The Boot, WC1

This place has no real ale, but it does have Carlsberg, Becks, Stella, Caffreys, John Smiths Smooth, Boddingtons, Strongbow and Guinness. There is a pool table and a plasma screen that shows Sky Sports and Setanta. The décor is very busy with plates, old photos and skiing gear adorning the walls making it looked a bit cluttered, but it's better than having a sparse pub with no character. I liked it in here and the Guinness was good so I would go back.

I love pubs like this, it's full of crap, but in a good way. Everywhere you look there are knick-knacks, plates, posters, mirrors, witty signs, ornaments and those tacky ‘I've been to' or ‘Greetings from' souvenirs that everyone bought back from Spain or Greece in the 70's and 80's. There's even a full size pair of skis and ski boots mounted above the bar. It might seem a disorganised mess but what it says to me is that this is a pub that's been around a while, probably with the same owners. It has a nice locals feel to it without being unfriendly to visitors. No real ale unfortunately. £1.99 a pint offers on Carling and John Smiths Smooth. Good priced menu. Pool table. All too many pubs like this are closing down, this one deserves to survive.

Large Wetherspoons pub, all the usual things. Split levels. Large TV showing the cricket. Has a wheelchair lift, so a high rating. The price of a Guinness Mon-Thur is £2.40 down the road at the Moon Under Water, it's £2.79. Still both are good prices for the area.

Take no notice of the strange colouring of the outside, the inside is nice. Lots of sporting memorabillia on the walls. No real ale though, worth dropping in.