S&M Night - not what you may think

When we were meandering around tower bridge recently, we came across the refurbished ex-camel pub, now called the Bridge Lounge & Dining room. As the camel had been quite a favourite of mine (lots of organic wines that were surprisingly tasty), we decided to pop in to see what had become of the venue.

I must say the inside doesn't look much different than before. Still quite dark and mellow, a whiff of local pub mixed in with the vibes of a bar displaying a hint of trendiness without the footless tights, skinny jeans & stripy tops. Not over-run, a nice selection of "alternative" city types that managed to venture beyond the Barrow Boy & Banker, and some locals & a sprinkling of students. An allround pleasant experience.

We settled down with our drinks (pretty decent views of tower bridge I must add). A couple of sips later we regretted not having chosen the table by the door. We had only just spotted the extensive number of signs advertising "S&M Night". Tonight. Now. Aaaaah.

But fear not - it actually turned out to be Sausage & Mash night, amazing stuff. Every Monday this incredible pub serves 7 different types of sausages (even catering for the strange species of vegetarians) with 4 different types of mash and a selection of gravies to go with it. For £5 you get 3 enormous sausages, a huge pile of mash and lashings of delicious gravy. Mmmmmm......

The sausages were all of exceptional quality, delicious flavour, cooked to perfection and served in a very appetising manner. We were also very impressed with the mash (tasted like home-grown, organic potatoes hand mashed with love in a Hugh FW-esque environment) and gravy (mmmm...). The service was friendly & efficient, the cutlery was clean (yes you may mock but on far too many occasions I have discovered previous guest's dinner remains nestling cosily between the prongs of my fork - not something to wet your appetite) and the experience exceptionally pleasant.

In conclusion - this is the best sausage & mash I've had in a long while, especially at such a great price & so conveniently located. Yummy.