Chummy chatter buzzes at the high-top tables around the room. An army of beer taps stand at attention behind the bar. The cozy ambience begs you to walk in and further investigate.
The Londoner on 4215 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd functions as a restaurant during the day but, by night, transforms into a bar that provides Baton Rouge with a peek of authentic British dining and all the ice-cold beer your liver can handle.
The atmosphere of the tavern is that of one you would imagine John, Paul, Ringo and George visited to slurp on a pint of chilled ale.
Lanterns provide subtle lighting to set an intimate setting. Charismatic beer mugs line the coffee-colored wood rafters. The brick-laid fireplace is surrounded by halves of wooden beer barrels mounted to the wall.
In between hops-loaded conversation, bites of English classics like bangers and mash, fish and chips and pork chops are scooped into eager mouths.
The generous, but not wasteful, portions of food are served on newspaper-lined plates, a quirk that gives the barroom toffee points for creativity.
The taproom has mastered potatoes like Wonka mastered chocolate. The red onion gravy-soaked mashed taters are a vessel of creamy delectability, and the “chips”, or fries, are generously seasoned and cooked to an equilibrium of soggy and crispy.
Southerners might be wary to eat pork chops not cooked by their grandma, but The Londoner doesn’t falter on the pig dish. The cuts of meat are a satisfiable caliber and sweating with piquancy.
Wash it all down with an Abita Purple Haze, Blue Moon, Guiness, Hoegarden, Newcastle, Anchor Porter, Monty Python Holy Grail Ale, Strongbow English Pub Cider or any of the other suds from the collection of more than 25 draft and 50 bottled beers.
For maximum brewski guzzling, visit the watering-hole during its happiest hours on Monday-Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The cantina’s food, which is about $10 to $15 per entree, is enjoyable but not the establishment’s selling factor. The Londoner entices potential guests with the opportunity for a taste of Britain but will gain return patrons for the novelette list of beer, live music and carefree feeling.
For a frigid pint with kindred-spirits, televised game of the U.K.’s favorite sport or quick bite of acclaimed authentic English cuisine, venture to The Londoner and look for the red double decker parked out front.
For more info about The Londoner go to http://www.londonerbr.com/.
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| Pork chops, mashed potatoes and sauteed veggies |
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