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Cliquish with scant welcome but at least it's not Greene King like everything round about(it's Shepherd Neame). Nice enough pub, busy with Thames Ditton hearties (cricket, residents' assoc, knitting circle). Not much management soul but at least it's not bow-tied antipodeans.
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The beer is good, the staff average, the food is store brought in and microwaved. I don't know Thames Ditton well, but this seems the best of a poor bunch.
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very basic .no fresh food very local if they dont know you not welcome in pub . sad looking barman average
anonymous - 1 Dec 2007 19:41 |
best pub in thames ditton? dont know about that, you seen the red lion, and the old harrow is catching up(even if slowly),even the crown. far to regular in here overrated and the manager thinks he runs the world not a village pub,very clique, guess it was the manager who put up the last review, allready has the staff doing it by the looks of it
anonymous - 18 Oct 2007 19:43 |
Easily the best pub in Thames Ditton. I'm a Kentish lad and not massively enamoured with Sheps beer, partly because they are so frequently badly kept and served. The George and Dragon really look after their beer though. It's the best Sheps you'll get. Indeed, the Kent's Best - a mildy reworked version of the old and under-promoted Best - is excellent. A great pub with atmosphere and not dominated by cliques.
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3 ales, Master brew, Kents Best and Spitfire, with a changing seasonal ale (bishops finger, early bird, whitstable bay and late red) All Shepard Neame beer.
Holsten Export (soon to be Carlsberg) and Oranjeboom are the draught lagers. Guinness (regular and cold) and Strongbow also on draught.
Plenty of bottle beers, and soft drinks avaible, full shelves of spirits, and 4 white, and 4 red wines by the glass, and more by the bottle.
3 TVs showing largely rugby and football. Mainly a rugby pub, but all big football games are shown.
Lunches served everyday 12 - 2.30 pm, with evening meals available from 6 - 8.45pm (weds - sat).
good sunday lunches also available.
Any more questions, message me
(full time member of bar staff you see)
dfect - 27 Apr 2007 14:52 |
Popped in the other Friday night not having been in here for a long time. Packed with locals having a pint after a long week - the small of beer, fags and cigars. Great pint of MasterBrew meant I had three and wandered off home with the wife a happy chap. Plenty of seats but the regulars tend to stand and so you have to fight your way through them, but there's nothing wrong with standing anyway. It's also a rugby pub if the fact they had a macth between the Borders and the Ospreys on the tele, which is another plus point in my book. I'll go back more often now as any pub where the emphasis is on drinking and chat - with rugby in the background - is OK in my book.
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Nice cosy pub with excellent food and welcoming, friendly staff. Shame about the landlord's attitude - the way he speaks to his staff explains why you'll always see new faces behind the bar.
anonymous - 19 Mar 2007 16:30 |
I think it's OK - more rugby oriented than football but nice and comfy, pleasant atmosphere, Spitfire top notch this afternoon. Food reasonably priced for where we are, no gastropub nonsense. Certainly worth a look when you're passing
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Fairly expensive, and not much on tap, but this place is ok - quite cosy, areas with big screens if you want the footy or quieter seats if you don't, and generally treading the right line between too busy and too quiet. I wouldn't take a detour to go there, but it's a sound place.
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Busy pub, popular with locals. Good beer. Shows Rugby and Football. Worth a visit. Landlord runs a tight ship so don't cross him.
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Great pub. Very friendly with good food and warm atmosphere. Live Jazz on Tuesday night (I think). Good beer on tap including Spitfire and Oranjeboom lager, which you don't get much of in these parts. Worth a visit or three.
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No Master Brew on last night which was a pity and the Summer bitter ran out but it has been very hot weatherwise recently.Spitfire excellent and I will be back to have a few pints of my favourite bitter (Master Brew)next week. Good sized car-park,pleasant staff, good amount of outside seating, didnt see a juke-box (or any females) and I liked this pub...
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Excellent local, which I always visit when in Thames Ditton - for the friendly atmosphere and excellent Shepherd Neame beer.
Martin - 9 Mar 2004 12:37 |
A no frills pub for regulars. Not worth a special visit. If in Thames Ditton, try one of the other pubs.
anonymous - 5 Jan 2004 17:32 |
Cracking pub. I have never even heard a squeek about rugby there though, which is a shame because I myself enjoy talking about it very much. Offers everything a good local pub should.
Chris - 1 Dec 2003 10:57 |
Very good pub. Serves a decent pint of Spitfire and generally has a good boozer atmosphere.
No pikies, which is nice.
michael - 20 Oct 2003 12:40 |
On a typical English summer's day, there's nothing better than driving to the G&D in my Bentley so that I discuss the merits of the England Rugger team with my good chums - Tarquin and Rupert.
Angus - 24 Apr 2003 15:53 |
Me too, can't footballing pleb types.
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Great, I like Rugby and Toff's
Mike - 24 Apr 2003 09:31 |
full of toffs who bang on about rubgy
jim - 23 Apr 2003 14:44 |
The bar staff are very friendly it is the most welcoming pub in the area. I already feel like I am familt there.
Christina - 18 Mar 2003 17:33 |
Very welcoming pub, with friendly bar staff and locals. The food is good and the Guinness is superb. Nice comfy leather sofas and open fire for the winter!
Angus - 18 Mar 2003 14:12 |
Very Nice Local Pub
Mike - 18 Mar 2003 13:50 |
