The White Hart (Lloyds No1), Aylesbury

Busy, loud Lloyd's No 1 Bar in a new(ish) building, albeit looking like an older, regular 'spoons inside. Island bar near the front, main seating / dining areas further back, and a very plain patio area at the front. Just six real ales from the two banks of five handpumps, with the seasonal Crooked Hooker from Banks & Taylor (£2.15) being the most interesting.

This is a modern Spoons dating back to Summer 2010 set next door to Aylesbury's Odeon and across the road from the town theatre. It's a Lloyds so if it turns into a night club at 21:00 you have to wonder what the theatre and cinema goers make of it after their evening's entertainment. It's a single room with an Island bar at the main road side of it. The fixtures were a bit plusher than older Spoons. The bar has two sets of five hand pumps that had a promising looking range with two Tring and Two Loddon beers on. However, the barmaid informed me that the only guest ale was Loddon Hoppit. I went for that (£1.99) and it was in excellent condition. If all the beers had been on this would have got a well deserved 7 but it has to be marked down from that.