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Whats with the strange objects in the window? They need a refurbishment and change of scenery. I recommend something exotic and original.. A coconut wine bar!
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A true English pub, superfluous amounts of traditional pub oak, classic ales, speckled hen, IPA and a delicious range of ciders. Foods dam fine, and quality beer nuts. The bar lady's a true charmer, hughly recommended for the more discerning pub-er
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Forgot this was the pub i visited in 05, very different on latest visit though, get the feeling you are expected to spend money here!
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Good place to find GAA (Irish sports - hurling and gaelic football) on TV. Good Guinness too!
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What a pub, roaringly warm, nice cold beer and friendly 'Man U' fans to join Us watching the game. Well worth a visit when this way. But the Villa will win next time.
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I owe a lot to the Crown. Some of the staff and most of the locals may look rough, but they're a friendly lot and eager to help. Twice I went there looking for rugby internationals and been disappointed that they weren't showing it. I asked if they were showing the match and the staff had a word with the other customers (who on both occasions were watching horse-racing) and within a couple of minutes one of the tellies was switched over so I could enjoy the match!
Don't know much about most of the beers, but the Guinness is good and they sell cheap house wine that doesn't hurt your head. The lock-ins are hilarious.
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Great pint of Guinness. A lively place, where most of the locals ended up dancing on the tables until about 3am!
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Good service, excellent Guinness, decent prices. Very much a boozer, and therefore a decent alternative to the rather bland bars that have widely infiltrated the area. Ropey old jukebox mind.....
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Does seem like a very popular place, which probably does attract locals but doesnt make others feel unwelcome really, So its definitely an OK place to go. Do darts competitions which is quite cool, does seem a lively place
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Think Nicklaus is being a bit sensitive to be honest. Seems like a bit of a locals' pub but not unfriendly let alone hostile.
The cash registers by the stairs show this pub has been around for a while. I like that about a pub. While trendy bars will always have their atmosphere, and I like that as well, nothing replaces a bit of history and tradition.
Seems like darts is the order of the day here, though I don't quite know what the system is.
Didn't have the Guinness served by the Irish girl but liked it nonetheless.
Will2 - 26 Nov 2005 20:26 |
I have been drinking in the CROWN AND CUSHION for some time and I always enjoy drinking in the friendly atmosphere.
This Saturday 19 November, any Rugby League fans can come and watch the GB vs Australia match in the pub. Food is served all day.
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The pub equivalent of walking on thin ice. Always seems like the sort of place where you're liable to get a punch in the chops, even though I've seen no evidence to suggest it. They seem to change the paint job on the outside every year - I've seen it bright yellow and bright mauve - proper Del Boy specials. Beer garden in the summer. Not much to shout about in the way of ale, but the it's alright. Cooked grub is decent and good value, but once saw someone get a rough looking cheese sarny and walk out.
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I went into this pub on a busy lunch time recently. But what surprised me the most was with two staff on they really kept everything going. Coustomers were being served, food being delivered, tables kept constantly clean and these two people the barmaid and the manager I think, were still able to share a joke with each other with their regulars and with anyone like me who couldnt help but overhear their halirious banter. Despite everything I read on this site the food I ordered "Tandorri Chicken" was really mouth-watering. My only dismay? I didnt get to see the pub dog.
anonymous - 23 May 2005 13:21 |
What can I say??!! The "craic" is mighty and the service is pretty good too. And the pint of Guinness?? (well I had to try a pint of the black stuff, its an Irish pub isnt it?? Absoultely delicious and beautifully served by a really pleasant Irish girl whose name sorry I forget!! Anytime I go in there now this is my drink but I do wish that Irish girl was always there to serve it too!! Definitely the best pint around.
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I've only been going to the Crown for a few weeks but the company's wicked, the Buds are served well within the 'born on' time limit and burgers always go down well. Yes, love the place and hope to keep going back again and again!
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As has already been mentioned the Crown may not be to everyone's taste, but then nor is the Walrus, Horse or Elusive Atmosphere. The Crown serves the finest pint of lager I have had for a long time and as for the food being dodgy, I have eaten in the Crown more times than I care to remember, I am still here, a burger and chips (at the time of writing) is £3.95, and its really quite nice. Admittedly you can get a better burger in Horse for £7, as long as you are happy for it to be accompanied by a pint of "headless horrible" and served to you by a wine waitress.
Almost everyone you see regularly in the Crown, staff and customers alike, will be friendly and welcoming, will share a joke at the bar while you wait to be served and your beer always comes with a smile and a "how are you?", practically non-existent throughout London these days. Even the dog T-Bone comes to say hello (only to your genitals but it is definitely a hello). In short, a cracking boozer full of atmosphere and characters, never a dull moment, great beer and Agnes the barmaid is gorgeous, absolutely love the place.
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I've been drinking here for a little over four years.
I disagree that the other pubs in the area are better i.e. Walrus, the Horse and certainly not the Elusive Camel (Elusive Service would be more accurate).
The Crown is a little dingy and it does smell of beer, but then it's a PUB and not an old pub revamped to become a wine bar.
The service in the Crown is warm and friendly. As it is a pub and not a bar, you don't have to drink with your little finger sticking out and the beer is always well-poured and cold. The food is pub grub. Nothing more and nothing less.
If you like a proper pub, with a local feel, yet open to all, go to the Crown.
As for T Bone, he's an old perv who always tries to give men "the sniff"... But then like the odour of beer and dust on the pictures/floors/walls - it's part of the dying pub culture. Although I wish he'd pick on someone else!
Try the Crown once. If you don't like it, don't go back. If you do, you'll be back again and again.
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I was a little surprised to read other people's comments regarding the Crown. The Crown has a unique atmosphere, which I suppose is not to everyone's taste. I have always found the staff and the management to be friendly and welcoming. The food is based on Indian cuisine and I agree that the English food is a bit naff. The Indian food is good and not too expensive. The pub also provides free internet access to clients in a semi private room. This has proved popular with people who want to check their emails, book travel tickets etc. The dog (T Bone) is a character himself, once you get to know him as are most of the regulars.
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Would never go here again since the resident dog had diahorrea and pooped all over the floor next to our table when we were having lunch. Not to mention the 'sausages' with our sausage, eggs and beans were wrinkly hotdogs, and they didn't tell us that 'Sausage, Egg and Beans' came with chips, and we all ordered chips on the side. So we were overrun with chips. They might have said something..... avoid at all costs. There are many more much better pubs close by.
Emma - 18 Nov 2004 12:05 |
OK Lager, terrible food, blackened hamburger, nice service, dingy, smelly. The Walrus across the road is much better
Mike - 27 Nov 2003 13:07 |
Has seen better days. There was a time when this was a meeting place for exiled Man City fans who seemed a good bunch of lads.
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Good jukebox.
Pikey the Koala - 10 Jun 2003 11:34 |
