The Horseshoe Inn, SE1

A pleasantly airy pub on a springlike mid May Saturday afternoon:busy, with a youngish clientele.We sat on the roof terrace, enjoying a satisfactorily old school pint of Brakspear's Gravity. Yes,I'd agree that it was pricey:our mixed round equated to £3 per half. That apart, a pleasant interlude.

Tucked away down a side street, this wasn't a bad place. Couple of hand pumps, the rest keg. Outside seating to the right side.

An attractive looking pub with good floral displays situated in a bit of a hidden away location. The main room is staple shaped with the bar along part of the back wall, a return one side has a dartboard with a shelf of trophies nearby, the other side leads to a separate side room which then leads on to a pleasant sunny garden. There are two full sized carved wooden brown bears out here standing guard. Mixed seating, boarded flooring, a fireplace down one end, all sorts on the walls including boxing prints, cases of bits and bobs. A sign above the bar helpfully declares that the pub is in the GBG 2010! The wall mounted TV was off on Sunday so unsure if sport friendly, music played but not too loud. Three pulls, Brakspear Bitter and Hobgoblin, the other unclipped. Food served. I liked it in here, why I can't exactly put my finger on but it just felt the part really. Perhaps because I visited after the fairly disappointing Rose up the road.