london

[kirstysdad 827]

cookes in dalston was one of the best eel shops sadly now gone i could walk there in 10 minutes i still live right in the middle wouldnot live any where else suppose you just get used to it but wife is born and bred here and all my kids live within 5 minutes and only 30 minutes drive to some good hunting

 

Now that is a shithole !!.....The only thing i respect about North London is they have kept a lot of the old traditional boys clubs St Matthias,the old Crown and Manor,Islington bc etc etc.....its a funny old area simply because you have ridiculous wealth and total poverty right on top of each other.....most of West London is poncey,South and East are toilets....but North is a bit of both......

I admire anyone who can stay loyal to their area so good on you........i,ll always be loyal to my people but i had to give up on the area....some things are just beyond our control !

crown and manor was my old club also loin club at pitfield st some good days spent their

[poacher3161 1,766]

Had a few good nights in the Knave of Clubs pub in east london years ago its the people not the area that makes it a good place to be.

[poacher3161 1,766]

Wat do they call the pie mash and jellied eel shop in islington its the only time i have been in one and found it spot on though the few pints of stones beer in a pub called the greyhound on top didnt do my guts much good lol no disrespect you london boys but the beer is a lot better up north.

[the_stig 6,614]

had 2 year working down thr got used to the place --- stayed in kings cross had an hour every night the flying scotsman pound in a pint pot to watch the stripper ..

[marshman 7,758]

Jaysus stig the flying Scotsman now that's a dive lol! Cheap beer and even cheaper women haha!

[the_stig 6,614]

Jaysus stig the flying Scotsman now that's a dive lol! Cheap beer and even cheaper women haha!

your not wrong -- football in one bar strippers in the other cheapest stella in kings cross had an old boy with us that stuttered after a night in the scotsman we sat havin a curry and he said i`ve never seen so much ffffffffffffff fanny in one night --- stayed in the travelodge made the pub over the road our local cant think what it was called so long as you whr drinking the landlady stayed open thurs we used to drink till 4 in the morning few hours kip then head home early fri we got drinking one night with a welsh choir that whr filming a bit for the bbc they`d made a film about thr story feck knows how they made it to the studio nxt day --10 of us working down thr , every night was a piss up and a curry everyone one on the firm wanted on that job our contracts manager came down for a night he got hammered slept on the floor in our room next morning before we set off for work we put all his cloaths up the corridor and put ours in the van so he could`nt use em . he whern`t happy someone lifted his shoes he had to buy a pair to drive back in .. happy days

[Rake aboot 4,936]

wonderfull place ,whatever you want you can get it there .works never a problem jump on a tube or bus and the opportunitys are endless.i left london 20 years ago for a better life and ive recently started to regret it. you can take the boy out of the city but you cant take the city out of the boy

 

yeh, London must be brilliant if it`s only taken 20yrs to regret moving out

Any big city is a shithole to me anyway. Can`t imaging any worse place to live

[mickmck 716]

had 2 year working down thr got used to the place --- stayed in kings cross had an hour every night the flying scotsman pound in a pint pot to watch the stripper ..

i am guilty of putting a few quid in that pint pot , went to a couple of boozers like that in london

[gnasher16 30,491]

Wat do they call the pie mash and jellied eel shop in islington its the only time i have been in one and found it spot on though the few pints of stones beer in a pub called the greyhound on top didnt do my guts much good lol no disrespect you london boys but the beer is a lot better up north.

 

Probably one of the Manzes shops think theres still one in Chapel St market Islington.....probably like most cities theres still some very traditional shops/businesses that are a good representation of the area.....Manzes is a family going back to the 1800,s in the pie and mash game still have exactly the same recipe they had 100 years ago !!.....same as the Sackers in the fish game and plenty of others who have handed businesses down through families thats something i still love about the East End, despite being virtually taken over by foreigners there is still a very staunch and loyal tradition within born and bred east end people to look out for each other and use each other in business whenever possible......i live half hour away from West Ham now but i still use the old traditional places in my every day life whether it be food,mates or whatever....i still take my dry cleaning to the same shop thats been there since i was a kid.......even silly things like greengrocers,i still use the same stall down Walthamstow High Steet that is owned by a gr grandson of the original owner.........

Tourists will always head for the main attractions but unless you get into the real nooks and crannies of an area you will never see the best of it in my opinion.......i suppose if i went to Manchester id want an Eccles cake.....if i went to Glasgow id want haggis .......but finding the best will not necessarily be at the biggest shop in the centre of the city its like anything your not going to find the best frogs legs at the Eiffel Tower are you

[the_stig 6,614]

the pub i`m on about in kings cross facing the travelodge was called the northumberland ..

Edited April 29, 2012 by the_stig

[fireman 11,003]

The best thing about London and all other cities is it keeps them feckers out the countryside.

[kirstysdad 827]

the pub i`m on about in kings cross facing the travelodge was called the northumberland ..

still there as is the scotsman and the strippers are probably the same ones you seen pie and mash chapel market still there

[scothunter 12,609]

This pie And mash you refer to!

I'm guessing it's not a scotch pie or mince pie .

[gnasher16 30,491]

This pie And mash you refer to!

I'm guessing it's not a scotch pie or mince pie .

 

You would think it would be a pretty straightforward recipe....................but believe me,plenty of gang warfare and turf rivalries have erupted over a bit of beef and pastry

 

http://www.pie-and-m...m/recipes.shtml

Edited April 29, 2012 by gnasher16

[scothunter 12,609]

Oh I bet there is gnash lol cheers for that. Yea that was the pie I was thinking about. The suet one.