West Beers : Every Thursday @ The Lamb Brewery, W4 4PH

It is still the Raven.

^Tis what happens when you post without seeing there is another page.

There now...

Guess where I'm going....

shall we give the garden bar a whirl?

Yeah, let's go there
Has anyone tried the food there?

No but if it's crap we don't return, or give them another chance. I took another stroll on Friday. Still in the running around my area are;

The Tabernacle, W11 - interesting venue with a lot going on, and pleasant location. Manager was too busy to talk so couldn't confirm secure bike storage. Even if not it's quiet and safe with out of sight bike parking so far as passers by goes. I'll be popping in again to speak to him.

The Walmer Castle, W11. On swanky Ledbury Road. Eaten here twice - very decent Thai food. Manager's back on Tuesday so again I'll be speaking with her, but the woman I spoke to saw no difficulty in us having guaranteed storage.

Unfortunately a couple of places couldn't accommodate us, including The Hillgate in W8 which is a shame. Quiet, pretty backstreet but spoke to the manager at length and the local residents wouldn't appreciate bikes locked up outside and storing them inside's out of the question. Had high hopes for them but no can do.

The Hillgate is a pub for cunts.

The review in the window didn't say.

Potentially yes, although the manager and bar girl were both very nice - he seemed pretty fed up with having to pander to the sensitive residents afraid of merry noise. A pub's as much a pillar of the community as the locals, but it seems they're winning.

I have a fancy for The Tabernacle - was there for yoga earlier but the manager's always too busy to speak, or he doesn't like the look of me.

The Hillgate is a pub for cunts.

perfect!

So... i this still at the Raven?

yup

Are fair weather cyclists welcome?

no

:)

I have a fancy for The Tabernacle - was there for yoga earlier but the manager's always too busy to speak, or he doesn't like the look of me.

Were you in your yoga gear at the time?

So... i this still at the Raven?

Soul does this mean you are dropping by?

Midgets.

Yes midgets are welcome. But they have to come in pairs, so they can stand one on top of the other.

They also have to bring an oversized trench-coat so that when they are standing on top of each other they can pretend to be a strangely proportioned person.

Soul does this mean you are dropping by?

Yup... walkenger though.

Who's on le black stuff tomorrow?

^racist

maybeebabeee

Yah.

Nice to meet ya all last night.

Alex

Hello. I'm in town from Los Angeles here for a cycle tour of Scotland. I made an account so I could post in your touring area of the forum to see if anyone wanted to join for any parts of it, but it looks like I need to make some posts to prove I'm not a spammer.
Anyways I'm posting here because these Thursday night meetups are pretty close to me, so perhaps I will be joining you all soon. When I come back though, because my train up is on May 1st.

Best of luck with the tour! Hope to meet you when you are back in London, being a Scot I'm a bit biased but it is a fantastic country to tour in. You may catch the start of midge season (small mosquito type biting insects) it should not be too bad at that time of year but would be worth getting hold of some of this. Midges are not effected by normal insect repellants and in my experience this stuff works; many squaddies (soldiers) swear by that stuff and use it when they are on training manoeuvres in the Highlands.