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This has become a nice little pub now, with kinda traditional but kinda 70's decor and kinda folky live music when I went there last night. Black Sheep ok, but would benefit from another lighter bitter on tap, but all in all a friendly place.
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Went in tonight for the first time in ages. First time it was a traditional pub, then it went all white and too trendy - now it's gone back to a more traditional feel with the emphasis on music, good service and friendly staff.
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been a couple of times now, great small pub
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a definate improvment since the taken over. small but perfectly formed. friendly staff and good tasting beer.
love the mural on the side of the building
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Someone who knows what they are doing has taken over it would appear. Lovely pub, lovely manager, lovely PIES! (and a lovely pie minister - super gloves and super PIES!) Great music, and a really great atmosphere. Highly recommended!
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Dont know what Homeboy is whining about -although note this may be over a year old. Its a great pub - really nice and comfortable - with a smashing bar man.
Good vodka selection and well kept Guiness .
What else do you need ? except some cracking live music - and last night - free mince pies !
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Went to this pub for first time in a year couple of weeks ago (no Im not gay I just used to drink in their when it was gay).
What an improvement. The place is now owned by the same people that own Filthy Macnasys in Islington only this is really smart, clean with a massive selection of spirits.
The night I went Rhoda Dakar who was in the Specials aka and the Bodysnatchers was playing and it was a really laid back Greenwich village kind of vibe rather than a full on gig venue.
I was so impressed I went back again last thursday which was quieter but still cool.
Place could benefit from some food though. thats my only negative thoght.
Kev White
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Can't comment on its previous incarnation, but theres nowt wrong with this place, that I can see. Very nice friendly landlady.
anonymous - 7 May 2006 01:45 |
What a great idea - take a small, busy, friendly, gay backstreet boozer, rip the physical and emotional guts out of it, paint it magnolia, try to fill it with straight posers who want to pay over £3 for a 330ml bottle of lager and show sport that no-one watches (because there's never anyone in there!).Then stand back as a large group of former loyal, high-spending and well-established locals desert the place(almost without exception) in droves. Very satisfying when there are more ex-locals round a table in a pub across the road at 7pm on a Monday evening than in the whole of the Gladstone at 9pm on a Friday night. Failure hopefully imminent - then let soneone who knows what they're doing take over!
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