Working from home at the pub

Monday afternoon and I didn’t quite make it into work today. 

Not that I’m not working. I’ve got so much to do and follow-up on from last week that I started at 7am at the kitchen table and when I looked up it was 10am. Oh well. Best to work from home today.

But one can’t spend all day inside the house in pyjamas so where to?

WIFI is a pre requisite and there seems to be an abundance of cafes that offer internet with BT Openzone or similar. But why pay when you can get it for free?

1. Duke of Wellington. Free wireless internet, just ask for the wireless key. A touch on the expensive side for food and non-alcoholic drinks but on the plus side you can be in the heart of Portobello Rd enjoying the buzz while catching up emails. Music is quite loud for taking phonecalls- you’ll definitely need to step outside.
2. Progresso. Across the road from the Duke, Progresso offers really good coffees and lighter and cheaper lunch options.  Pay by the hour wireless internet or for the savvy, log onto the Dukes’.
3. The Elgin. Huge windows overlooking the busy Ladbroke Grove but a sleepier pace due to fewer tourists. Free wireless, just ask for the wireless key. Music is hit and miss and will pick you up, make you groove, or have you crawling the walls with the musac but you won’t need to go outside for phonecalls.

The best thing about working from the pub is the seamless transition into after work drinks.

I think it just turned beer o’clock. Cheers!