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Walked in here after the Rugby to get away from the plastic cup serving pubs. Not great range but I did drink my pint in a glass. Quickly realised it was a gay friendly pub thus, the lack of ales. Nice enough place though
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Gay-friendly pub that attracts slightly older gay guys early in the evening and a younger mixed gay/straight crowd later on. Gets a lot noisier as the night progresses - disco music after 9pm towards the end of the week & at weekends. It's unique in Richmond so worth supporting but I wish the manager would improve the quality of the bar staff. They are invariably young males who are definitely not picked for their customer service abilities - some are ok but some have no idea how to work behind a bar. Actually it would be nice to see the manager around more - he might get more out of his staff if he was more involved. Oh yes and it's expensive too - West End prices.
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I don’t understand how people can call this pub ‘friendly’. Went here for a quiet after dinner drink tonight. Looked like a nice place from the outside but we were treated in a very aggressive and hostile way by staff on entering for daring to voice an opinion (quietly to each other) that it wasn’t nice to have your bag searched on entering a pub. They may well have their reasons for searching women's handbags but there's ways of talking to people!
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A nice place to hang out, especially in the evening. The staff and customers are all laid-back and friendly, and they make you feel like one of the gang.
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Sadly it looks much nicer from the outside than it actually is once inside. Pretty poor.
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Cute spot. You'll always have the craic in here. Very friendly.
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Richmond's best-kept secret. A gem of a backstreet pub, it welcomes gay and straight people and a great time can often be had.
No real ale but the friendly welcome and atmos more than make up for it.
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the rather dark interior is decked out like a club rather than a pub and the lack of real ales a turn off for me. In this central location it could be so much nicer ...........
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The Richmond Arms, a small tradional gay/straight friendly pub. One of the best in London.
Recently had a refurb, and the staff and Manager Freddie make the place welcoming to everyone. The clientel and regulars are all nice, and charming. You don't get any trouble, as the pub has great links with the community and the police safety team. Definately worth checking out, you will definately make new friends.....
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Oh I love love love this pub! Went there after work one night and I had the best night! We treid all the shots on the menu, the two guys behind the bar (one called Martin I think...) were fantastic and the people in there were such a laugh! You don't have to be gay to go there at all and best of all? They sell Tequila Rose! Wicked little pub!
anonymous - 10 Jul 2007 15:22 |
No real ale but not a bad little (gay) bar.
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First Class venue! The manager, Freddy is the guy who makes the Richmond what it is - a fab pub, with great people and an atmosphere to match.
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yes, its a friendly place, and such manly hunks there!!
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this is a fabulus friendly place with lots and lots of amazin people!the staff are absalutly brilliant and sexy the manager is fun and up for a good laf!music especially on a fri is so tigerific and the atmosphere lets u gt away with lots of crazy things(like walkin around wit ur bits out)and no one cares!both strait nd gays r welcome nd made to feel at home if thay r up for a good time and join in with the regular hillarities!the speciall nights like karioki nd cabaret r very fun and joyus to watch and take part in!love it alot nd every1 dare
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Weird drinks prices, but generally friendly atmosphere and pleasant staff.
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Quite gay, but not visibly so from outside. Mixed crowd of queens and straight-acting. Mostly guys, although females more than welcome. Bar staff are friendly, but it gets crowded and seating is very limited, owing to a dancefloor and stage area which takes up some space at the back. Have an amusing karaoke night on Thursdays with a huge song collection, when occasional trannies do rather good renditions of ABBA songs. :) A nice pub, but if you're not interested in the same sex, there are probably better places to go to.
DS. - 8 Oct 2004 15:20 |
Gay pub - I am not, but have been in here for a pint and it was OK - I am possibly not the target customer though...
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