Mark F.
Yelp
Since I have actually gone to the original Ginger Man, close to Rice University in the late 1980s-early to mid-1990s, I have loved the concept of an English pub and its ambiance for entertainment and in all facets. That original location in Rice Village was a frequent meeting place for me and my friends during my graduate school education at the other major university in town, The University of Houston, where I earned my MBA and Ph.D. in December 1992.
From there, I spun the globe, and pointed to the Southern Hemisphere, hoping to land in Australia for my first academic post teaching management and organizational behavior, but wasn't very accurate, landing instead on South Island of New Zealand, and an agricultural university called Lincoln University, in the province of Canterbury, with the magnificent Alps mountains in the distance. I don't think I did too badly and worked for two and a half years till Meningoccemia took hold of my healthy body, and decimated me, and confined me to a wheelchair for life.
Doctors in Godzone saved my life, though, so I am free to enjoy a libation now and again with a mate or two, and the Ginger Man offers a great atmosphere and vibe to enjoy all the details of the visit
Do yourself a favor and see what the experience is all about + read Dunleavy's modest, bawdiness in the original book of the same name before you visit.
Cheers,
Mark C. Fearing, Ph.D.