - suggestions needed

Ok, so at easts last night a bunch of us got talking about pubs, pros and cons etc. I piped up about a pub local to me called the Oakdale Arms, 283 Hemitage Rd N4 1NP. It's too far north for our easts tour so it was suggested that a separate visit be organized.

The Oakdale has aquariums all through it with live reptiles living in them, bizarre ales I've never heard of, a duke box with 2500 tracks mostly punk, rock & roll, metal, ska etc. a cheap pool table and a massive old punk for a landlord.

So I guess the idea here would be for other forumengers to put forward some suggestions of other quirky pubs and then we can make a ride (woop, woop) out of it. Good times be a' rollin'.

The Palm Tree.

Good suggestion.

List of possibilities:

1. The Oakdale arms
   
2. The Palm Tree
   

The Foundry.

Oh wait.

Big Red in Holloway?

Ben Crouch's Tavern, W1.

The Toucan in Soho?

I love quirky pubs.

The Intrepid Fox could be good for those who have never been?

All good suggestions. I do quite like the toucan and big red. Never been to Ben Crouch's tavern.

List of possibilities:

1. The Oakdale Arms
   
2. The Palm Tree
   
3. Big Red
   
4. Ben Crouch's Tavern
   
5. The Toucan
   
6. The Intrepid Fox
   

the Palm Tree rules.
the Cross Keys in Covent Garden is good.... Chris, the landord, is a good fella.

I like the Slaughtered Lamb on Great Sutton Street, great beer and food.

Best by far and needs a forum night out, The Bavarian Beerhouse on city road, nothing better than beer in steins and waitresses like this!

The Wenlock Arms for an instant trip to the 1940s and some cracking beer. +1 to the Cross Keys - just don't eat the food.

Garlic & Shots for Scandiwegian death metal and foul concoctions with garlic in.

The Hollybush for a nice quiet pint.

Oh I forgot about Garlic & Shots! Nice one.

Wenlock Arms sounds cool, always wanted to go to the Bavarian Beerhouse and the rest sound just as good.

I would like to do this ride.

montague arms, new cross gate

The Wenlock Arms for an instant trip to the 1940s and some cracking beer. +1 to the Cross Keys - just don't eat the food.

Garlic & Shots for Scandiwegian death metal and foul concoctions with garlic in.

The Hollybush for a nice quiet pint.

Scandiwegian death metal you say? In!
+1 for intrepid fox, just dont use the toilets

bradleys spanish bar offa oxford street

they have freebird on the jukebox! all 27 minutes of it!

The Charlie Chaplin, E&C...for an unrivalled lively atmosphere.

bradleys spanish bar offa oxford street

they have freebird on the jukebox! all 27 minutes of it!

Oh how I miss that place since I left London, I loved hiding in the window seat ( a slight contradiction in terms ) of a lunch time listening to that jukebox....

Quirky decor count? Lord Clyde (red velvet curtains on brass rails) and the Gladstone (chintz tablecloths), SE1, both lovely pubs.

7' punk at the Oakdale is Rob, i believe. The pub's linked to the Pembury - they have beer overlap.

montague arms, new cross gate

another vote for this pub.
crackers.

The Churchill Arms, Kensington Church Street, W8

The Shakespeare, N16. Great Jukebox, good for bikes.

I reckon the Wenlock Tavern fits the bill. Also how about the 3 Kings, Clerkenwell?
Pembury Tavern? Weird beers and ciders, board games and proper geek crowd ... and bikes inside the pub. They might not want 30+ bikes in there though.

Wenlock Arms sounds cool.

You'll have to be quick - it's set to be demolished in a couple of months.