please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
The grapes is the best pub in sutton high st.
Always enjoyed my time in here.
VFM,service and food top notch.
Back up next month visiting,
HoppyAl,lost your number text me soon.
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milk street ! beer was in great nick last night.good to see a light coloured beer on after the 3 dark beers on last week.think its about time that my mate alan was let back in grapes please.good luck to adam and kai with the greece and cyprus working holiday.and vote for mark.
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Both JDW's - the Moon and the Grapes are very similar. Same food, drink and staff (who often overlap). Either and both are better than the other Sutton pubs which are very much below average.
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Went in grapes friday night and it has improved since last visit.If they get in a strong manager and could stop the smell in the toilets,could become maybe best pub in sutton,not much to beat is there.As for the hope,yes great beer,but very clicky,with too many self opinionated people.The railway cheam is better.The spoons pubs are the best for value for money,and my beer in the moon,has been spot on,as was the grapes friday.
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To "Cockneypaul" - 2 things.
1) Why are you shouting???
2) The best pub in the London Bouough of Sutton is actually "The Hope" (48 West Street, Carshalton). It has just been awarded CAMRA Pub Of The Year 2012 - 3rd time in 4 years.
Agree that "The Grapes" is much better than "The Spew On The Hill" up the road. Indeed, it is one of the better JDW pubs.
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HOW CAN ANYONE SAY MOON AND GRAPES ARE VITUALLY THE SAME?
OF A LUNCHTIME AND EARLY EVENING THEY MAY HAVE SIMULARITIES BUT LATER IN THE EVENING THE MOON IS VERY BUSY WITH MOSTLY YOUNGER PEOPLE AND THE GRAPES IS NICE AND RELAXED WITH AN OLDER CLIENTLE.
THE ONLY SIMULARITY THEN IS THEY ARE BOTH WETHERSPOONS.
I HOPE THE GRAPES DOESNT GO IN TO DECLINE UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGER AS IT IS STILL THE BEST DINKING ESTABLISHMENT IN SUTTON AND THE MOON IS THE NEXT AND IT DOESNT SMELL OF SICK ANYMORE BUT SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS DO.
THE NEW BOUNCE PUB SEEMS TO BE OKAY BUT ISNT ON THIS SITE?
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Tempest and tradervic are correct. The two pubs are virtually the same.
In fact, one day I fell asleep in The Moon and woke up in The Grapes!
Just one example of the JDW excellent service.
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I see no point in calling vic ignorant - for stating facts; The Grapes and The Moon are the same in almost all respects. And, as hopp says, vomating is no longer a problem at The Moon .
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in tonight,had great oakham jhb,and skinners cornish knocker.agree with yummummy about tradervic,he can get lost, aint forgiven him for personal message he sent me.and by the way yummy,the moon on hill hasnt stunk of sick for over a year.
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Stupid comments by ignorant people like tradervic do absolutely nothing for this site. Go and get a life and post reviews about establishments you have visited not comments about other peoples's observations that make you look a total fool.
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'vomit stinking' ? yum, both are wetherspoons - with the same food and drink. often, with the same staff who share locations. get a grip woman!
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In Sutton on Sunday early and in search of breakfast, husband not a Wetherspoons breakfast fan and we most certainly wouldn't touch the vomit stinking Moon on the Hill with a 20 foot bargepole. Talked him into going into the The Grapes as looked ok. We were both really pleasantly surprised to see how lovely the interior was, clean and full of people eating breakfast and drinking coffee rather than the old soaks on their second pints as can be the case with many Wetherspoons at 9.30am. Service efficient and the breakfast cooked really well, a thoroughly pleasant experience and we will return. Normally the further down Sutton high street you go the worse the experience is but this is not the case here, long may it last!
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having been told that the lovely fran will be moving on to another wetherspoons pub soon,can i say thanks you have been a great manager and good luck.as for a new manager,me and several customers would love to see mark given a chance as new manager.he is great with staff and customers and would make a fine job of keeping this place as good as it is.on the beer front got some great beers to come on soon,jhb,pale rider,twickenham beers,just hope they are on when im in.
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Had nice lunch and guinness in here yesterday.
Was very busy, and how the staff worked.
As i return to the south coast will miss this place.
What a great team work here.
Bon voyage,love to hoppyal and cockney paulx
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BEST PUB IN SUTTON BY A COUNTRY MILE NOT BEEN OUT AND ABOUT ALOT LATELY BECAUSE WIFEY IS VERY POORLY SINCE WE CAME BACK FROM CANADA
WAS IN GRAPES YESTERDAY AND FOOD AND DRINK WERE BOTH EXCELLENT.
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Well in the 6 months ive been drinking in here,never seen any trouble.
Even taken some family in here and they love this place as well.
The staff are great,may like a drink,but dont we all love.
Beautiful service,beautiful customers,beautiful staff.
And you wont find better looking lads behind a bar,gorgeous.
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as someone who drinks in grapes 3 or 4 late nights a week,i havent seen place go down hill as last poster says.yes their was an incident monday night,i walked in as police arrived and from what i saw the staff working delt with the situation very well.if you have issues with staff talk to the manager who is very approachable.anyway had some very good pints of o"hanlons flagship last night.
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Oh dear,this place seems to be going downhill rapidly.Been told someone took a nasty beating in here monday night.Not surprised.Stronger management is needed to stop the rot.need to chuck some of the crap out who have obviously drank to much.Some of the off duty staff need to learn to drink sensibly and 1 needs to stop swearing every other word after a few glasses of stella.Use to come in here most days,but very few nowdays.Up the moon more.
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wetherspoons pubs,might not be everyone cup of tea,but for me they do a great service promoting many great beers.was in last night for the current beer festival,and the 3 beers i tried,smuttynose murrikan mild,wadworth swordfish and brains clocktower were all very good,all at £1.99.good show i say.
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Oh yes a splendid lunch was had today,food is very good in here for a spoons.
Lovely chatting with the old couple on next table.
Best pub in sutton,i think for the proffesional service of the staff.
Will miss this place very much when im back in hove next month.
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Me and 3 friends had the steak in here last night,which we all found to be excellent.
Very good value on a tuesday.
Had good guinness ,one friend said the guest beer was nector(lobster think the name was.
As ever,service was great,thankyou.
Even managed to get a gorgeous smile from my fit lad behind the bar:-)
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had very good pints of old hooky and hepworth pullman in here last nite.,looking at the coming soon board,some very good beers coming on in next few days. well done to staff.
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Had another lovely night in the grapes with my friend,she love it in here.
The guinness was again very nice,,and the service 1st class.
The staff and customers are such a friendly bunch,love it.
Would like to just say happy valentines to the lads that work here,especially my favourite one.x
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very good yeovil stargazer tonight.love the new blackboard display.you can tick your favorite beers on weatherspoons lists and also write comments in book and recommend beers ,great idea.well done to all the staff,during last year,you should be in the beer guide,and thats coming from a camra member.
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guinness is great in here.would recommend it highly.the barstaff are always helpful and friendly,some of the lads behind the bar are so cute and so very hot,love you all.gets a lot of older customers here in the day,with some nice lads in the evening .
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TOTALLY AGREE LOKI AT 57 YRS I MUCH PREFER THE GRAPES.
WORD OF WARNING MY FRIEND WATCH OUT WHAT YOU ON HERE BECAUSE I HAVE RECEIVED SOME VERY STRANGE MESSAGES RECENTLY.
MAYBE PARTLY MY OWN FAULT BUT BE WARNED.
ANYWAY OFF TO CANADA FOR ONE MONTH AND WILL HOPEFULLY BRING YOU ALL SOME GOOD STORY OF THE PUB CULTURE OF THERE.
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Not bad at all for a Wetherspoons. A good selection of drinks at the usual very cheap WS prices.
Of the 2 in Sutton this is the better 'Spoons in my opinion. Might have a different opinion if I was younger or on the pull, but this one suits me.
I've been in here quite a few times in the last couple of months and always managed to get served quickly and find a table although it can get pretty full.
The front part tends to be dominated by shouty older blokes, but it gets quieter the further in you go. Overall, one of the better pubs in Sutton.
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JUST HAD NICE FOOD IN HERE AND A NICE PINT. WELL DONE GUYS.
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wold top wold gold,jennings sneck lifter,and the beartown beer have been very good in the last week well done keep the good work up.lol at rainbow ian,sure the boys appreciate your posts.
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i love this place,always a great pint of guinness and lovely staff.tried the curry club thursday,my friend had chicken korma,i had chicken balti,which was as hot as the barman working(he so cute),came with a drink and great value.my friend says that its the best wetherspoons she has been too.they also have a backyard if anyone wants a fag:-)
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having moved to sutton a couple of months ago,have used this place a few times,seems to be a well run wetherspoons,guinness is always good,tried the odd pint of beer which has been in good nick too.the staff are friendly,and one of the lads behind the bar is so hot ( short black hair).if you are in the area worth a visit.
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would just like to say,how good the beer has been in here recently, hophead,jhb and christmas beers have been brilliant.couple of friends say the food is good too.thanks to all the staff for the hard work you do,and putting up with us.and to the fellow posters who are getting feed up with me,im off,no more hoppyal.merry xmas to all.x
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rickpat,it seems it was a load of bollocks,the 2 people who told me up the moon on hill got it wrong.sorry if this caused upset to the wonderful grapes team.was just so worried at losing this little gem.think im near a ban now,no more grapes postings 4 me.
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I agree with hoppyal, don't close the grapes and i don't think Tim Martin will,and why would Tesco want to open a shop in a place that small,and for that reason Tim Martin may close it as it's to small for a spoons to return a good profit so hoppyal drink up and enjoy as it's probable a load bollocks.
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was told tonight that the grapes will be closing next year to become a tesco express.i really hope this is just a rumour.come on tim martin ,dont let this happen,many people of different ages use this place.was told the grid in southfields has closed last week for a tesco as well.why close this place when tesco have the angel down the road.keep this place as it is,us customers love this place,get lost tesco.
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And there i was thinking the grapes was losing its x-factor,and then hook nortons old hooky and the alton pride were on and fantastic.plus our favorite staff on,1 with his new designer beard.still love this place.how about some dark star or twickenham beers please.some of us may be a bit critical about the beer choice sometimes its nothing personal,we are just passionate about our beer .
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Cockney paul you strike me as at bit sad and lonely. The ales in here are tend to be in good condition when I've been in i.e last night. Actually cocney make that "very sad"..
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WYNDHAM YOU HAVENT IGNORED ME THOUGH HAVE YOU??????????????
anonymous - 2 Nov 2011 14:52 |
COCKEYPAUL,YOU MAY BE RIGHT.wyndham is mr knowledge of everything wetherspoons.as for me im going to retire from writing about pubs,good day.
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cockneypaul - I think I will just ignore your comment!!
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HOPPY AK & WYNDHAM DONT HALF GO ON ALOT ABOUT DIFFERENT PUBS ARE YOU TWO LOCAL RETIRED ALCHOLICS ??
anonymous - 13 Oct 2011 14:57 |
got in here for 1 pint late last night.enjoyed a brilliant pint of roosters last stand.the drink up staff were not working,so managed to relax with my drink.shame 3 of the usuall boys were not in,they got the hump with 2 of the drink up staff the night before so they went to the moon on the hill.to be honest there are only 3 members of the drink up staff,wish they would be on the early shift instead of ruining nice evenings.
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beer festival has started,1.99 a pint .tried the mordue red,thwaites daniel hammer and saint peters golden ale,all were in great nick.only thing that sometimes lets this place down is some of the staff getting the hump,when some of us drinkers drink till the 12.20 chucking out time.we dont need to be reminded to drink up at 12.05.if you dont want us in here,shut at 11pm.as 1 of the shift managers said it only takes a few seconds to clean a couple of tables.saying that i do love most of the staff.
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Was in Grapes last week,havent been around for a while.
Pub was not crowded but it was very difficult to get served,the staff would rather chat to eachother or what seemed to be regulars than serve other customers.
The tables were filthy & the 2 pints i had,the young man behind the bar was unable to fill on both occasions,the pub has become a shambles.
There was some kind of argument goin on & the lady manager was unable to deal with it,in the end she called the police.
anonymous - 14 Sep 2011 15:19 |
Visited this evening and was very surprised how this pub has gone downhill. Firstly only 2 guest ales on, both from Triple F, and personally not particularly good.
The clientele leaves a lot to be desired with a number of local regular, very noisy, slobs together with groups of stupid chavettes.
The staff regularly cleared the tables of glasses but as to wiping them clean, this seemed to be a forgotten art as far as this pub was concerned.
It is thought that with the opening of the beer garden has attracted the local bums who would normally be associated with the other JDW pub up the hill at the other end of the High Street.
I don't think I will visit again
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RamblinDen,the staff are also the best that wetherspoons have,as for the grim reaper he is normally playing the fruit machine late at night:-)well he smells like him.nice pub crawl by the way.
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I've heard this called 'God's Waiting Room'. Well, if you're going to meet your maker this isn't a bad place at all for a beer and a bite while you await the Lord's summons. The food is usually good, sometimes excellent, especially given the price. Beer is always well kept and a diverse selection of ales on offer. Can get very busy with plenty of kids running round, especially in the garden, so not ideal for a quiet chat. Well above the regular 'Spoon standard and usually a decent atmosphere. No sign of the grim reaper yet!
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was in last night,there is a mini local beer festival on,3 beers from ascot ales,alligator,posh pooch and penguin porter.westerham alfresco also on.tried all the ascot beers ,which were all in good form.
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beer festival on,had good pint of hydes plum treat.also on westerhams british bulldog,shep neame ipa,and a stout.also has a7.5% perry on.good beer,good staff,good company,and no roadsweeper.
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rickpat,alan is still barred, i was in last night,he walked pass pub pissed and swaying in the wind.i asked one of staff if he was still barred,they say he is.not sure if its only a 3 month ban or life ban now.if you met a road sweeper called alan in grapes last week maybe it was the other alan who supports chelsea.he is alright.alan thats him can be found at the moon on the hill propping the bar up most nights.you will know by his" thats him "catchphrase and everyone trying to avoid him .Had a very good pint of new moon from the leeds brewery in grapes last night.
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it's gone very quite on the old Graps vine since road sweeper Alan got reinstated,he's fan club,cockneypaul,rogos47,hoppyal,must have all gone tea total with shock when they saw Alan's dust cart & broom parked out side,i had never met him till last wednesday,but after half hour of being a good listener i now know where you guy's are coming from HELP.
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He is barred Rog coz i came back from hols last week and he was in the Moon well pissed and really annoying people and he was there the next night too.
He tried to talk to me on both occassions but he was slurring and making weird faces so i walked away.
Me and my cousin left and went to Grapes both nights,its nicer without him in there to be honest.
Alan Honey is a pest,i just hope the Grapes uphold the bar on him.
Two of my mates walked out of there the other night because he cornered them and they were trapped and they couldnt endure anymore of his crap.
He annoys everyone.
anonymous - 6 Feb 2011 18:19 |
Ta Hoppyal,weve been goin in since we read your reply.
Had some great meals & beers.
Even the missus is happy & thats unusal,just hope they dont let the roadsweeper Alan back in as its brilliant without him.
The food seems to better in here i have to agree withe the missus for once.
We took a group of friends down & we all agreed that The Grapes is a nicer place .
Did see Alan in The Moon he was dribbling & boring the hell out of some poor geezer.
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rogcs47,alan( thats him) was given a 3 day ban back before christmas,was let back in and told he was on a last warning.bumped into him on sunday 9th jan in moon and he told me he got barred saturday night.but didnt know why.spoken to a few of the staff in grapes and they say he is now barred.with no chance of getting back in.
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Hoppy Al you seem to be in the know.
Can you tell me has Alan Honey the roadsweeper been barred.
If he has we will be using the Grapes more regularly,he is the only reason we dont frequent it as much as we would like,his contstant dribble drives us all mad,think i told you that before.
My missus says the food is nicer in Grapes but he always seemed to be there early evening when we have food so we never go in .
A few of us were in the Moon the other night and he was there but thanfully he didnt spot us to be honest we went into hiding in the booths.
If he is barred can you let me know please,i see from previous threads this rumour was put round xmas time inncorrectly.
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I popped in here for one on the way home last night and I have to say my pint was good but my god It felt like a mix of Village of the damned and that bar from Star Wars. I managed to hide myself in a corner as not to attract attention. I felt with it being quite busy from looking in and a couple of the previous reviews that it was a good sign but no chance. It's blatantly a lot easier to be on the dole these days or maybe there's been a huge baby boom in our area. A hangout for the many gutless & souless spongers of town, first time I've ever left a beer and it was a good beer. Just like the Moon best to be avoided.
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just like to say to all the brillant staff in this place,fran,craig,kai,jenny,aimee,ali,mark,richard and lovely pippa happy new year and this place rocks when you guys are working.brillant solopian twist hop on tonight.
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GLAD TO HERE HES BEEN BARRED HOPPYAL.
HE IS A PAIN AND TALKS CONSTANT RUBBISH.
ME AND MY FRIENDS WILL COME IN MORE NOW.
HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY REASON WE DONT GO IN AS FREQUENT AS WE WOULD LIKE TO.
HE IS SUCH A PRAT AND THATS BEING KIND TO HIM.
I HAVE OFTEN HEARD HIM BEING RUDE TO THE BAR STAFF IN BOTH OF SUTTONS WETHERSPOONS.
HE IS A VERY UNPLEASANT MAN AND VERY FEW PEOPLE LIKE HIM.
WELL DONE TO WHOEVER BARRED HIM.
anonymous - 2 Dec 2010 18:37 |
was in last night 3 guest beers on salopian christmas rapping,nelsons jack knife and 1 from thornbridge.message for rogcs 47 and cockneypaul,it looks like THATS HIM ALAN got himself barred last night for singing and being rude to the staff.
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Interesting string of reviews and comments on ales available. Its true that sometimes there are two or three "available soon" but often there are usually four or five on whether they have a festival or not. At least you know what is available unlike some other pubs which just leave the pumps showing even if the beer isn't available. Was in there last Saturday evening and they still had three or four festival beers on albeit at normal rather than festival prices. Always found the beer quality consistently good and when a beer has been bad its been changed with no fuss.
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christmas dinner now available,and xmas decorations up.looking forward to some nice xmas ales.wyndham,yes tim martin did buy a round of drinks.
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hoppyal
You may be right regarding my being there on the wrong day. However, appearing somewhat cynical, it's a little strange that there were 6 beers available when Tim Martin appeared. I would think there was prior warning of his visit. Incidentally did he buy a round of drinks?
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have to say wyndham,that i think you have been unlucky on your visit as there has been between 4/5guest beers sunday and monday,and 6 guest on tuesday.shame because the grapes is a nice wetherspoons. its a shame that you wasnt in there on the tuesday as tim martin made a visit.you did spend 5 hours there,you could of visited the crap wetherspoons up the hill.hope you enjoy the rest of the festival.
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hoppyal
I totally disagree with you. All the JDW pubs I have visited during this festival have at least 5 - 6 festival beers on. (To my mind I think that's what 'festival' means.). Some even get rid of the standard ones such as Ruddles and Abbott. My local one has even managed 12 on some occasions!
I would suggest that this is a commercial decision made by the manager as it's not exactly overflowing with real ale drinkers. This is despite that this pub and two other local ones run other small local festivals during the year.
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well done to all the brilliant staff in the grapes,beer festival beers have been very good and only £1.85.i know it can be frustrating that half the beer pumps have coming soon,but all wetherspoons pubs seem to do this.think the staff should get a pat on the back for putting up with us strange customers.mind you they should tell some customers to have a wash.shame the lads behind the bar dont support a good footie team like the manager:-)
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I was in yesterday for the current beer festival. I wish I hadn't bothered. There were only 3 festival beers available and another 4 were shown as coming shortly. We were there for about 5 hours and there were still only 3 beers.
It would seem that the management of this pub are not really entering into the spirit of the festival and treating the whole thing as a normal occasion.
Another noticeable matter was the fairly poor standard of the curries being offered. The presentation was poor as were the portions.
This is a pub that I enjoyed visiting in the past but I don't think I will be bothering in the future.
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Quite a pleasant Wetherspoons, if a little too bright in the main bar. The partitioned bit at the back is a bit darker & no need for your sunglasses here. The guest beers I had were fine.
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LOL hoppyal i can guess who your on about.
I must know you coz you frequent alot of same pubs dude.
The GRAPES rocks sometimes really depends whos working.
The food is superb.
anonymous - 17 Oct 2010 19:14 |
had some very good ales in here recently.as i have said before most of the staff are fantastic.all i wish is that some would read the jd wetherspoons general dispersal policy.which says"incorparated into the licence 30 minute drinking up time for purposes of the licensing policy2003 which assists with dispersal of all customers in the premises at end of evening."so if i buy a pint at 1 min before final bell,i dont need to be shouted at every 30 seconds can you drink up please,was out by 12.10 with hiccups.
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went in here sunday night,had a brilliant few pints of yorkshire terrier from york brewery,so good had to go back monday night.also won the sunday night quiz.bumped in to thats him,he only said it 2 times.rog,always enjoy reading your comments on pubs.
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Never been called a legend before hoppyal.
i use all the pubs & enjoy writing comments on them all.
tell me what pubs you use most & i will be happy to meet you.
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LMFAO rog "thats him"
the geezers such a nob
he gets up the moon sum times & everyone avoids him
he can get quite nasty when hes pissed
ive heard him several times being rude to bar staff in the grapes & moon
especially the young bar staff theres no need for it
the grapes & the moon are good pubs in there own way
"thats him" is a pain & hes a fellow palace fan too
anonymous - 20 Sep 2010 16:59 |
always find staff good here,beer and guinness,still ok,but my larger mates dont drink the carlsberg as its been crap,they would like to see carling put in.rogcs47 you are a legend,we are trying to find who you are,is that him?thats him alan:-)
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THATS HIM LOL.
IM SURE HE KEEPS CUSTOMERS AWAY.
I STOOD @ THE BAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HE SAID THATS HIM ABOUT 20 TIMES.THE BARSTAFF MUST HAVE PATIENTS OF A SAINT
IM GLAD I ONLY BUMP IN TO HIM NOW AND AGAIN.
HOW DOES HE GET UP TO SWEEP THE ROADS HES CONSTANTLY PISSED.
THATS HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL JOKES ASIDE I HAD THE FISH & CHIPS YESTERDAY & IT WAS GREAT.
IN GENERAL THE GRAPES IS A GOOD PUB & MOST OF THE STAFF ARE GREAT.
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Visited on a monday night and the pub looks great, a living-room type place and obviously renovated recently.
Unfortunately the staff on this occasion were pretty useless, doing their best to make a group of strangers feel like, well, a group of strangers really!
There was a fantastic range of ales, all 'coming soon' !! and the pint my friend tried was of very poor quality just going limp in the glass after a couple of mouthfulls and never quite clearing.
A game of 'catch' between the people behind the bar was interrupted by people waiting to get served a few times and the guy who served me was so bad i was speechless when i returned to my table ... no aknowledgement, he just raised his eyebrows at me and as i began giving my order he simply walked off after hearing the first drink and ignored the rest of my order so it was ONE.....DRINK......AT........A.....TIME (and he still managed to get one wrong!!??) then the price was said at me and change handed out without a word!
The manager was simply not a manager, letting the staff do as they pleased(if anything he seemed scared to upset them) and during a pretty long visit i only saw tables cleared twice (by him, i presume so as not to put the staff out) and not wiped the entire evening so no surprise that no-one was eating!.
I can't overstate how good this pub LOOKS but the feel is very much of a 'locals only' philosophy even though it is in the middle of town and customer service is as bad as i've seen. I certainly won't waste my money going there again, there are far better pubs to visit if your willing to look for them !
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i wish the grapes was in wallington because the spoons in wallington is rotten.
since i moved to wallington ive ben in 3 times in 3 years & thats to much. id rather get train in to sutton then be a regular in there.
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great pub,no trouble & very good barstaff in general,althought the fat barmaid could smile a bit.watever time you go in theres always a few characters about.
avoid alan the road sweeper though he could bore 4 england.
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in here most sunday nights. good beer ,guiness and great bottle selection.got the usuall characters of most spoons.also has the best barstaff of any spoons ive come across.
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Not bad. For a Spoons.
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Was in here lunchtime on 2nd Feb. Fine pint from Salopian. Food was fine, colleague with me said it was the best burger he'd had in a spoons. Pub well presented and clean. It was noticed that the reason for everyone being on the ball was an area manger type person at the table next to us. By the time we left the place was nearly full. I'm sure if the reported problems have been sent to JDW they have been dealt with.
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im am a white guy and i am discusted by the recent comments on here.
right 2 head office this behaviour is unacceptable
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Some African friends of mine were badly treated at the Grapes Sutton a few days ago , and called 'ANIMALS' by a waiter who didn't want to sully his hands with them.
If Wetherspoons tolerates staff behavior like this, why not just put a sign in the window : "BNP welcome here!"
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A nice 'spoons - big contrast to the moon on the hill - which is more pants than apair of old pants
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I am so pleased that this pub is now a decent Spoons. Open til 12 which is a bonus
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well done tim martin the man behinde JDW's revoloution
he's done more for the working man then any political party in power has done or will do ;TIM for No10
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Really nice art-deco interior from this recently converted spoons. Good selection of ales friendly service, nicer than the moon on the hill definately, 8/10
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As I pointed out to the managers of this site sometime ago the photograph at the top has been reversed!!
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popped in last Friday ,very busy had to wait a the bar for a while, lots of groups drinking ,really looks like a local , very clean and tidy, staff friendley what is going to happen to the local around most of the pubs at the bottom of sutton are to expensive and have got away with it for to long well done to wetherspoons cheap food and drink opening more
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Was in there last night havinabeer, noticed 'curry club'. Good selection of lamb, chix, beef & veggie meals for a bargain £5.99 (also get a drink with that!) The food was good, hot & what I asked for, it is what you would expect for instant meals, don't suppose Wetherspooons have bought tandoor ovens for the naan breads to be cooked on site! All in all a very pleasant experience, may pop back to try the grill club on Tuesday.
anonymous - 20 Feb 2009 12:29 |
As johnbabercomb has already pointed out this pub's name has changed back to "The Grapes". It is now owned by J D Wetherspoon and has been open since 12 December 2008. It is situated at the bottom of the High Street in Sutton.
I visited there to-day and was reasonably impressed. It's not your usual JDW's as it is quite modern looking although when busy I imagine it would become quite congested. There is not much room between the bar and the seating area and this is not helped by those who stand at the bar after they have been served.
The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food service was quick. However, a full menu is not available as there are certain items missing, eg rib-eye steak, chicken and ham pie, western combo to name but a few.
For once the toilets are on the ground floor but tend to be a little cramped. There is a separate function room upstairs
I would recommend this pub as it is a vast improvement from JDW's other one at the top of the hill!
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I think the Facilities listed above are now wrong, no pool table, no quiz machinces (i don't think), didn't see Sky TV.
Normal Wetherspoons, great improvement over recent ownership.
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Paid my first visit last night since hearing Wetherspoons had taken it over. Usual selection of standard JDW ales on plus two guests - Tom Woods Lincolnshire Legend and Mauldon's Blackadder - both tried and both in top condition. Two further guests, Cotleigh Snowy Ale and Spinning Dog Border Ale "available sson". Very quiet pub which makes a change from the other establishments at the top end of the High Street. Maybe just far enough away from there not to attract the usual Friday and Satuirday night crowd. Worth a visit if in the area.
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This is now a JD Wetherspoons. Standard selection of ales on although they were ok, but nothing special.
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Without doubt the worst pub in sutton I've been to. Manky food, and the John smiths tastes more like watered down wembly stadium lager!!!
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empty, rubbish, dirty
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If your age doesn't end in "teen", then don't even think about going here.
Sutton's chav-central (and with some of the in-town competition that is saying something). Truely awful!
anonymous - 4 Dec 2006 08:53 |
I no longer do karaoke here.
New management wanted to cut my pay, and I'm worth every penny I earn, if I do say so myself!
Good luck to the new outfit that have taken over from me.
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rubbish atmosphere. Wouldn't accept a valid provisional driving license for Identification. Pathetic.
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Bizzare beer pricing structure - The Newcastle Brown seems to be the cheapest option, particularly compared elsewhere
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The Stella's good. Bar staff are quick, but in a laid back sort of way (lunch times). I hope they are refurbing the toilets, no water, no hand drier, no flush?
I thought they did food, but bar staff eating KFC at the bar?
No one clears or cleans anything. Lots of TV screens, 3 pool tables, strange collection of balls, lots of different sizes.
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i think the Grapes is the best bar at sutton along with litten tree.
it has great dj's who play anything you want to here, just go and ask. music is great and the atmosphere is really good. they do great deals lime £1 for vodka redbull on thursday nites. they used to do 10 shots for £8 but they obviusly had to stop that cos of the new law. but the shots are still £1 each. me and my mates go here almost every thursday nite and the doormen know us now and are very freindly!
please dont dis this place as it rocks!!!!
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Not that bad, and I think most of the other posts on here are a little exaggerated. It is not a bad pub, maybe not the best in Sutton but not exactly the worst either. Compared to the Litten Tree this place is far better. The beer is reasonably priced the punters are mostly young and in the 20's but are mostly friendly (no matter where you go you will get a few undesirables) and the bar staff and doorstaff are helpful and friendly. A Good venue if you want to watch football or Rugby on the big screen and they have 3 pool tables if you fancy a game. Great pub.
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Eww, they have mirrors on the Urinals in the mens. Gaydar set to on.
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The doormen are wicked
lisa - 3 Dec 2003 13:49 |
'Teenies' hangout allways full ov little kids tryin to act older no gud at all Litten Tree much better
Chris - 17 Oct 2003 15:42 |
I had a drink in there, and had laugh but, that was a school night. At the weekends however the 15 year olds get tanked up in there before climbing in there lowered vauxhall novas with the blue dots on the wipers and head up to the litten tree.
Neil - 25 Sep 2003 10:34 |
First off, I think Steve must be thinking of another pub called The Grapes!
The pub itself is very tidy, the bar always polished, the floors always clean. It is very long, and has TVs and speakers throughout its length for maximum benefit to those that are going in to watch sports events. 3 pool tables in bright surroundings make this a very ambient place to be, and the drinks prices are very reasonable too.
I run the karaoke in there on a Tuesday night, and we have a good old time from 9pm til midnight..when everyone is pleasantly seen out by the doormen. The great thing about Sutton, is that there are plenty of other venues to then go on to.
I have been running karaoke there for nearly a year, and never once on my nights have I seen any trouble, either inside or outside the pub. The doormen are very approachable...not like some of these types that would like to bash you if you looked at them the wrong way!
The pub itself is also perfect for a mid afternoon drink, as if you have walked from the top of the high street to the bottom, it's there waiting for you like an oasis!
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very friendly, relaxed welcoming environment.resonabley priced. Recomended to anyone!
bell - 14 Jul 2003 19:42 |
A newly refurbished bar which comes alive in the evenings! Music is a lot better then legends with a live DJ on Sat night! Open till 1am and the bouncers & crowd are very relaxed! A mixed age group also.
There's three pool tables and loads of TV screens and drink and food prices are reasonable as well!
Kate - 13 May 2003 14:32 |
