The Blue Eyed Maid, Borough, SE1

Large long bar with lively young crowd.Three beers on handpump.Doombar.GK ipa and my Timothy Taylor -landlord.

Visited here in the late 1970's and much has changed. As Roger points out it now doubles as an Indian restaurant, I was in here during the cricket world cup so my timing could have been better! Lots of people comimg in with cans of coke and sitting in front of the telly shouting the odds. That said the pleasant barmaid coped admirably although she didn't have blue eyes.

The bright blue frontage immediately catches the eye of this pub come bar come indian restaurant. The Spice Lounge upstairs does the Indian food but manages to avoid stinking out the main bar downstairs. Not being an Indian food eater I cannot comment on prices / quality of the food but other sites suggest that it is quite cheap and quite edible. The main drinking area on the ground floor is geared to being more of a trendy bar with stacks of wine bottles and spirits etc but the traditional pub fanatic should not be put off - there are 2 Real Ales that tasted fine and the atmosphere quite comfortable and not too clubby. Note the unusual wooden seats. 1 small TV. Unobtrusive music. Friendly staff. One of the better bars of it's kind and well worth a visit if in the area or part of a crawl.