Apparently the Marble Arch was built by workers from Victoria train station after they were barred from the other pubs in the area. Using materials they erm, 'borrowed' from the station it is quite easy to see certain architectural traits that reflect the station - namely the girders in the ceiling and the beautiful tiles and mosaics. The sloping floor (to aid your progression to the bar) is quite bizarre and the bar itself is full of real ales, continental beers, potent ciders and of course the wonderful selection of beers brewed on the premises!

Making video where ever you go doesn’t get any easier than the new Flip portable video device launching here in the UK this month (June).

We’ve been carrying video recorders in our pockets around for a fair few years now, at least I have. Mobile phones often allow you to record video - but the quality is often grainy and choppy, and the time the phone can take to start up to get recording can be a joke (I’m thinking about my HTC phone here).

The food at Pau Brasil is excellent and even though oriented towards the meaty side of things the salad bar offered more than enough to keep the veggie people happy. Everything was fresh, tasty and very good quality! Pau Brasil itself is a great venue complemented by a large bar area, colourful decor (shame about the dodgy lampshades - he he), the staff friendly and helpful even while dealing with a throng of people at the door. Yes it was that busy and it is easy to see why.

Well, didn't we have a loverly time the day we went to ... Hunters BBQ, and Trof, and Socio Rehab and Fu fu Lamars!

Trof offered it's usual convivial ambiance while we waited for everyone to arrive, sitting around the central 'bar' drinking, chatting before off to Hunters...

Ramshackled and shabby lookin, the corner plot adorned by a huge fragrant Rosemary bush, belies the rustic charm of the rudimentarily functional but very comfortable and strangely familiar interior. Slightly toned lighting, bright but soft complimented by the shimmering flame from the wine bottles, granted a second life as oil burners, set the ambiance off to a tee!