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What a great place this must be if you're a hip young thing more interested in being seen than actually having a drink. Waiting for the three male(?), otherwise unoccupied bar staff to stop preening each other for several minutes before they deign to serve me does not a good impression make. Serving me a Riesling instead of a Sav Blanc and then arguing there's no difference, didn't help either. Pity - it's been nicely refurbed and the prices are reasonable. But strictly for poseurs only.
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this pub has got worse since its "renovation". Before i would describe it as scuzzy and now i would simply describe it as camp.
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Several choices of real cider - Addlestone's Cloudy was £3.10/pint and pretty tasty. A long wait for food on a Friday lunchtime; might be best visited at non-peak times.
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I accidentally left a rating for the wrong pub, this is definitely the one I meant.
It's been refurbished, and it's so much better. it now has decent barstaff, nice food (if a little bit more pricey), wooden floors, pale walls, a jukebox upstairs, newly painted toilets with proper locks on the doors, and decent beer. The telly and pool tables are gone (shame, as places to play pool in this part of the world are scarce), but generally it's a huge improvement. It's a bit of a kick in the eye for the more traditional boozer, but the King's Arms across the road is much better for that anyway.
Oh, and it no longer smells of wee.
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USed it a few times when Kiwi Phil was there. I always thought it was underrated. Certainly not trendy like the C&S, more like a pub. Needs to be revisited to check the new landlord out.
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The Green Man is cheap and thats the only thing that it has going for it. Its a bit skanky and they never play any soft rock. The best thing about it was the old landlord. Sadly he and his quality record collection have departed.
Kiwi Phil must try harder.
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nice pub, cheap drinks and i agree with comment below - great for bunking off work in the afternoon for a cheeky pint and a game of pool! Plank from Lock Stock often drinks in here.
anonymous - 18 Apr 2006 16:30 |
I swear to you that this place has the best pint of Guinness in the Fitzrovia area. Landlord who is a drinker of the Black Stuff himself looks after it as it should be. Nice to see someone does for a change!
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nice pub hidden away for a sneaky pint and a game of pool during the day!
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Nice pub , sky sports on , barman happy to change to golf for us, 3.30pm, tues . drinks at good price £2.50 london pride in ok condition, £2.50 for stella, £2 for fosters, made it worth having a couple. a couple of nice girls in for late lunch very nice on the eye. def worth a return visit, and found that there is a pool table upstairs ( bonus in this area) we will be back
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Medium sized room surrounding the central bar. A semi-partitioned section round the back forms a cosy and comfortable snug. Staff are friendly. Music is OK. 3 small TV screens. One cask - London Pride which was in so-so condition. No character. No style. No charm. No atmosphere. A "why bother" sort of pub.
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Brilliant pub, mostly down to the lovely manager who is one of the friendliest I've met! Usually full of office workers winding down (or up!) in the evening, or nipping for a quick half at lunchtime. Selection of beer isn't brilliant (London Pride is all you're going to get really) but they have very good offers on spirits and the food is more than palatable. Gets quite busy on a Friday night.
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Not a bad place at all. Second to Sam Smiths'. Cheap drinks. Pool tables upstairs (a good thing). Very friendly and lovely staff.
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I remember said incident! There was a fancy dress party in the Conservative club opposite. My friend Swifty caused a right rumpus because he went as Hitler.
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My enduring memory of this pub is when someone dressed as Big Bird (of Sesame Street fame) fell asleep whilst leaning against the fruit machine. The locals threw scampi fries at him/her. The fatigued costume-clad lunatic was later heard throwing up in the toilets!
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The Green Man is a great pub with friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. It is a drinking hole for a mixture of proffessionals, students, artists, musicians etc. The pub has one of the most friendly pub managers I have ever met and it is down to him that this Pub is a cool place to hang out. The pub has 2 pool tables upstairs, music, and has just been refurbished. In the Summer you can sit outside or the Pub spills out down the mews that runs alongside. If you are looking for a chilled out but cool village atmosphere with a young crowd then this is the place. It only took me 4 mins walk from Oxford Circus. 9/10
Luke Collings - 11 Mar 2004 16:38 |
Not a bad pub. I'm not quite sure why, but it's become a habit to meet here before going to a gig in The Astoria. It's pretty chilled out on a week night and great for watching the world go by.
G - 16 Jun 2003 16:54 |
A strange array of staff make this pub a fantastic people watching boozer. And they put the pool tables upstairs to keep the vermin away from the real drinkers. Sadly another pub that only sells Grolsch or Carling on tap. It's either get drunk quick on beer that smells of farts or suffer the end of the world that is Carling.
Graeme Baumber - 3 Apr 2003 18:05 |
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