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good pub sales leffe on draught staff are a bit slow but polite very busy at weekends will be going back in the near futher
cbc88 - 15 Jul 2008 21:38 |
Very nice centre of Wimbledon pub. Can get very busy in the evenings though and difficult to get a seat. Staff variable but new barman Mark is really cute. Recommended.
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The main advantage of this is that you can time your trip to the station with a large degree of accuracy. At least they've stopped listing guest ales 90% of which aren't on. There's usually a couple on. Variable staff quality. Impossible to get a table at any time. Can be quite fun place to visit with a crowd when it gets busy of an evening.
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a great bar to visit while waiting for a train across the road, service is always fast and prices are reasonable, good choice of ales and hard to fault this bar.
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I find this place a decent enough town/near station pub, certainly been in worse in similar locations. Early evening tonight was convivial and lively, again mainstream cask beers, I had a decent pint of TT Landlord. Certainly worth a good 6, 6.5 if it was possible.
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Pretty smoky and wasn’t too comfortable as the clientele were a bit rough around the edges. The bar staff seemed to be the perquisite Eastern European mould and the music was way over the top, although not ear-bleeding it was still distracting.
Still, the plus side was that four ales were on, including Adnams Explorer, which was excellent.
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This could be a good, convenient boozer, however it is spoiled by the over-loud, crappy music blaring out all over the pub. You can't hear yourself think, let alone have a conversation. The beer is OK, the staff reasonably friendly. I asked for the music to be turned down, but was told "it's the computer" - Really?, well unplug the bloody thing then! Only stayed for one pint because of the racket.
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I find it hard to get excited by this place but equally hard to find negatives. The bar area is attractive with intricate tiled floor, the pumps shine and dispense 4/5 mainstream ales in good condition on handpull, the staffing levels are good so you never wait to be served, but somehow everything is a little clinical or impersonal. Maybe I'll have to leave time for more than one next time I'm waiting for the train.
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A traditional boozer with decent staff, but stroppy customers. OK but nothing exciting
anonymous - 18 Dec 2006 00:15 |
Seems to be a certain yob element hanging around outside these days....but maybe that's reflective of Wimbledon in general.
Not a bad bar, although they have a habit of trying to deafen you with loud music. Whatever happened to the local you could happily catch up with friends in and have a good old banter....without having to constantly shout to be heard. Ah, the joys of old age
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Nice pub, nice atmosphere and homely decor feel, modern yet a tinge of tradional...
Small range of Ale on tap
Good Eve, would def return, tho a small fight broke out just outside, but this was something of an unfortunate situation with yobs outside wanting to start on someone inside.
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check out the bar staff! great pub, great beer, great service 100% reccomended!
anonymous - 27 Sep 2006 22:33 |
When I've been in here it's never been too busy. It's been done up a couple of times I think in my lifetime but nothing too drastic. The inside is still pleasant and pubby. There are usually about 5 ales on (1 is usually different the rest standard), Leffe, Budvar and the usual. It's nice but I haven't risked the food here, nor will I any time soon. I've not had a bad pint there and I saw a sign that they were having live music here at some point.
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This pub is everything a town centre pub should be. It has a varied range of cask ales, comfortable seating and efficient service.
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Large pub which must attract numerous commuters changing from train to bus. A range of fairly common real ales including Theakstons XB as a guest; comfortable old fashioned or late-Victorian-town-centre decor. OK for a pint or two watching people go by.
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Ok place with ok service, just seems in the wrong place somehow... Went after work (whilst there was no footie on) and seemed fine, enjoyed a quick Youngs.
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Had a refurb....but I wasn't quite sure if that meant someone just hoovered the place?
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They probably come there for the female workers. Has a vibe of being relaxing and lively at the same time. Even if you're teetotal you'd enjoy it here, but they have some good real ales on offer, Adnams Broadside, London Pride and IPA. Also plenty for the lager drinkers of course.
Saw a Jessica Biel lookalike in here the other day. If you know her, I want to know her too!
Will2 - 22 Apr 2006 13:54 |
Getting a seat is difficult. Gets rather packed even earlyish in the evening. A lot of people must know its a good pub. Seems 2 be mostly female workers at the bar
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Visited here last night - a great improvement. Good beer and great staff, particularly the young Aussie couple. Can recommend it for a visit.
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This pub is due to reopen on Thursday 16th Feb 2006 I believe
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went past the other day - this pub is due to open again very soon by the looks of things it has been refurbished.
anonymous - 13 Feb 2006 13:05 |
Seems to be closed for refurbishment.
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The only use I can think of for this pub is for a quick pint while you're waiting for someone at Wimbledon station. As has been said, even smokers find this place too smoke-ridden for comfort. The beer isn't up to much either I'd say.
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Nice exterior and I like the interior too! Nice and dark with a polished feel. Beer has always been OK but the bar staff have trouble understanding you sometimes. The people vary and that's how it should be - it's opposite the station.
anonymous - 10 Dec 2005 12:03 |
Used to be a drinking den for Rutlish 6th formers back in the early 90's. Was pretty good back then, but seems to be much more of an old mans boozer now. Maybe it's just my standards that have improved since the heady days of underage drinking!
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A regular haunt but not a lot to recommend it. Very mixed clientele. Good nights and bad nights and yes, there is too much smoke about. And I'm another smoker. The amount of times I've seen people come in, say "bit smokey isn't it" and leave!
Much better than the chain pubs that are around the area but could do a lot better still.
anonymous - 27 Jul 2005 16:43 |
One change of ownership (S+N to Spirit Group) and two changes of management in 5 months, topped of by the cook leaving, have down nothing to raise standards.
Agree with another correspondent that the site has potential, and usually the beer is well kept. The problems are that the building is badly maintained (the roof leaks into the staff quarters in sevral places)and there is no natural light since the "fridge on the bridge" was built in the 1980s. To reach the non-smoking area one has to pass through the smoking area and in any case the smoke isn't vented so it permeates the whole bar. Experienced and able staff were ditched by the previous management for eye candy.
anonymous - 16 Jun 2005 16:35 |
This pub could be so much better than it actually is. The fabric of the building is good and the interior atmospheric, but you kind of lose your spirt after being in there for about 10 minutes. It can't find its identity, it has no soul. A bleak looking clientele. The grub was expensive too - though i didn't sample it. Lasagne, chips and peas (that well know Italian dish) was about £7.50 ..... £7.50?!!
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RUBBISH PUB WITH CRAP BEER
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A really old bar with a lot of history.
Not the type of place you're likely to see a younger crowd in.
Bar service is good.
The only really bad thing about it is how smokey it is. Even a smoker mate of mine complained how bad it was.
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Central location near Wimbledon station. Not family friendly, even if you'd like a meal. 4 decent real ales were on when I was there.
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If you like having a crap pint after a hard day's shopping in the crap shops of Centre Court, then this God awful smokey pub is the place for you. Full of builders and transients, best avoid it and hop in a cab up to the village.
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Fairly standard station pub i.e. tatty and unimpressive. Beer is OK (they have a good range from Young's to Theakston's) but for some godunknown reason it's usually busy and fills up with loutish/inbred builder types. OK if you're desperate, and there's really nowhere else in the area.
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quite a pleasant pub for quiet pint, good selection of ales though one word of warning - you might have to ask for a top-up
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One of the better pubs in the cenre of Wimbledon. Good for a quick drink after a film or a vist the the theatre. A pretty good slection of ales. Although often very smokey,
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used to be good. but has now stopped doing becks. why? rubbish. shan't be going again.
john - 4 Nov 2004 13:03 |
Big pub full of blokes and drunks. One guy in particular (think his name is Bandy) is very abusive and most people from what i can see arfe sick of the sight of him. Other than that worth a pint in there even if just passing
PortmadogLads - 8 Oct 2004 11:46 |
Great bogs,nice turnout every friday
john - 12 May 2004 11:36 |
Very old style and full of old blokes. Not really worth a visit apart from a quick pint on a crawl.
anonymous - 7 Jan 2004 16:57 |
bit of an old mans pub tho
anonymous - 23 Dec 2003 22:42 |
yes my mate got his photo taken with the formely known sclub7. Well more like 6 because Bradley was somewhere else.
joo - 13 Nov 2003 16:15 |
yes s club 7 did have a drink in there, and yes my mate did get the blonde one to sign a porno mag
clive - 6 Oct 2003 15:53 |
A bit dirty,Staff a bit slow, Takes about 15 mins to get a pint on a good day. John
johnny11 - 10 Sep 2003 09:25 |
Nice pub - clean not bullsh*t approach to everything.
Gaz - 18 Jun 2003 20:53 |
Used to be owned by someone other than T&J, can't remember who. Food isn't great but they sometimes have some top quality guest ales on offer.
Briony - 6 May 2003 15:07 |
Average pub, the beer is ok, the music isn't too loud. It's ok for a quiet pint.
Andy - 4 May 2003 01:36 |
