PeoplesaytheycouldneverbeboredwiththeShanghainightlife.Isittrue?Whenwelookaround,wefindIrish,American,Chinese,AustralianandevenChinglishpubsandwehaveanever-growingmodernandfashionableclubscene.ButhowmanyauthenticEnglishpubsarethereinShanghairightnow?Perhapsonlyone-theBritishBulldog.AndBilingualTimeisgoingtogiveyouaninsidelookatthispub. Openedayearago,theBritishBulldogpuboffersnotjustaplacetodrinkandeat,italsobringstheculturesandtraditionsofEnglishpubstothecity.LocatedonSouthUrumqiRoad,nearShanghai'snightlifehotspotHengshanRoad,theBritishBulldogisoneofthearea'sneweradditions.ItaimstoprovidevisitorswithatraditionalEnglishpubexperience. Thebutton-backedbenches,thepaintedwoodentablesandthestained-glasswindowsallgivethepubwithanauthenticatmosphere.AlongwithmusicbyBritishbandsfromthe'70sand'80sandtheold-fashionedfireplace,alloftheseelementstransportyoutoaplacethatisquintessentially"English". Ifyouaren'tmuchofadrinkerorcomeherebyyourself,thenheadupstairstofindyourfavouritegame.Youcanchooseamongdarts,pool,dominoes,cribbageortablefootball,oryoucansimplywatchtopsportsmatchesonthebigscreenandrelax.Also,thereisaprivateroomonthethirdfloorforgatheringsoffriendsandsmallparties. Ofcourse,thebulldogneedssomethingsubstantialtoputthebiteon,andthefoodheredoesnotveerintotherealmoffusion,butsticksfirmlytothetraditionalandhearty.Thepubofferssteakandkidneypie,fishandchips,bangersandmash,Cornishpastiesandsetmeals.Chefshavebeentrainedabroadtoensuredinersenjoymealswitharealflavour. ThepubalsofeaturestopBritishbeers,whicharequitedifferentfromChinesebeers,includingdeliciousMcEwan'sale,forwhichithasanexclusivesupplydeal.BeamishandBoddington'sstoutsarealsoontap.InkeepingwiththeBritishtraditiontheBulldoghopestoemulate,thisisjustafriendlylocalpubwithaffordablebeer.SoscheduleanightfortheBulldog,grababeerthereandputyourselfintheislandnationforawhile.ThisisEngland!