Kathy asked me for a shortlist of places I would like to go for my birthday lunch. As I know the area well, and would quickly guess where we were going, she blindfolded me and made me wear headphones, so I couldn’t hear or see anything on the way.
I was taken to The Jolly Coopers at Hampton, to eat at their Squiffy’s Restaurant. Also there were Dennis and Tim. We had a really pleasant afternoon and some good food and beer.
After we left there we walked up Station Road. As the bus wasn’t due for another ten minutes Kathy and I dropped into The World’s End. It seems to have been taken over by Greene King though, as all they had on cask was Abbot Ale and London Glory (which I’ve never heard of). I had a quick pint of Abbot and we left, walked across the street and took the 111 to the Queen’s Head for a couple more beers to finish off the day.
We didn’t stay late as we had both had enough to eat and drink and in any case I had to get up early the next morning to go back to the grind.