La Mimosa, Thompson's Lane

• Around Nov-2004 changed hands and became La Mimosa bar-restaurant.
• Previously, as The Waterside/The Rat & Parrot:
  • Somewhere between a bar and a restaurant, there are only two handpumps, with the likes of Wadworth's 6X and Old Speckeled Hen. Noble House brand it as a gastropub.
  • Renamed from the Rat & Parrot in Autumn 2002, following some refurbishment.
  • Sold by S&N to Noble House in 2001, perhaps due to underperformance and being poorly located since the 2nd Rat & Parrot on Downing Street opened. Another factor is that its neighbour Henry's cafe-bar is now part of the S&N group rather than being its main rival (and is more prominent, being on Quayside).
  • Refurbished in the "style" of a French coffee bar Feb.-Apr. 1997.
• Formerly The Spade & Becket and The George and Dragon
• Ale Trail - Thompson's Lane Area