Crooked Billet

This is a traditional Clapton pub just a few minutes away from Brew Club, so I spend a lot of time there. The staff is unwaveringly friendly, and the massive beer garden is lovely in the summer. They have good beers on tap—a range of keg ales, cask ales, and craft beers, some from small local breweries. The food is excellent, too. Modern British pub grub is done with real imagination here, but if you’re just after a decent pint and something to snack on, treat yourself to an Oakham Ales Citra and a black-pudding scotch egg. They’re proper scotch eggs with a runny middle—always a good thing.