The Swan is a good boozers Irish pub (but without the obligatrary tack/Irish road signs on the walls) with decent live music downstairs and disco - cheesy pop/pub 'rock classics' (Rage Against the Machine etc.) - that gets a bit more clubby towards midnight. Normally an excellent atmosphere, if you don't mind getting banged into on the odd occasion.
Rough and ready, with chips and sausage at midnight (free with admission ticket). Pay your fiver, get well and truly pissed and try not to get into any trouble.
Plenty of opportunity for obtaining a 'friend' of the opposite sex for the night.
Once downside are the bouncers, all throwbacks from the 80s 'bad old days' and seem to relish in barring entry to what appear to be reasonable looking punters, in obvious efforts to impress the laydeez...
Get your kebabs at the shop over the road on kick-out (3am) - check your change and don't get angry when the birds who got served after you got their food quicker.
Loads of moody cabs to take advantage of outside. Name your price.