Info correct and checked: Summer 2009.
Scroll down for detailed reviews/explanations of each venue. If you know of others, feel free to add a comment at the bottom of this page. Please use the same format (One line with: name/type/secure/rating/sockets, then your own text review). I’ll try to visit them myself, and add my own reviews to the main article when I get time.
Venues
Note: each place is listed with 5 pieces of info:
– Name of venue
– Type of venue (restaurant, pub, cafe, etc)
– Is their Wifi encrypted? (see this article for why/how this matters)
– Rating (1 = terrible, 5 = perfect)
– Tables that have Electric sockets (either single or double), for recharging your laptop – how many in the venue?
- The Florist – Pub – Secure 5/5 (E:3)
- The Eddy – Pub – Secure 4/5 (E: 2)
- Regency Tavern – Pub – Secure 4/5 (E: 1)
- Earth and Stars – Pub – Insecure 4/5 (E: 2)
- Hampton Arms – Pub – Insecure 3/5 (E:?)
- Windmill – Pub – secure – 3/5 (E: some)
- The Tin Drum – Restaurant/Pub – Insecure 3/5 (E: 2)
- The Duke of Wellington – Pub – Secure 3/5 (E: 3)
- Prince of Wales – Pub – Insecure 2/5 (E:?)
- Cafe 37 – Internet Cafe – Secure 1/5 (E: 0)
- Cafe Nero – Cafe – Secure 1/5 (E: ?)
- Cafe Nia – Restaurant – Secure 1/5 (E: 1 – pay!)
And, the odd one out:
- Taylor St Barista – Cafe – None 0/5 (E:0)
(read on for details + map links)