A list completed.
February 2020 and I had the grand plan to tick off the 12 best pubs in London according to Len Deighton's 1967 book, London Dossier.
A couple of things got in the way..... and I cannot entirely blame a pandemic for the length of time it took me to get to this final tick. Actually, I can. Since Covid, I have been on permanent WFH and never visit London (or any other City) for business on a working day.
El Vino is closed on weekends.
So ironically, as even WFH comes to an end for me, I am in London on a Monday for the first time since 2019.
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| How I miss my expenses |
Is El Vino a pub? Len includes it because of its array of;
Rich ruby port and thin, pale sherry, burgundies and clarets...
Beer may not be a selling point but in one of the few buildings that survived the great fire, who actually cares? Next check list? London's oldest Wine Bars.
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| Established 1663 |
Although we could do with some other punters. What happened to skiving bankers, journalists and barristers? With the exception of a liveried server, I have the place to myself.
All the better to take photos but I do miss the illicit thrill of boozing with fellow deserters.
It all cosy, homey and of course, amongst the wood paneling, there is a Dickens Room.
By the count of the number of pubs I have visited that claim his patronage, he was the original deserter.
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| Wood, wood, as far as the eye can see |
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| Dickens was here |
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