Tag: beer

This Pub is Older Than the United States…but the food is fresh!

When we stayed at the Octon Lodge the first time, we asked the landlord where we could get dinner, having arrived fairly late in the day. He pointed out two pubs, each about the same distance. One of them was the Greyhound Inn, in Staple Fitzpaine. The pub was only 5 minutes from the Lodge, so we headed there. Being adventurous, Jake ordered the Lamb in Lavender sauce that was on the menu. While …

Marlborough Head Pub, Mayfair, London

We first ran into the Marlborough Head about ten years ago, although it’s been there for a very long time. When I say we “ran” into it, that is literally what we did. We had been walking down North Audley, just south of Oxford Street, near what used to be the American Embassy on Grosvenor Square.  A heavy rain shower started to pummel down, so we ran across the street and into the door. It …