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Lovely pub, and with a front garden which is great in this weather. The food has improved with the new chefs.
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Very nice local. A bit quiet whenever I've been there. Very friendly staff and a pleasant feel generally. VERY well kept Landlord and Harveys, and sometimes Deuchars IPA. Haven't eaten here properly but did munch on nice nachos and pizzas.
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nice pub good food hope they finish panting soon
anonymous - 10 Aug 2007 02:01 |
Spot the contributions from management (last three comments). Yes pub is ok - nothing special but reasomable at what it attempts
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This is a great pub. Good food, good beer, good landlord. Does all the basics very well. Only ever had lunch there and it was rather quiet - but the food bangers and mash was done very well. Service was with a smile and that does go a long way to making you feel at home in a boozer.
anonymous - 8 Aug 2007 22:39 |
Very nice relaxing pub, with large tables and leather sofa's. Food is excellent and well presented. Good drink details on pitchers and cocktails.
I recommend this for anyone.
anonymous - 8 Aug 2007 22:38 |
This pub seems to manage to please just about everyone all the time, it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than exactly what it is, a great pub with friendly staff and good food. This is nowhere better reflected in its clientele who are an eclectic mix ranging from oldstyle pub locals right through to young families. If you’re in the area give the pub a try I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.
anonymous - 8 Aug 2007 22:37 |
Supurb local pub. Friendly atmosphere and friendly staff - it seems to be one of the few pubs in London which caters for young people where they bother to say goodbye to you when you leave. The homecooked food is of a high standard and is a little more creative than your average pub food. The menu also changes regularly. Very good pub quiz on Monday.
anonymous - 7 Aug 2007 17:57 |
Seems the pub has improved dramaticly especialy in the food area sinse the new head chef took over in febuary, the menue is constantly being improved , i have especially liked the mexican night and carribean night i recomed that you try out the strawberry cheese cake,
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Have had similar expereinces to Tony_L with variable quality of service, food and beers. For this reason I usually avoid
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Seems the pub has gone down hill slightly. Used to have friendly, fun and efficient staff. They all seem to have gone.
Have been going for years, but will wait for a while in the hope it gets better.
Beer seemed fine.
anonymous - 23 Jul 2007 17:00 |
Clearly has good and bad days...visited twice last week:
Mid-week lunch found all real ales on, and in good nick, prompt delivery of very presentable food, and free wifi.
Inspired by this, I took 8 colleagues there for Sunday lunch, with disastrous results. Deuchars was off, and the Timothy Taylor was in very poor condition.
Food service was a shambles, with mega-confusion over some orders, and a couple of our group couldn't eat at all when the kitchen refused new orders, claiming inundation (the pub was half empty!).
Staff weren't as attentive as on my earlier visit either (there probably weren't enough). I might give it another try, but none of my companions will be going back...
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Just come back from this place after having tried their Roasts with a friend.
The service was exceptionally poor as we had to travel to the kitchenette to aquire our own condiments after the bar man dumped the plates on to the table and went back to his blackcurrant soda and cigarette.
My friend's lamb was mostly fat and actually looked like pigs brains and the vegetables, aside from the cabbages, were virtually inedible - completely unable to cut the bizarrely squigy potatoes.
Left most of the food. Nice cheese board though.
Well presented food and the pub was very clean - I should imagine this was an off-day for whatever reason.
Won't be going back for food in a hurry though.
anonymous - 10 Jun 2007 18:02 |
Very nice pub, really friendly, helpful staff and great food.
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Big and friendly pub, with a no-smoking dining area at the back (always a bonus). The staff drink here on their days off which has to be a good sign, and the food is pretty good. For some reason, it attracts a huge number of young aussies, and can get a bit rowdy when there is rugby on TV.
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An update on the beer situation: A year ago the Canton was a place which appeared to have everything you'd want in a pub except drinkable beer (I'm overlooking the lack of dartboard for a second), but on a recent visit this appeared to have changed. 2 new hand-pumps had appeared, a TT Landlord, and a Deuchars IPA. I feel a bit blase about TTL these days, but it is an excellent beer. Deuchars IPA is a superb choice for a session bitter, it beats GKIPA hands-down and I found it be be well kept. I might actually start going in there to eat again, as the food has always been pretty good.
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A decent pub with a nice outside seating area. The bar staff started counting down to drinking up time from the stroke of 11, but unlike many other places this was done in a friendly and cheerful (although no nonsense) way. Some other people were eating and the food looked good.
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Good on Tuesdays when the two for the price of one burger offer goes down a treat
anonymous - 1 Feb 2006 13:54 |
Not bad - good (if slightly limited) range of food and standard drinks. Bar staff attentive and keen to help
anonymous - 22 Jan 2006 00:02 |
Variable - quality of serevice and therefore experience is dependent on bar staff. Recently we went two days running.
On Monday we went in and waited to order food at the bar for 15+ minutes whilst one member of bar staff was serving another customer and having to explain why most of the items they wanted from the menu were not available. Another staff member concentrated on taking down Christmas decorations rather than serving customers - we walked out fearing that our order would take 30 minutes plus to arrive.
On Tuesday our progress was much swifter - we went in, ordered immediately at the bar and received drinks straight away and food within 10 minutes - much better!
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Friendly and good-looking local pub, but completely agree that they don't know how to keep beer - why do pubs do this to themselves?
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Not bad alternative now that the Prince Albert has shut
anonymous - 28 Nov 2005 17:29 |
Supurb local pub. Friendly atmosphere and friendly staff - it seems to be one of the few pubs in London which caters for young people where they bother to say goodbye to you when you leave. The homecooked food is of a high standard and is a little more creative than your average pub food. The menu also changes regularly. Very good pub quiz on Monday. My only slight complaint is that they don't seem to know how to keep beer properly - the hand-pumped bitters are best avoided.
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Having moved to Stockwell 2 years ago the Canton was a very handy local - its been on the slide ever since i moved here!!
The choice and quality of the food and beer has dropped, as has the interior.. the clientele coincide with this slide
Well worth walking the extra 5mins round the corner to the Prince
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This is a pleasant pub with a good wine list and excellent food. Unfortunately they don't seem to know how to keep beer. I have given up even trying the London Pride and I have often had a bad pint of the session bitter.
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This pub used to be a favourite. Recently the menu and food quality has deteriorated and they seem to have given up on vegetarians altogether. Good two-for-one bloody marys on a Sunday though.
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Food is reasonable but not outstanding. £6.95 for a pretty basic bangers and mash is a bit steep in my opinion.
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OK pub - does what it says on the tin, with friendly staff. Food was a bit middling. Potatoes on he sunday lunch were lazily cut and cooked (the size of Geoff Capes' fist).
gnuts - 29 Jun 2005 21:48 |
Hmm pub doesnt seem to know what it is - is it pub serving food or is it pure drinking pub?
The food is very good but the surroundings are a bit raucus for easy dining - the music is usally too loud and the tendency to show football matches on a big screen in the area where most of the tables are is off putting. I think in terms of ambience th royal Albert is better but the menu here is more extensive.
anonymous - 7 Apr 2005 17:30 |
This pub seems to manage to please just about everyone all the time, it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than exactly what it is, a great pub with friendly staff and good food. This is nowhere better reflected in its clientele who are an eclectic mix ranging from oldstyle pub locals right through to young families. If you’re in the area give the pub a try I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.
anonymous - 30 Dec 2004 10:18 |
Friendly staff, reasonable food, good atmosphere - great place to wash away a hangover on a Sunday. Bit expensive - probably its only downfall.
anonymous - 17 Dec 2004 11:49 |
Great for breakfast/lunch at the weekends
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Fantastic place to chill out on hungover weekend afternoons. Comfy, friendly, relaxed and I've never had a bad experience with the food.
Two for one bloody marys on Sunday. Genius!
Sal - 12 Oct 2004 17:30 |
i too live a few doors down from the canton, and it's refurb in 2003 has made a huge difference to my quality of life! food can be iffy (better off at the recently refurb'd Royal Albert), but still a great 'local'.
hugo - 5 Aug 2004 13:07 |
Just moved into the area and didnt know of a decent watering hole. The Canton has great atmosphere, great grub, great lash and great a barmaid. I love you katarina.
James White - 24 Jun 2004 09:35 |
Just moved into the area and came in for a Sunday lunch. Fantastic roast, great puddings and a welcoming atmosphere, I will definately be back!
Robbie Beard - 2 Feb 2004 13:07 |
I live a few doors away from it. It's lovely since they refurbished it in 2003, but the I've had a couple of bad experiences with food there. Staff and atmosphere are great though. If you're visiting the area, it's also worth checking out the Priory Arms - about 5 mins walk away.
Patrick - 1 Feb 2004 18:54 |
Nice, laid back pub. Food is good as is the selection of beers. Definately one to try. Bar staff are generally very nice....
JZ - 3 Jan 2004 13:21 |
Very nice relaxing pub, with large tables and leather sofa's. Food is excellent and well presented. Good drink details on pitchers and cocktails.
I recommend this for anyone.
scott - 26 Sep 2003 12:20 |
Canton is a great pub, what a contract the sleeze-hole that it was. The bar staff are great (and flirty which is cool) as is the food. It's certainly becoming more and more popular though I was surprised to see some lost trendies from Camden or NH wearing silly hats! One girl wore a cowboy hat and thought she was supercool, fool! Apart from that, it's great.
Andy - 29 May 2003 19:23 |
This was a rough boozer until a recent refurb has turned it into a lovely relaxing pub with great food. This pub is going to become a very popular local overtime. Rugby, real Ales and Sunday Lunches are all very popular here already. Good female count as well.
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