The Great Spoon of Ilford - Ilford

Visited 13th October 2013.

As it tuned out the dilemma we had been presented with in the previous pub turned out to be a none issue. The remaining two pubs on my list were in the general direction of ExCel (well, sort of) so Ms S. was going to have to wait a while. Parking turned out to be a bit of a problem but eventually we found somewhere where we parked up and paid for twenty minutes and headed to the pub. We knew it was going to be a rush so I had an Apple and Raspberry J2O with Mrs S. declining all my offers of a drink. It was a long, narrow pub, fairly busy and with the usual booths and books. Another call from Ms S. and the twenty minutes parking ensured that we were not able to stay very long. One more to go!

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The George - Wanstead, Greater London

Visited 13th October 2013.

A short drive later and we are at The George which turned out to be the pub of the day. It had a George and the dragon theme going on which was quite interesting. There was even a large throne centre piece. The ceilings were high which gave a very spacious feeling to the place. I had a large latte with Mrs S. opting for some water. It was pretty busy in there with a lot of customers tucking into a Sunday roast. It was also busy at the bar but we were served quickly and efficiently and with a smile. It was while we were relaxing here that we received a telephone call from Ms S. saying that she had seen all she wanted to see at ExCel and was ready to be picked up. Now we had a real dilemma, get the daughter or visit the last two pubs on my list!

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The Cross Keys - St Albans

Visited 7th June 2012.

I took a wander in the rain down the road to where 'The Cross Keys' used to be. When I arrived there were several workmen moving things out of the pub and several more moving things in. The sign over the door was gone and the only indication that there used to be a 'spoons here was the relocation sign in the window. Missed it by a week! Now I have a dilemma, I have visited the pub, I even set foot inside the pub but by one week it wasn't a Wetherspoon pub. I've written about it but not had a drink there, it's on my list of pubs to visit but can I add it to my total count? Sadly I think not as if I do I'm breaking one of my own self-imposed rules, the one where I have to have something to eat or drink in each one I visit. So it's back to the car and on to the next one...

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