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Above average pub. Good service, interesting decor upstairs and very impressive fish and chips. Bearded real ale fans like me might grumble at the limited beer options, but we're probably not the target market.
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No matter how busy this pub gets, I have never waited more than a couple of minutes to get served ! The staff are a credit to this pub ! They serve a great pint of Staropramen and the garden is a godsend.
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Nice staff and a really good range of beers.
I've eaten here a few times and don't really rate it myself, I think it's overpriced for what it is, and definitely steer clear of the platter!
However, as a nice little boozer it's fine
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Top pub, great service and fantastic food! Can't go wrong here.
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Great Decor, very friendly staff, and the food was quite good - chips done to death but otherwise food was good. On the Sunday I went it was more like a restaurant than a pub.
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Really nice pub, great atmosphere. Great outside space. Good food. Friendly bar staff. Always busy.
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Good Grief... Reading previous reviews, I don't even recognise the place! This is a good, solid, local pub and as someone who works in the area, I wouldn't be without it! Ok, not somewhere to take a hot date and the food is a bit pricey, but the garden is an absolute boon in this age of global warming. The decor is a bizarre mix of whatever was handy at the time, but the staff are just brilliant! Imported from all over the continent and taught how to deliver proper pub service, if only bar staff were this good in all London pubs.
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Absolutely awful pub for the council estate types that live around the area!
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Also note great big smelly bin handily located outside front door for extra panache.
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Staff are friendly but know nothing and have been taught nothing about working in a London pub. Food's up and down but mediocre to start with. Ale's indifferently kept. Great tiled wall that was uncovered during refurb is a nice feature but hardly due to good management.. Wooden walled 'conseratory' at back of pub reminds one of a Nazi death train, not nice.
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A short stagger from London Bridge, The Woolpack nestles unassumingly in a villagey stretch of Bermondsey St amidst likeable independent shops. The decor is a fine compromise between trad pub and nouveau wine lounge, and, in my opinion, manages to teeter just on the right side of both. Staff are cheery and attentive, replacing ashtrays with an almost religious zeal; and the food is excellent value for the quality. I'd recommend the scandi outhouse extension which offers a cosy respite from the hubbub of the main bar- which, by the way, is patronised by some rather attractive locals.
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Nice out of the way place with a good selection of beer and a nice, ever-changing food menu. Pleasant for a quiet pint away from the busier places, and I imagine the beer garden is great in warmer weather.
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Reasonably priced food on a street with several overpriced eateries. The Souvlaki lamb is top, generous and shareable for lunch. I can imagine it's very pleasant in the summer months.
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Much better pub than the Garrison which is not really a pub but more a restaurant come expensive wine bar. Since the refurb it has become much more popular. Food very good too.
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I have jsut moved to the area and have been checking out all the pubs close to my new flat. So far this one is the clear winner. £3 for a pint of most premium lagers and friendly staff. Food looks pretty good and they seem to serve a lot without turning the place into a gastro pub.
Nice seating areas inside, conservatory and outside.
Recommended :)
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I hesitate to say what I want to say about The Woolpack for fear that it will somehow let out what could be described as a well-kept secret. That would, however, be miserly: spread the joy, and spread with Greaves. This pub has a cracking beer garden, it's truly idyllic. On a sunny afternoon take 2-3 friends, secure a picnic table, and settle down for a blissful hour or three to soak it all in. Also, the food is worth every penny, and I think represents much better value than you'll get at The Garrison over the road. Now I'm starting to sound like my Dad, better stop.
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awesome deocor and friendly staff
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Not particularly impressed really. Ordered a bottle of wine between the four of us, no wine glasses, just tumblers, which we had to clean... No surprise we didnt hang around - rubbish!
anonymous - 22 Dec 2005 15:16 |
Was pleased to see the name restored, and the style of the pub not too trendy. Has smartened up since changing hands, but has managed to retain friendly pub-like atmosphere without becoming too trendy / yuppie like. Food borders on the expensive, but usually tastes good, and service now quite efficient.
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Good range of drinks, including Hooegarden and Leffe on draught. Food menu excellant, though waiting for your order can be slow. Gets very busy Friday lunchtime.
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Nice beer garden out back and great chicken satay and peanut dipping sauce! Grilled not fried. Still have to try everything else. Oh also I ordered a large shiraz wine and got a huge drinking glass full.. and it was drinkable! :)
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Now trading under its original name as The Woolpack.
Theres' a large beer garden at the back which is a great place to meet up in the summer in preference to the trendier altenatives on Bermondsey Street.
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A proper pub - like it
anonymous - 3 Feb 2005 09:54 |
The Pub has re-opened under new management. haven't been in to check, but it doesn't look too different from old - minimalist, unpretentious boozer.
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The Scotia closed today - 6pm - for good. Noone seems to know what it will be yet. So long, pub!
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Any pub with a Charlton pennant behind the bar is OK by me!
Plucka - 25 Oct 2004 09:23 |
Good for homesick Scots who like Thai food... I love this pub! Tasty and inexpensive Thai menu, a great beer garden and friendly staff. Good beer too (and shows football matches if you're keen).
Iona Walton - 1 Jul 2004 11:01 |
Good pub, shows all the Celtic and raners games live, food good and offers on bottled beers. good nights out for the Champions League games.
Alan Gillespie - 13 Oct 2003 15:21 |
Great pub to have as a local, friendly barstaff, cheap drinks on at the moment (bottled beer), good song selection on jukebox, comfy chairs, pool room, good food and a beer garden
Craig Saddington - 10 Sep 2003 08:32 |
Good straightforward London pub with small garden. Excellent doorstep sandwiches (Eeksie Peeksie - chicken and avocado particularly good). Major sporting events on pull-down screen.
Claire Wilkins - 31 Jul 2003 10:53 |
Went in for St Andrews celebration. Fantastic night! Scottish food including haggis, Scottish 80 Shilling Ale. Yum! Three more in the chain. I plan on trying them! (www.ionabars.com)
James - 5 Dec 2002 13:32 |
great bar i a kiwi was there in may and loved it ,they had the most beautiful pork scratchings there i i would like to contact the mamager and see if he could get me some and ill have a friend bring some over to nz at xmas
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Friendly local,uesd to be called the Woolpack. Has a courtyard out the back, pool-room upstairs,good food, diverse cliental from your arty designer to your city boy.And a stones throw from London Bridge Station.
Karen Gamble - 16 Aug 2002 09:35 |
