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The Good Pub Guide 2009
The Good Pub Guide 2009

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Authors: Alisdair Aird, Fiona Stapley
Publisher: Ebury Press
Category: Book

List Price: £15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 184

Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised edition
Pages: 1056
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.2

ISBN: 0091922518
EAN: 9780091922511
ASIN: 0091922518

Publication Date: October 2, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Never suffer a dodgy pub meal again   October 24, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

As soon as the leaves start to fall it's time to get the new copy of the Good Pub Guide. Other reviewers have complained not much changes, but for me it's the small changes from year to year which are the pleasure. Which pubs are newly inserted, which ones are out?

If a pub you like isn't in there then why not submit a review (you can now do this on the web). The GPG team do take notice and you might even see your name in print in the 2010 edition...




3 out of 5 stars Great but needs to be refreshed   October 10, 2008
 18 out of 18 found this review helpful

If you do not own any pub guides, including previous editions of this one, I would recommend this one highly - it only includes pubs of a high standard (and doesn't just focus on the BEER) and covers the whole country with impressive breadth. Even the lucky dip pubs are usually the better pubs in town - I've rarely been disappointed by one.
BUT... if you own any of the previous few editions of the Good Pub Guide I see absolutely no point in buying this. It is slightly frustrating the way the Guide never changes much. This could be a signifier of good standards, but it isn't flexible enough. So many great pubs are not included (this edition has no place for The Flask in Highgate, one of the best pubs in north London) and yet year after year many of the same ones are, like that dubious Wetherspoons near parliament.
There are very few changes to the previous edition, and that includes the layout and paper stock, both looking a bit old fashioned now. The Good Food Guide underwent a radical revamp two editions back - it's time the Pub Guide did too.


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