Cask, SW1

This was my first return visit to this pub since a group of BITE reviewers visited back in the Summer of 2009. The interior has changed a bit. Then it had a few homely touches, with a sideboard or two and some high quality and attractive furnishings. Now it’s far more functional with basic upholstered benches round the sides and normal tables and chairs taking up all available space. It looks as if they’ve crammed in as many tables and chairs as possible (not a bad thing really) and with the light grey painted walls and minimalist black and white photos I found it fairly functional and characterless. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the range and quality of beers. You would be very hard pressed to fail to find something you liked here. My chum and I went for the Ilkley Joshua Jane, and after three pints we became convinced that we did like it. The main food on offer seems to be burgers – at around the £10 mark a pop. This remains a real ale Mecca, and is well worth a visit.

When i visited this pub it was called the Pimlico Tram. The Pimlico Tram was a pretty dire looking pub that is one of two pubs set beneath a long block of flats. Once inside the pub was a bit tatty but still comfortable enough to sit in for a drink,the pub used to be a Greene King tied house and there was one real ale on the bar this was GK IPA which was drinkable but nothing special. There were quite a few other customers in and the pub had a bit of a rough edge to it. This is the sort of pub i really like going in,it is nice to see it is still up and running but i am glad i went in it under its old guise. Pub visited 11/1/2008

Marmite indeed, and would not be to everyone's taste, its basically a beer drinkers room on the bottom floor of a block of flats. One open room, light green benches around the outer walls, dark wood tables filling the space. Various brewing scene photographs on the walls. Of little character, but has around 10 real ales, though the temperature of the beer was slightly too warm for me. They do burgers, starting at £9