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God I'd love to be a fly on the wall in that kitchen, must be like an episode of Chucklevision. The landlord's ineptness definitely worth a visit for entertainment value. He's my favourite waste of dna, love him xx
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This pub is very nice from the outside and is fine for a quick pint as long as they can get your order correct!!
For food I'd say don't bother! I have eaten there twice and both times they have got our order wrong (Which I'd say wasn't that tasty either.)
I was appalled when after highlighting to the waiter that he had brought me the wrong food he walked over to the customer that had received my food took their plate (which they had already started tucking into) and placed it in front of me! I guess the bonus was that I didn't have to put ketchup on my chips as the previous customer had already done this for me, thanks guys!!!
On the second visit (I’m a glutton for punishment!) we ordered a vegetarian meal (cheese on toast) which the first time was brought as a beef sandwich and then secondly a chicken one! How they could get cheese on toast wrong, I cannot imagine, it’s hardly gourmet!!
Our lunch in the end was the same chicken sandwich minus the chicken!!
After complaining to the very rude manager who seemed to think that this was our fault we decided to make a hasty exit!
If it wasn’t for the very lovely bar staff our lunch would have been a disaster.
On conclusion I’d say avoid this pub unless you’d like the Fawlty Towers experience? (Basil is alive and well!!)
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My colleagues and I thought this pub was a great find - close to London Bridge but never too busy to find a seat at lunchtime. And now we realise why that is...
We've been 4 or 5 times and on at least 3 occasions were given an incorrect food order. The last time it took 3 goes to get the right order and boy was it not worth the hassle! Food is well below average, although they seem to be able to cope with oven chips OK.
The landlord deserves special mention for being so incredibly rude - even giving change seemed to be too much time wasted on the customer.
One of the staff (he knows who is!) is an absolute diamond, but the place doesn't deserve him.
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This pub has a great outside area with plenty of heating and could so easily be wonderful. Sadly it is horribly let down by the food and the incredibly rude manager.
We were there recently for lunch and although it was full of suits it could have been good. However they got the meals badly wrong. Chicken breast with rarebit turned out to be melted cheese on chicken. The vegetarian with us order Welsh Rarebit and initially got a beef sandwich. After sending it back she got a chicken sandwich with melted cheese and then finally after a long delay we got the sandwich back again without the chicken.
When we talked to the manager the distinct impression he was trying to give was that it was our fault, we shouldn't be so fussy and anyway we should be grateful for the opportunity to be in his pub. Some (1) of the staff are friendly but unless you enjoy being in an episode of Fawlty Towers you should avoid.
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The sausages were very dry and burnt, half of our tables dinner arrived once every one else had finished eating.
Staff were very rude, when complaining about the dried burnt sausages, I was told by the waitress that it was not her problem, it's the kitchens and then when speaking to the manager, he then told me to change my tone.
I will never go there again.
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Astonishingly noisy and overheated. It seems to be tryign to be the equivalent of the teenage high street lager-swilling cattle-barns for thirty-somethings.
Music too loud, so everyone shouts. If you want to drink expensive lager while watching office temps shout at each other over a plate of cheesy chips, this is your place.
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Popped in saturday after a visit to the London Bridge experience. It was really busy but then it was raining very hard. It was very noisey, too noisey to hold a conversation. A few good ales on offer. Service a bit iffy and had to ask for a full pint rather than 3/4 plus head. No complaints about the ale but not the place to go if you want a quiet beer.
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Didn't find it as bad as all that, not even close. The choice of ales is a little smalle, but they are regularly changed. The outdoor area is heated in the colder months, and superb in the summer. They do have a tendancy to close as soon as the punters start diminishing, and take their licened hours very seriously, but that's pretty common in the area I think.
Had a very pleasent evening there only last night, and the "chilli puff" bad snacks are incredibily more-ish!
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This could be such a great pub, which is so frustrating. It has a great terrace, which is well heated and comfortable. The bar area is well kept, but that's where it stops. The loos smell so bad that you want to wretch, the staff can't speak English and are rude, and the music is so loud that it's impossible to conduct a conversation unless you want to bellow at your friends all night. Ask them to turn it down a notch and you will get a very frosty response. The food is reasonably priced, but is hit and miss. OK selection of lagers. If you're foolish enough to want to drink in there after 1030, you're in for a shock. At 1029 the music stops, the terrace heaters and games machines are switched off, the lights come up, and the rude service gets distinctly ruder. The pub officially has the traditional opening times, though?! If you fancy a challenge, try staying until 1120 - it's hillarious.
SORT IT OUT, MUDLARK! You're as bad as the Old Thameside round the corner for staff (avoid that pub like the plague). With good bar staff who actually make you feel welcome, and clean bogs this could be a very good boozer. A rating of 4 is generous.
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awful pub awful beer. nuff said
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I was standing at the bar waiting for a pint when one of the bar staff motioned to me as if to ask if i was being served. I politely referred to a couple of ladies that had been waiting longer than me. All i got in response was "well f*ck you then" and he walked off.
If this wasnt bad enough the garbage 1920's jazz music they pipe through is sooo bad it makes you want to put your own hand down your own throat and pull out your own intestines...as does the food in this joint.
This pub is just as sh!t as the thameside and the Anchor - avoid.
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Slightly different experience from previous posts - found the bar staff ok and a decent range of beers on draft. Suprisingly, not as expensive as quite a few pubs local to this one and quite packed (although it was a Friday evening after work). The gents did have a foul smell though..
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Bit of a hole really, stuck to the bottles as I rarely risk the beer in these type of places. Not helped by the large amount of dog shit in the pato area.
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Pub in good location and on the surface with pleasant interior but badly let down by the staff - we were told on entering the pub at 5:30 on a Sunday afternoon that it was closing at 6. When we insisted that we only wanted one we were reluctantly served but made to feel very unwelcome by the rude staff. Whatsmore the 15+ people that came in to the pub in the next 30 minutes were all sent away. I'm surprised they are able to make a profit with such short opening hours and such rude staff.
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This pub stinks - full of G*nads. Stops serving at 10:30 too - what a joke in christmas week.
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Turned up at this pub at half past 10 in a big group and the bar staff managed to speak enough English to say the bar was closed.
Not welcoming and and full of dodgy clientele.
Avoid
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Squalid!
Stinking toilets, sticky froor, rubbish everywhere. Outside the ashtrays were overflowing and empty glasses covered the tables.
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Cute, tucked away. Quite grubby and uncomfortable but I do like for wine after work.
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I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS PUB, THE FOOD IS TOTAL GARBAGE, I WOULD NOT FEED MY PET DOG THE STUFF MADE HERE!!
anonymous - 17 Sep 2007 16:24 |
WENT TO THIS PUB ONLY THE OTHER WEEK AND OREDERED A PINT OF FOSTERS, THIS WAS THE WORST FOSTERS I HAVE EVER TRIED. STAFF ARE RUDE AND SPEAK LITTLE ENGLISH. FOOD WAS AWFUL, I ORDERED A CHIICKEN BURGER AND CHIPS AND IT WAS REVOLTING.. *** DONT EAT AT THIS PLACE***
I will never go back to the Mudlark, I will however be back to McDonalds which do much much better food and have good staff. Sorry Mr Mudlark, try cleaning your beer lines and sorting you food out.
anonymous - 17 Sep 2007 16:17 |
average tourist trap - suprisngly had a mild available - but so friggin cold you couldnt taste anything - so just for display puropese only ?maybe they cant actually shift it ? or is there a complete imbecile in charge of the cellar ?
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After reading the last few reviews I decided to take some visiting American tourists to The Mudlark. What a mistake!! The place is filthy. It was the worst food we had in London all week. One of the orders was forgotten so five of us were served our food and the sixth person had there food served after we were finished. The FAMOUS fish platter had ran out (this was on a Monday at 5pm).The food is obviosly microwaved, the deserts were over sapped and rock hard on the bottom. As for the beer- the London Pride you couldnt see through the glass the IPA ran out after 1 pint the other bitter was also "off" leaving only 1 choice left which was awfull. This was such a shame as they were very impressed with the choice of pubs and food in London,they had a great week in London, this was a big let down
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Great little pub. Fab BBQ
anonymous - 14 Aug 2007 15:10 |
Surprisingly quiet for a South bank pub near the Thames Path. Typical Nicholson's pub - nothing special, but served a reasonable enough pint of Landlord.
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Went to the Mudlark last friday with colleagues from my office,Oh what a night! the place was absolutely heaving and everyone was in a great mood and having fun, what a sociable pub, the beer garden was great to sit in as some of the people I was with smoke,(who said the pubs would be dead with the smoking ban) there was a great BBQ,try the burgers there lovely, they also had full menu on so one of my friends had fish and chips which they said was great, no wonder they are famous for fish. Staff are friendly and kept clearing the table keeping it clean and tidy. Great pub we all had such a Brilliant time we are all going back again this Friday. So if your anywhere near London Bridge get yourself in there its under the bridge next to Southwark Cathedral.
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Went to this pub after I received a leaflet outside the London Dungeon. Sat outside with my husband and little girl. Had lovely chicken salad and hubby had a pint of real ale. He said it was great. Lovely food and good service and clean. The view from beer garden over the river was nice. Would definately go again. Toilets a bit small though (for changing the little one)
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Used to work there a few years ago. the pub was always busy, we had a good bunch of staff & punters. tthe staff changed quite frequently back then. I have been back recently & found the pub to be pretty quiet. It's not the worst but not the best. The food does leave a lot to be desired but you can have a giggle.
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OK for s swift pint, forget it if you're looking for anything else. Beers are reasonably kept, and the place is clean and smart enough, but it lacks character. Also, can I just point out that although the menu is the same as Horniman's, the food isn't any better. Ploughmans without cheese or ham? Get a grip.
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Slightly perplexed by the warm reviews for this place, I think it merits lukewarm at best. Not particularly unpleasant, not particularly anything really. Had all the charm of a Yates pub in Bracknell, which is perhaps unsurprising since it sits at the foot of a thoroughly unprepossessing office block and Bracknell has more than its fair share of those. Having said that, other customers seemed happy, and two small boys were pulling faces at people as they ate their Yorkshire Puds. If I'd been hungrier I'd have been forced to order a "Steck Sandwich" (sic) from the menu.
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Went in during weekday lunchtime, good beer selection, food very reasonable in quality and price. Bar staff probably the most miserable I've met this year, not rude just expressionless, no please/thank you. GET A GRIP!
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A great place to drop into after a hard days touristing. I found it by accident when the Barrowboy and Banker was closed. I've spent many a happy hour sat outside in the late May sunshine and last winter we came in after our division 2 football side had been beaten by Charlton. The barman was great and seems up for a chat with anyone who will spare the time. It remains on my list of pubs to pop in when in London - I'll be back!
AngeK - 31 Jan 2006 17:22 |
Nice surroundings and good food (which is odd given that they have the same menu as the Horniman and the food there is bad). Good selection of beers to. Prices ok for the area.
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Neat tidy and attractive pub. Called in last Monday afternoon round about 3:30 for a quick jar and to check on the status of the final Ashes test to find the place empty barring an old bloke with a pint mug on a stool right in front of the telly. "If we're still in at close of play tonight I think we stand a chance" says the old bloke. Had to explain that as it was the last day of the test we stood a very good chance. "Oh! Why don't the bloody Aussies concede then? Sky'll ruin this when they get their hands on it!". Repeated the same refrain exactly to a couple of suits who followed us in later. Bless him!
Deserves more custom (just don't think a lot of people know it's there). We'll go back.
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Another place that's recently had a 'refurb'. Shame, as I always liked it as it was. This is the sad evidence of pubs chasing the corporate pound - over-priced (to pay for the refurb, obviously). The floorboards are nice though...
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Pokey modern pub that claims to be on the site where William Wallace got carved up by the Jamie Oliver of his day. Grub's not bad, probably won't get those coveted Michelin stars, and the occasional American nasal twang can be heard above the cacophanous roar of men in suits with their diminutive secretaries. Wouldn't recommend to vitriolic Scotsmen who hate the English. Actually, I would. Fuck 'em. Out with the hate, in with the love, people.
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decent pub which looks all the better after a bit of a makeover. Selection of beers is good, not extensive - but always good to have an ale! Didn't eat but will do next time as the food looked and smelt like good pub nosh. If I'm in that part of town again, I'll drop in again
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Popped in after a long walk with friends. A few of us meet up every other weekend for a walk along the Thames followed by a pint of proper beer and a Sunday roast. We'd never been in the Mudlark before though and we loved it! Proper ales and nice traditional food that went down well after a long walk in chilly weather! Recommend it.
anonymous - 1 Feb 2005 14:20 |
Popped in here with my girlfriend just before Christmas for a few festive tipples and a bite to eat. I had spent most of the afternoon shopping at the nearby Borough market and was relieved to find such a laid back and comfortable pub. A mere stone’s throw from the banks of the River Thames, this place oozes traditional pub charm and boasts a great range of cask-conditioned ales.
Our intention was to stay for no more than one drink, however, three hours later we found ourselves glued to the same spot beside the open fire! After the fourth drink we thought it wise to order some food; I ordered the Steak & Ale Pie, which was delicious! The only miserable part of the evening was the prospect of battling home on the tube with all of our bags. Any concerns were put to bed after the sixth trip to the bar however, when we decided to catch a cab!!
anonymous - 4 Jan 2005 16:58 |
Love this pub to bits!!!! Great atmosphere. Worked there for a while and had a wicked time! Not the most organised pub, but the bar-man, who is allllways either working or drinking there( or more often than not, both!), is the most fun! Very city-type of clientele, but they are all up for a good drinking sesh! Do It!
G - 11 Oct 2004 00:43 |
Basic but accommodating pub, with meals from around £3 per head.
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