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yes andy we couldnt agree more ! its a shame your hard work has gone to pot and emily ? the owner has the arrogance to think this is still her flagship pub !!
seems other posters are feeling the same ; a bland pub with overpriced food in essence
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Sorry but as the ex head chef of this pub who worked bloody hard to build it, I am finding some of the recent coments quite disturbing. Maybe the pub got too popular but with a change of management all has gone awry, who knows. Also Stout needs to get out more, all those reviews in one afternoon and some where def done with more than alcohol.
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Selkirks a hard one to call- it's nice. And, er, thats about it. Sunday afternoons, yummy mummy set in the garden with push chairs and husbands in three quarter length trousers. Overpriced roasts with a "carve yourself" gimmick.
Beer is nice, but spendy, quiz is good.
I think the Selkirk knows it's one of a few places in tooting broadway that will attract the young professionals who cant afford to live in balham and everyone is being screwed over as such. I suggest those who like it try the new tramshed and social next to the McDonalds in tooting- similar set of people, but nicely decked out and not content to be the Tooting Estate Agents choice. 7 on 10.
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Interesting to read the recent comments about the food. I'd always heard good things about the food but when I finally got round to eating here a couple of weeks ago me and my friends were all really disappointed. Quality was average at best and the portion sizes were appallingly small.
The "famous" burger was a standard supermarket 8-pack size, the fish & chips came with about 8 chips and the portion of nachos (paying extra for additional cheese) was small enough to be served on a side plate and came with the lightest splattering of cheese shavings.
A nice pub over all (although a bit pricey) with a nice atmosphere and definitely one of the best gardens in the area. Just don't bother with any of the food until they sort it out.
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Unfortunately theadz01's review is spot on - a great pub - but it seems to be slipping slightly... maybe it's gone and got complacent.
Last time I was in there I was even disappointed with the fantastic selkirk burgers - the burger was half the size of last year and the bun was burnt!
Still the bar billiards is awesome and it has the best beer garden locally!
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I'd previously said the food was great. Sadly, on recent visits, the standards seem to be slipping. My friend ordered a portion of chips, the tiniest portion came out of hard potatoes literally swimming in oil.
Some of the other things haven't been so great. Beer is pricey, and they don't do so many of their food offers any more.
Don't get me wrong, it's still the best pub in Tooting, just needs tweaking back up to how it used to be last year.
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i dont understand the fuss about this place - its nothing special. When i popped in last saturday it was like a mortuary with about 4 staff looking like spare parts
the food was fine but the pub style is more 'all bar one' than anything else
nice range of drinks but thats standard unless you are a regular of wetherspoons !
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just recently returned to this pub due to the refurb at the KH and its still as good as ever. good crowd good booze and good food with the added bonus of bar billiards. remains the best in tooting by some way. only thin i'd change about the place is to make it half a mile closer to my flat!
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Nice pub. Had never been in here before but went in as it was the only pub I could find that had a quiz on a Thursday. I'm glad I did though as it's a nice pub. The food looked good (Didn't have any though) and the beer was nice. The quiz was good especially for a free one. Overall a good pub.
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missing the craic in the SEL, some really nice people to meet in there....
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Top, Top Pub. I frequently come from Wimbledon to visit The Selkirk. Fantastic atmosphere, Naturally friendly staff and a wider range of lagers on offer than most central pubs. Food menu looks good aswell, haven't eaten there yet but always seems busy with diners. Thumbs up guys!!
anonymous - 19 Nov 2007 02:34 |
The opening hours are a problem - in that they make them up as they go along! They say they're open till midnight then close at eleven. Useless if people are coming to meet you.
Shame because it's a decent boozer...
anonymous - 30 Oct 2007 11:09 |
I'm not quite so enthusuastic about this pub as previous reviewers. It was very cold in there yesterday lunchtime, and both the real ales (Landlord and Deuchars IPA) were off. On the plus side the staff were very friendly and helpful and they did have a wide range of lagers on - Hooegarden's; Beck's Vier; Staropramen; Stella, Peeterman's, and Boks Artois were the ones I remembered. The "Kirk" burger was excellent, but you would expect that at &7.95 a throw. Very stingy with the chips though! Probably a great pub in the summer with the conservatory and outside seating, but I think I will avoid it at other times.
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Really good pub, great bar staff and amazing food - the Kirk burger is great!
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Bloody great boozer, nice staff, bitter in handle glasses if you want it. Only gripe is that it's a bit pricy. A bag of nuts and a pint of premium lager will cost you more than 4 quid. I suppose you can't have it all though. Keep up the good work.
anonymous - 26 Jul 2007 15:42 |
the selkirk is a fav in tooting for alot of reasons - good food and great management. It deserves the trade it gets and ahs clearly worked hard to achieve its position.
well done selkirk !
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All round superb boozer. The food is excellent, the choice of drinks is great. Staff always friendly - the place is spotless. Always a good atmosphere. It's simply BRILL!
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All I can say is if you have't had the fab roast since December you are missing out. The old ploy of waiting ages seems to have gone and the quality now puts them back in the Best Roast in South London chase. If you've found better let me know.
The beer selection has certainly gone up in my estimation as well since the introduction of Becks Vier.
The Selkirk we salute you, fab staff, fab booze and fab food..............what more can the discerning punter want
anonymous - 6 Apr 2007 17:31 |
I've never had any problem with the real ale in the selkirk, and really like the fact that they change the ales from time to time, so even though they only sell 2 ales at any time it is varied. The Deauchars is top notch at the moment and the abbot that I tried Sunday is pretty good too!
Must have been an off day I reckon.
It's brilliant that Tooting has so many nice boozers now and let's celebrate by visiting them all as much as possible!
Bingo all round!
Toodle pip.
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I good reliable pub. Friendly staff, reasonable food, beer garden. Some footie and rugby in the back bar only, but I don't think they've got Sky.
They could do with a little help looking after their real ale - I've had to take a few pints back to the bar as they're cloudy, etc
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Have to agree with jimmythefish -the roasts aren't the best in London (South or North), but they are reasonably good...and the place is light years better than The Frog used to be.
The staff are genuinely friendly though, and the cocktails are suprisingly good!
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"Best roast in London" is pushing it a bit but the food is decent (if a little overpriced). A nice local, staff are friendly and efficient, and the stand-out feature of this place is the beer garden, which is the best in the area by a long way. Have whiled away a few summer evenings here, don't make such an effort to walk down here as often now the nights have drawn in but it's still a solid bet for few pints on a Sunday afternoon. 7/10.
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Well done to the Manager and staff at the Selkirk. It's a very good pub.
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Tucked away on a side street of Tooting’s ‘main drag’ this place has steadily improved since being converted from The Frog a couple of years ago. The new décor is smart and modern. There are 2 rooms, a side ‘snug’ room with comfy chairs, a conservatory and a fair sized beer garden. The drinks are a bit on the expensive side (£2.80 for a pint of ale) but the food is excellent and the staff have been friendly and attentive during my visits. I recently whiled away a rainy Saturday afternoon playing bar billiards in here after a fantastic chicken pie. One good feature is two sets of toilets – one in each bar – so there’s no need to walk to the other side of the pub to take a leak. It seems they are making an effort to cover all bases with various food offers, live music, quiz nights etc. If they maintain the good overall quality, this place should be a great local success once word of mouth gets around.
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Tasty birds behing the bar and tastier food from the kitchen.
I would eat either.
Mmmmmmmmm!
anonymous - 17 Aug 2006 01:39 |
The service at this pub is exemplary. You can pre-order your food online or over the phone so that if you have a tight 1-hour lunch break, you can comfortably go there and the food will come staight to you.
Also, they make a real effort to serve everyone on a table at the same time which really makes a difference.
This is not a cheap pub to eat or drink at, but their grub is genuinely home-made.
The menu has changed twice in the last month - check the web version to make sure you're up to date.
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Love this place! The roast on Sundays is the best in London - get there early or book ahead. The food at all others times is fab as well. Friendly service, great quiz on Thursdays - can't fault the free entry and prize of crates of beers, although the scoring is a bit erratic(!)
All in all, I did prefer the decor with big sloppy sofas that got taken out a year ago. But it's still a great pub with a great atmosphere and the food is top-notch. Keep up the good work guys.
anonymous - 20 Feb 2006 11:07 |
Always good fun down at The Selkirk, everyone makes you feel welcome and the crowd is just right. Not many nobheads - just the nice folk! It would be great to see some sport back on the big screen and the bar billiards back but otherwise it's wicked.
The food is always great value and really tasty, even if the beer is a little pricier than other Tooting pubs. But hey if you are watching yer pennies you should be in one of the scum pubs or in the park with a can of special brew (aka central heating for tramps). Well done you lot at The Selkirk, Tooting salutes you!
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richard and his team certainly give excellent customer service.
this is the best pub in tooting, bar none. yes, it's pricy, but that keeps away the... others.
food is always excellent quality.
quiz night is now back on thursday by the way.
well done guys, keep up the good work.
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Only gripe is the price of the drinks which are more like prices in the centre of town. Probably paying for all the new floors. AND they got rid of the bar billiards table. GUTTED. But very friendly staff lovely roast on Sunday. great quiz. So all in all I think well done.
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Since its refurb it has become an extremely nice place to drink. Off the high street enough not to get too packed and with a good atmosphere, good beers and amazing pub grub (even though I still liked the old Thai food).
If you went a year ago try it again you'll be surprised!
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Isn't it called the skylark?? This was OK. The decor is VERY boring. There was London Pride and probably one guest ale both OK. The staff were very friendly and not what i was expecting. Good stuff!! I wanted to dislike the place because i'm an inverse snob but it's a decent pub. OK little back room. Just nice! The management have got an interactive approach so it seems - One more Ale please...
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Was in this pub the other night for some food and the experience could have gone either way. There was a problem and our (and a couple of other people's) order went astray. After half an hour we asked what was going on and a few minutes later were told that it had got lost and hadn't been started yet. Normally this would be the cue for me to start ranting about shitty service and staff not caring blah blah, but not today.
The staff really couldn't have done more. We got a free drink straight away and were offered money back or wait 20 minutes for the food. When this turned into 25 minutes we asked again what was going on and were given more apologies and offered another drink. When the food did come it was all very nice, albeit an hour after we ordered.
On leaving the manager came over and apologised again for all the problems and said he hoped we'd be back anyway. BAR STAFF EVERYWHERE TAKE NOTE: THIS IS GOOD SERVICE!
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Wow, what a clean up! I used to come to the Frog when I was studying in the area and didn't really like it but there was bugger all competition so I still went. I've now moved into the area and there's still no competition but The Selkirk is awesome, will be a regular in no time. With regards to the previous statement of no bar stools, thank god, I can get to the bar without having to push my way through hoards of drunks who refuse to give up their spot. Well done!
anonymous - 3 Oct 2005 16:09 |
Really friendly bar staff, pleasant decor - I especially like the conservatory opening out on to the garden. Food looks great. They have a BBQ/party in the garden on Wednesdays, which draws in the punters. My only gripe is the cost of the drinks - £3.70 for a g and t and £3.10 for a San Miguel - come on this is Tooting not Hoxton!
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Getting better; nice beer, nice food, nice tunes, nice vibe, nice garden, nice staff, nice sofas, nice roasts, nice wine. Would I be wrong to call it nice?
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This recently re-opened pub offers some of the delights of the previous "Frog" pub, but with none of the filth and grime. They have cleaned up there act!
The beer is okay, a bit steep, and needs a bit of originality with the range, but the pints are well served with no flaky bits in the pils.
Some of the new staff are amazingly friendly and efficient, but are let down by the old staff still hanging about from the last team. Smile occaisionly!!!!!!
The quiz is now on a Monday, but is still with the old geezer, Theo, yay! They also have a cash prize game of "Play your cards right", which is a bit of a giggle. You know higher/lower with the oversized playing cards etc.
All in all, a nice pub, food is pretty good if not a wee bit pricey, and still has a few nice sofas the best beer garden in Tooting!
anonymous - 19 Apr 2005 14:36 |
Yep it's open again after a bit of a gastro-pub refit. Wood everywhere, large tables, comfy chairs, food in the £8 - £10 range (haven't tried it). Good but pricey (£3 for a Guinness) beer and very friendly staff. Is strangely lacking stools at the bar however - never good especially for a 'local' pub! Regulars stand around uncomfortably in their absence...
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Went there a week back on a Thursday for the quiz night- its closed down! Hopefully a funky new pub will re-open at the same location soon.
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Great Pub, Loads of Sofas, Free Quiz on Thursdays, Fantastic Food, Garden, etc, etc, etc
More of these please.
Steve - 10 Sep 2004 15:33 |
the sofas look like they were pulled out of a skip. however it is the best pub in tooting due to the total lack of competition...
ted - 3 Feb 2004 13:12 |
This pub is cooooool! The quiz is great, Thanks To Theo on Thursday!! Olivia
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The best Thai food definitely worth a visit but the staff are very unfriendly. Probably best to go at the beginning of the night for some food and beers and then head off. The quiz on a Thursday night is fab.
Shirls - 25 Nov 2003 17:31 |
I live in Tooting so by saying this I do not wish to negate from Tooting's magnetic qualities but when u enter this place you would not think you were in Tooting, sofas galore, lovely decor!
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This place has the best Thai food I've had in London!
Mark - 16 Jul 2003 15:04 |
I've always lived around the corner from this pub, used to be good for a quality game of pool and a laugh but you would have needed to know a couple of face's. Since the frog and the forget me not took it over it has become a far more pleasant juicer in which to intoxicate oneself! The pool table has been swapped for a fairly constant stream of fit birds (can't be bad!), and although the beer is a bit pricey due to the recent influx of the educated masses into the manor (which includes the fit birds), I would have to say that this is the best boozer in Tooting.
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Used to be a great old boozer called The Selkirk. Like Tooting in general, it is now spoiled by irritating poshkids in engineered denim and combat trousers who can't afford to live in Clapham.
Col - 16 May 2003 14:59 |
Decent boozer, theres not many in tooting, this one and the kings head, good beer garden and normally some decent totty serving behind the bar!
matt - 13 May 2003 17:08 |
what a classic pub. well at least it was until it got turn into posh bloody place with sofas and stuff. wheres the pool table? And is there still even a dart board or what? This place is not a pub no more. it looks more like a country bloddy club house.
you really would wanna know - 29 Jan 2003 15:24 |
Pub quiz every Thursday from 8.30 :)
Briony - 28 Jan 2003 14:47 |
Lovely pub with big comfy sofas to lounge on. Perfect for sunday drinking with mates.
Gorgeous thai food as well!
Lisa - 7 Jan 2003 14:43 |
changed management mid 2001. last time i went there they were serving some pretty scrummy thai food, which may however affect the dynamics of the clientele...
brendon - 22 Jul 2002 10:39 |
Bar billiards, top totty.
hungbunny - 14 Jun 2002 22:14 |
Nice big comfortable sofas, conservatory & beer garden. Excellent pub quiz on Thursday nights with beer and cash prizes.
adrian - 2 Jun 2002 22:52 |
