Banana Pub Crawl Review: A 4.8, and It Is Not a Pub
Banana Pub Crawl Review: A 4.8, and It Is Not a Pub | It is an organised tour, and it holds a better rating than almost every actual bar in Soho, and that tells you something
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Old Spot Review: One Review, and the Gloucestershire Old Spot Is a Real Pig
Old Spot Review: One Review, and the Gloucestershire Old Spot Is a Real Pig | An orchard pig, said to be bruised by falling apples, and it very nearly went extinct
Central Bar Review: A 2.9, and Nine People Decided It
Central Bar Review: A 2.9, and Nine People Decided It | Nine reviews is not a number, and the building it is in was the only good thing to come out of a bombed site
Dan Simmonds Bar Review: One Review, and the Last Article
Dan Simmonds Bar Review: One Review, and the Last Article | Five stars from a single person. Three hundred and ninety-one articles. And we are going to refuse it, exactly as we refused the first.
Simmons Review: The Eighth One, and It Still Will Not Drift
Simmons Review: The Eighth One, and It Still Will Not Drift | 4.8, 4.8, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.5 – across eight postcodes and seventeen thousand people, and no other chain is close
Canvas Bar Review: 3.3 From Forty-Seven People, and It Is a Trap
Canvas Bar Review: 3.3 From Forty-Seven People, and It Is a Trap | The lowest score in the City, on a sample small enough to be an accident and large enough to be fatal
Be At One Monument Review: The Third One Broke the Tie
Be At One Monument Review: The Third One Broke the Tie | Two branches matched exactly and forced us to soften our argument. A third has arrived and it does not match at all.
Wentworth Arms Review: A 4.8 Under a Tenner, and the Cheap Room Wins Again
Wentworth Arms Review: A 4.8 Under a Tenner, and the Cheap Room Wins Again | It has beaten essentially every expensive room in this survey, and the mechanism is not complicated
Cocktail Club Review: The Third One, and the Curve Holds
Cocktail Club Review: The Third One, and the Curve Holds | 4.5, 4.7 and 4.4 – and the branch with the fewest reviews wins, exactly as it has every single time
R3 Review: Forty-Four Reviews, and That Is the Dead Zone Exactly
R3 Review: Forty-Four Reviews, and That Is the Dead Zone Exactly | Enough that people believe the number, too few for it to survive a bad week
KIN Review: A 4.8, and the Small Room Wins Again
KIN Review: A 4.8, and the Small Room Wins Again | Four thousand people, and the one variable that has predicted a high rating in every district without exception
Canalside Review: A 3.6, and Twenty-Two People Decided It
Canalside Review: A 3.6, and Twenty-Two People Decided It | Deep in the dead zone, on the canal, in the market – three separate penalties on one venue
True Romance Review: 4.8, and It Costs Under a Tenner
True Romance Review: 4.8, and It Costs Under a Tenner | The cheapest venue in Camden holds one of the highest ratings in it, and this has happened in every single district
Salt Quay Review: A 3.9, and the Riverside Pub Is Selling the Weather
Salt Quay Review: A 3.9, and the Riverside Pub Is Selling the Weather | Three thousand people, a superb view, and a number that is being decided by the forecast
Sami’s Review: A 4.8, and the Small Room Wins Again
Sami’s Review: A 4.8, and the Small Room Wins Again | Seventy-two people, and size is the one variable that has predicted a high rating in every district
Lock 17 Review: A 3.6, and It Is the Canal’s Fault
Lock 17 Review: A 3.6, and It Is the Canal’s Fault | A venue on the water is judged by people who have already had a long day in a market
Directors Box Review: A 3.8, and Half the Room Loses Every Single Time
Directors Box Review: A 3.8, and Half the Room Loses Every Single Time | Fifteen hundred people, and the sports bar is being punished for the result of the match
Edge Review: A 4.7, and the Small Room Wins Again
Edge Review: A 4.7, and the Small Room Wins Again | Eight hundred people, and the one variable that has predicted a high rating in every district without exception
Honestfolk Review: A 5.0 From Four People Is a Rumour
Honestfolk Review: A 5.0 From Four People Is a Rumour | Four reviews is not a rating, it is four evenings, and we have refused this in every district
Slug and Lettuce Review: The Name Was Meant to Be Off-Putting
Slug and Lettuce Review: The Name Was Meant to Be Off-Putting | It was invented as a joke about how bad a pub name could be, and then it became a chain of forty
The Dock Review: A 4.9 From Twenty-Three, and a Dock Is Where the Accused Stands
The Dock Review: A 4.9 From Twenty-Three, and a Dock Is Where the Accused Stands | The same word for a harbour and for the enclosure in a courtroom, and nobody is quite sure why
Canal Bar Review: A 3.1, and Thirty-Five People Decided It
Canal Bar Review: A 3.1, and Thirty-Five People Decided It | Deep in the dead zone, where four bad nights cannot be outvoted and recovery is arithmetically almost impossible
Limehouse Library Review: A 5.0 From Four People, and the Library Is a Bar Now
Limehouse Library Review: A 5.0 From Four People, and the Library Is a Bar Now | A free public library, opened by Carnegie money, and it is a hotel
Sportsman Review: A 4.1, and Half the Room Loses Every Single Time
Sportsman Review: A 4.1, and Half the Room Loses Every Single Time | Sixteen hundred people, and the sports bar is being marked down for the result of a football match
George IV Review: Thirty-Four Reviews, and He Is Not a Rating Either
George IV Review: Thirty-Four Reviews, and He Is Not a Rating Either | A tiny sample, a ruined reputation, and the man built Regent Street
Cheers Review: Seven Reviews, and That Is How the Whole Job Ends
Cheers Review: Seven Reviews, and That Is How the Whole Job Ends | A hundred and eighty-six articles across three districts, and it finishes with a bar nobody has counted
Escape Review: The Escape Room Is a Twelve-Year-Old Industry
Escape Review: The Escape Room Is a Twelve-Year-Old Industry | It did not exist in 2010, there are now thousands, and it works for exactly the reason the star rating predicts
Boom Battle Bar Review: A 4.8, and the Activity Bar Wins Every Single Time
Boom Battle Bar Review: A 4.8, and the Activity Bar Wins Every Single Time | An experience cannot be delivered on demand. An activity can. It is the most useful thing this survey has produced.
104 Bar Review: One Review, and That Is How Mayfair Ends
104 Bar Review: One Review, and That Is How Mayfair Ends | Sixty-five articles in the richest district in Britain, and it finishes with a venue the system barely knows exists
Belushi’s Review: A 3.9, and the Hostel Bar Is a Category
Belushi’s Review: A 3.9, and the Hostel Bar Is a Category | Cheap, loud, late, and full of people who will never come back – and every one of those is a rating penalty