The Alma

‘Dispensing department’ proclaims the lettering on the old mirror above the bar, signalling this welcoming pub’s avowed aim of serving everyone a dose of good cheer. The Alma is a laid-back kind of a place, with worn leather sofas beckoning punters in from the streets of Newington Green. Chilled locals also get stuck into modern British food from a short yet satisfying menu – roast beef & pomegranate salad with horseradish dressing perhaps, or Toulouse sausages with bubble & squeak, green beans & gravy. There’s a focus on fresh, seasonal & homemade, with bread, chutneys, ice cream & even sloe gin produced on the premises. Wines have been chosen to excite the palate & flatter the food, & there are regular tastings at Wine Club evenings.