I’ve been visiting this pub for years, ever since I worked in the area. It’s always stood out for resisting the direction of travel of other pubs in London, maintaining a degree of individuality and authenticity with brilliant staff. Sadly, newer staff members are letting this down. They were rude, pushy and essentially barking at customers to leave no sooner had the last orders bell been rung (having only just been served). I’d expect this behaviour in a generic chain pub on the high street but not here. Advice to the owners - train your staff properly in customer service and grip this issue now before people start to vote with their feet. For now, I won’t be returning for...
Read moreMy first visit, and I thought it was wonderful. Two very professional, efficient and friendly female bar tenders, who had a smile, a greeting and a kind farewell to everyone who came and left while I was in there (you know, just like the 'old days'). Good beer, good prices. And their policy of allowing people to bring in their own food from the outside street food market is a great idea (the bar tenders also made sure to let everyone know that they would dispose of all the leftover wrappers, cartons, etc too). Great...
Read moreA nice London boozer, with efficient and friendly staff, a little bit off the main drag but still very buzzy and a nice drop of Real Ale at a good price for London. Just went up for My second pint change of staff, order a Dombar came up cloudy ( new barrel not settled)asked to have it changed ( tall thin bald guy behind bar very miserable) very reluctantly with out listening poured another pint of Dombar which was the same very reluctantly got Me a Timothy Tylors which was nice. Down graded the...
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