tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post1886127129023800881..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: Gastropubs save the UniverseNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-52161561421405238182016-02-18T19:01:56.113+00:002016-02-18T19:01:56.113+00:00I saw that a while back but didn't actually wr...I saw that a while back but didn't actually write a blog on it, although I did mention it on Twitter. It struck me as very ill-informed and basically wrong in pretty much every respect.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-88098978273319675782016-02-18T13:37:10.416+00:002016-02-18T13:37:10.416+00:00The Eagle was probably the nearest pub to the Guar...The Eagle was probably the nearest pub to the Guardian offices when they were in Farringdon Road. It was one of Watney's ill-fated 'fun pub' conversions in the late 80s and the date may refer to when it was converted back into a 'proper' pub. Ian Wordennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-16464623112673312432016-02-18T09:50:51.459+00:002016-02-18T09:50:51.459+00:00I'm not familiar with London pubs; assuming yo...I'm not familiar with London pubs; assuming you're right, then the article shows the London-centric bias of the writer. I'd also make the point, which may or may not be relevant to your point Jocko, that not every pub that serves food is a gastropub.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-32527712841139082102016-02-17T21:43:03.410+00:002016-02-17T21:43:03.410+00:00Certainly a lot of the big old boozers in London h...Certainly a lot of the big old boozers in London have been saved and thrive only because they have turned gastro.jockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787146538153090773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-58686436753178208292016-02-17T17:57:07.857+00:002016-02-17T17:57:07.857+00:00Thanks, Stonch, you've just confirmed what I w...Thanks, Stonch, you've just confirmed what I wrote in my final sentence.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-78307061175612856662016-02-17T17:54:15.654+00:002016-02-17T17:54:15.654+00:00The Eagle isn't even in Farringdon - it's ...The Eagle isn't even in Farringdon - it's on Farringdon Road, but *in* Clerkenwell (the road leads to the area, which is down by the river in the City).<br /><br />And it didn't *open* at the time described: it's been there for a very long time, long before the gastropub thing took it over.<br /><br />As it happens the Eagle has stayed pretty consistently good for all these years. As a place it doesn't suit everyone, but the food's stayed good since the 90s despite changes of chef and ownership.<br /><br />Incidentally the next two Clerkenwell pubs to also go "gastro" in imitation of their neighbour the Eagle were the Coach & Horses (closed for good last year) and the Gunmakers (no longer owned by me but still very much alive).Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.com