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Whats the big deal about miserable staff? You work for a nazi for minimum wage minus a charge for a rusty auld bunk, you serve amateur would be comedians, drunks, perverts, foreigners with no English and answer stupid questions 12 hours a day and lets see you hop about like the Easter bunny. These people are entitled to hate you and be miserable. If your looking for mates over a counter your a freak, just say please, thank you and jog on. Congratulations to the staff for being so miserable, you show them!!! Good work.
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I use this pub occasionally when I meet a friend for a quick drink after work. Seems a reasonable enough pub to me and so far I have found the staff to be fine. Remarkably uncrowded as well considering its location.
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Billy Bragg had a regular gig here in the early 80's. People came from as far afield as Battersea. Hardly the Cavern, but still a minor slice of music history
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Used to me an acceptable place for a pint at lunch / after work...but barmaid is now even more miserable than she was before, the microwave food has gone up in price & more importantly the beer price is now in line with the rest of London. My advice is to go elsewhere if you want some atmosphere...
anonymous - 24 May 2007 16:36 |
Fairly ordinary pubco sort of place, Bomdardier and Courage on the pumps. Fairly touristy, but you'd expect that given the location.
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On the evening I was there, there was a promotion on one of the brewers' beer glasses - we were given a card and the clear instructions were to buy 4 pints and win a glass - this we achieved quickly. We then obtained a second card and started completing it, only to be told that the "small print" stated that it was possible to win only one glass per party per evening. And the miserable bar-maid is still there - she must be part of the furniture. You have to be desperate to use this place.
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Went to the Captains Todger last week - up to 18 months ago I used to drink there regularly. Depressingly it hasn't changed. They have this annoying habit of always short serving the beer (it is clearly a policy). Even though they are more than happy to top up your pint if challenged, the fact that this happens every time you order a beer shows a calculated move on their part. I hate being treated so cynically. And the miserable little bar maid is still there. Avoid.
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This is the pub London forgot. Probably not a bad thing either
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Probably the only pub in the vicinity of Leicester Square that hasn't had the makeover in the last 20 years. Sneaky location means most tourists don't stumble on it and it gets more marks for that fact alone
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Upon entering this establishment We noticed it was nice and empty. A good place to sit and read the 'Sundays'. Was We wrong, We stood at the empty bar, with a blank looking 'Barman' standing behind it. Nothing wrong so far, I'm not quite sure what He thought We was doing standing the other side of this wooden thing in front of him but it appears he doesn't know He was supposed to ask Us what We wanted. After breaking his vacant stare He then 'promptly' turned away from Us and went and waited to serve the two girls who walked in behind Us. This was about enough for Us and We upped and left, NEVER TO RETURN. Ignorant bar staff appear to be getting more common, but THICK and IGNORANT is even worse. STAY AWAY
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Nnce, friendly pub serving good value food. Very handy for Piccadilly and Leicester Square.
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Good Beer & quick service. Food 'ok' but far cheaper than anything else you will find in the area.
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Food may not be great but ideal hidden little pub in centre of town... the tourist's haven't found it and neither have the Saturday in town brigade. Wine by the bottle very good and great value. Miserable barmaid has gone! When you just want a sit down, a bit of peace and a drink after hitting the shops its perfect.
celt7 - 19 Oct 2006 11:21 |
Exceptionally average. Very quiet for a Saturday evening which was strange because even the crap pubs in this area tend to be packed at this time. Nothing really good or bad to say about this place. Not one that will stick in the memory.
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Been here for lunch a couple of times. The first time was OK but the second time was awful. We were a table of 6 which ordered food. 2 of the dishes came quite quickly it then took another 15 minutes for the rest or our food. One of the dishes was salmon with mashed potato, the potato was completly cold, it was sent back to return a few minutes later with fish that was raw!
anonymous - 20 Apr 2006 17:29 |
not a bad pub but ruined by the short miserable Irish barmaid
Wardy - 18 Jul 2005 13:56 |
Visited Sat 28 May 05. Surprisingly empty. The Young's Ordinary was in good condition, and the bar man was certainly happy in his work.
Shame that the same could not be said of the food and the waitress. My advice to the chef, a freshly cooked bacon and cheeseburger should be freshly cooked, not bunged in a microwave, and should contain some bacon.
My advice to the waitress, don't tut at customers who have fetched the salt and pepper themselves.
So to summarise, if you want good beer and a happy barman, this is a good pub. If you want food and a smiling waitress, go somewhere else.
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This pub is most famous for being the drinking hole frequented by the cast of BBC Radio's Round The Horne in the 1960s and even gets a mention in some of the shows as it was just round the corner from the Paris Theatre. It's a friendly decentish place with good beer and food, usually full of tourists and local workers. Nothing special but it doesn't pretend to be. Good down to earth pub.
anonymous - 9 May 2005 21:15 |
Meh. Average Central London pub. It wasn't bad at all, but neither was it anything interesting.
anonymous - 18 Apr 2005 00:25 |
A must to visit after a hard day at the office, tables are plentiful, but private areas can also be booked. Wine by the bottle is very economical :o)
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Consistently the best pub I've visited over the past 4 years. Guest ales and good staff. Food isn't bad either. Its busy as the queue into Hell after work though!
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It's a more old fashioned pub which sells beers on draught and is not too packed or touristy.
helen meek - 2 Feb 2005 13:16 |
