The Salisbury Pub — Restaurant in London

I have never been as offended and insulted in my life as I was by the staff in this pub. I am horrified by my experience. After attending a show in Leicester Square on Saturday night, I went to meet my friend and their friend for a drink. They sent me their location and I met them in this pub around 9.50pm. After speaking to them for a few minutes I went to the bar to order a pint. The first words I said to the barman was "Can I have a Camden Hells please?", and without hesitation, the barman said "I'm not serving you because I think you're on drugs." That is the most outrageous accusation with no basis, and it was completely false. I thought he was joking at first, but he just kept repeating that he thought I was on drugs. I showed him my various id I had with me, I was articulating my debate clearly that I was not on drugs, that I was just ordering a pint, and I was trying to get him to clarify what he meant but he wouldn't budge. He would not provide any information about his accusation, he just kept making this baseless accusation of me and would not serve me. To the owner of the pub, go look at your CCTV footage. There was literally nothing to suggest anything of the sort as the accusation by your staff that I was on drugs and I take huge offense at the suggestion, and how I was treated by your staff. My friend also claims the staff were rude to her when she was ordering food before I arrived. If he genuinely thought I was on drugs, then he would've thought I was a danger to other customers and would have called the police, as a duty of care to those there. Instead while I was interrogating him, he said the police do drugs too. Another bizarre statement to make. I am appalled and I will advise everyone to never go to this pub. My friend and I got up and left and went to another pub with much nicer staff. Those staff could not believe how I was treated in this pub when I told them, and they treated me with dignity and respect, something the staff in this pub lack. Absolutely stay clear of The Salisbury pub because they treat...

I'm baffled by our New Year's Eve experience at this London pub.

We were a group of five serious professionals in our 30s, meeting for our first drink of the night at 23:40. Upon arrival, the bouncer claimed the pub was full, despite it appearing half-empty through the windows. He initially requested a bribe for entry, which we refused. After some discussion, he let us in.

The bar staff hurried our order, explaining that they pause service from 23:50 to 00:10 for New Year celebrations, which was reasonable. We ordered our drinks, leaving a £5 tip.

Later, after moving to a spacious area of the bar, one of our friends left a full glass of orange juice on the counter to use the restroom. Returning, she found it gone. When we asked an Italian bartender about it, she denied removing it, which could be true, but they were more bartenders around. Despite understanding her Italian swearing due to my time living in Sicily, she eventually made a new orange juice. Surprisingly, she then insisted on charging £3.50 for the replacement.

A fellow customer, having witnessed the situation, kindly offered to pay for the juice with his order. However, this incident left a lasting impression of the staff's conduct.

To the Italian bartender: I've worked in hospitality for many years and understand the challenges, with commitment I was able to move from washing dishes to run a restaurant in 3 years and some years after I was able to leave that industry. We all have dreams and goals, often involving hard work on holidays away from loved ones. I hope you find fulfillment in your career, just as I am progressing towards mine. Just keep in mind that behaviour is not going to help you in any...

Perfectly average English pub in a touristy area of town. They tried to be a bit fancy with the roasted lemon, pea shoots, and flavoured tartar but fish itself was pretty tasteless and I should have known they would have those massive beefy chips that I dislike. They're dry and powdery. Peas were undercooked by miles, which is a nice change from overcooked and mushy but still a bit confused by how difficult Brits seem to find it to cook peas. They're either hard or mushy.

Large portion of fish cooked nicely. Small portion of chips. Had to wait a while for vinegar and ketchup. Bit pricey but that's the area.

Mac and cheese was not good. You may as well just order a mug of hot cheese sauce. Not much macaroni at all. No nice crust on top. Just a bowl of oily melted cheese. It had a slightly vintage cheese flavour but was mostly bland and a little too much like pre-made Velveeta.

Toilets were nasty. I entered as a staff member was leaving and found only 1 of 3 stalls usable. The others were full of unflushed excrement or just trash. One sink was plugged and looked backed up with yellow gunk. I know it may not be the barmaid's job to clean toilets but someone should be. Went back later, still just as gross so she obviously didn't tell whomever's job it is. The least she could have done down there is flush and tidy a little bit.

Absolutely what you should expect from any English pub. It won't blow your mind,...