Kings Arms, Boroughback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I must admit I do like this pub as I mentioned before, partly for its old fashioned charm and partly becuase you can usually get a seat. Got to admit though that the real ale choices are dreadful, well choice is too strong a word as its basically Courage Best or IPA, both of which are highly indifferent to my palate. would that they ahd pride, or Bombadier, or Spitfire, or Broadside .. alas I am looking for alternative venues in the area just because it is so boring drinking this stuff. The house wine is a bit dodgy as well, and as far as I recall, only comes in one size.
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Yeah, I like this one. Nice beer and nice decor. A bit of an old mans pub, but whats wrong with that?
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Nice, traditional, friendly pub, but let down by selling Greene King IPA at £3.00 per pint...
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Nice traditional unpretentious pub in a side street between London Bridge and The Borough.
However, the real ale range, which last night was Courage Best and Greene King IPA, meant unfortunately that I didn't stay as long as I would have liked. It's a Scotco house.
Seems to be well run and friendly enough, but not as busy as some other pubs in the vicinity.
Get some decent beer in and you'll get a lot more customers !
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Excellent pub. Agree with all the comments. Simple, unfussy, convivial, social. Everything a pub should be. Light early summer evening and the pub wonderfully benefiting from its surprisingly light aspect (as it is in a cramped sidestreet). Only drawback as already mentioned by others was the smokiness, but as also mentioned, that will soon change.
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What a relief - a simple pub you can sit, drink and chat in.
brilliant idea
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Most definitely a gem of a pub. No loud music, no loud people, and I like unpretentious sanswiches at £2.00 a throw! When I was in there at lunchtime earlier this week there was what seemed to be a reunion of about eight WWII veterans having a boozy afternoon. I salute them. I will regard it as a great result if, when I reach their age, I can still enjoy a piss-up with chums in a pub as good as the King's Arms.
The barman was friendly and efficient. The ales on were Courage Best and Old Speckled Hen. It's a very light pub, which unfortunately highlighted the fog of smoke surrounding the handful of smokers. But that will change. A real pub that comes highly recommended by me.
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Another proper pub which I have no hesitation in recommending. Slightly disappointed by the beer range - only Courage Best and Directors - but why is it that this area has so many more than its fair share of decent pubs to drink in - Bunch of Grapes, Wheatsheaf, Market Porter, Olde Kings Head ?
Wish I worked closer to the area than I do
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Proper boozer, no pretentions. Good for watching the football if you can't get to the Den. Always packed after work, great atmosphere, nice staff
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Couldn't agree more with James. Found this pub a few years back when on a mission to try and find something interesting in this part of the world and turned up this ruby in the dust. Serves the best pint of the black stuff I've found to date in London.
Marc - 30 Sep 2003 17:53 |
This is a fantastic little boozer run by some very friendly people that trained in the old school and know what they are doing. Great place to camp for the rest of the evening.
James - 28 May 2003 16:19 |
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