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‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’

15 November 2024

Meal deals and cheap beer - Secret Drinker calls in at a venue trying to cater to all tastes.

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‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

‘Astonishingly, she said the £10 glass of wine was brilliant value!’

01 November 2024

Secret Drinker meets new friends and a picky bird in a bar right by the beach

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‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’

25 October 2024

Secret Drinker gets the warmest of welcomes at a village pub packed with history, punters and painters.

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‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’

18 October 2024

It’s a day of surprises as Secret Drinker visits a backstreet boozer to behold

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‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’

11 October 2024

Secret Drinker visits a huge pub packed with potential and plenty of punters who care

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‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

‘It looked more like a seaside cafe than a pub, and it gave the missus the wobbles’

04 October 2024

Secret Drinker ducks into a large family restaurant and pub on the coast

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‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

‘Apart from the fluorescent cocktails, everything in the pub is brown and sticky’

27 September 2024

Secret Drinker finds a very modern welcome at a backstreet bar where they’ve been pulling pints for 650 years

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A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

A beer lover’s higgledy-piggledy pub paradise

20 September 2024

Hidden corners, wonky floors and dark ales: Secret Drinker stumbles on a pub with a tale to tell.

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The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

13 September 2024

There’s confusion with the prices and the front door as Secret Drinker ends up in a pub all on his lonesome

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Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

06 September 2024

Is it game over for Secret Drinker in the pub with the turbo-charged barmaids?

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All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

All the joys of Jamaica in a Kent pub

29 August 2024

Secret Drinker finds curried goat, Red Stripe and a chilled Caribbean vibe on the Kent coast

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‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

‘Absolutely filthy! The pub looked like a storeroom and you’ll stick to the tables like glue’

23 August 2024

Secret Drinker calls in at a pub that looks great from the outside - but inside it’s a totally different story

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‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

16 August 2024

Secret Drinker hits a High Street pub where they may not be able to sing but they know how to have a good night

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Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

Secret Drinker: ‘What the police were doing there, I’ll never know’

09 August 2024

Our man found himself well and truly in the dark when he popped into this traditional pub for lunch.

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‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

02 August 2024

The Secret Drinker was in for a lonely old time when he visited this village boozer.

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‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

26 July 2024

Plenty to chew on! Secret Drinker returns to a pub that left a gristly taste in the mouth first time round.

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‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

19 July 2024

Card schools, conversation and silly signs - Secret Drinker visits a pub where traditional values still ring true.

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Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

11 July 2024

Need a pub to watch a big game in? Secret Drinker might just have the answer.

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‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

05 July 2024

Secret Drinker visits a pub that might have risen from the ashes, but it’s as quiet as a wake on a Saturday night

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Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

28 June 2024

Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local

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