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What a shame. This pub looks great, its big with plenty of room to get a seat. It turns out there is a reason for this.
The staff don't seem to be too worried about customer service, a justified complaint our group made about our food fell on very deaf ears from more than one staff member. Something billed on the menu as 'nachos with chunky chili' should surely contain more than a tablespoon full of chilli?
I won't be going back to eat here again.
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What a shame a once nice pub has gone to the dogs. Lovely pub and decor etc, shame about the warm wine and disappointing & overpriced food.
Even worse that it's served by surly, rude staff who clearly don't give a toss.
Used to love going here; will be avoiding like the plague in future.
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Awful place. Bad service even worse food. We ordered the chilli nachos which had a little over a teaspoon of beef chilli on the top. When we asked if we could order an extra bowl of chilli we were brought a bottle of tobasco and then a teacup of salsa. Mind you if the staff actually spoke english they might have understood what we were saying. When we actually complained about the portion of chilli size we were met with a "well that's how it comes" from another unhelpful member of staff.
It is definitely not the pub it used to be and if you go there steer clear of ordering food. You will be disappointed.
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@ zebulebu
I'm surprised at your experience with the beer. I've always found it to be in perfectly good condition, and I'm glad of the presence of Tim Taylor's. Your complaint about the age of the staff strikes me as totally preposterous, however. I can't for the life of me imagine how there's any legitimacy in complaining about being served by twenty-somethings. The use of the word 'bint' suggests a bigotry I don't want to delve into, anyway. And I'd like to add that if indeed you did stand at the bar and complain solidly at them for the entire time, then I don't think the staff is under any obligation to put up with that, and are well within their rights to tell you where to go.
My experience: good beer, great decor, good but not amazing food, and just a bit too pricy. But I do, and shall, return.
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Seems like a reasonable-enough place to me. Modernised, but not overdone, with a youngish (but not teenage) clientele. Real ale served in a jug, which is a rarity these days (but did require a little top-up). Lots of space in the upstairs bar.
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Jesus wept.
Been meaning to join this site for a while now - this is my first review. I used to love this place (admittedly that was a good few years back) but what a ****hole it is now.
Bar staff seem to exclusivley consist of arsey bints who don't look old enough to be serving alcohol - no matter how many crappy tattoos, piercings or moody barnets they have.
Beer was crap - poorly pulled with a head of about two inches and taste like the pipes had just been cleaned with bleach.
Didn't bother with any food as I was off to the Hare & Tortoise when I went (lovely place) so just there for a few beers before eating. Wish I hadn't bothered.
When I paid for the last round I gave the barmaid a card - and she promptly disappeared out the back for two minutes. When I asked why she had done it she said (and I quote) "You've done nuffink but fackin moan since you got ere. Why donchyoo piss orf" in her very best faux Camden adenoidal accent.
Don't worry love - I did, and won't be coming back!
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I seem to have had a different experience from everyone else. Had a couple of good pints of Tim Taylors, service was pretty quick despite being busy and the staff were friendly. The crowd was good too - not too many suits. I'd definitely go back.
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From recent postings I'd got the impression this place was slipping so I checked it out last weekend. No problems at all: Landlord on fine form, and all five were full pints without having to drive the point home. Burt's crisps on sale - good but pricey. Decent crowd in there, in stark contrast to the old Goose days, and to make the whole experience even more pleasant the French(?)girl who served me was as fit as the proverbial butcher's dog.
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staff were rude, house white wine truly disgusting - warm and pretty much undrinkable, they wouldn't change it, I would never go back!
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bit of a soppy boozer really.
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It seems that old habits die hard as this pub is slipping back into it’s old Goose ways. If you are in the area and don’t fancy it then the Holiday Inn right opposite has a decent bar.
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Yeah, second the comment about the staff. Slow and stingy. Pub overpriced but not totally awful. There are nicer pubs in Bloomsbury.
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I'm struggling to find any thing good to say - every time I've been (weekly for the last few months) the service has got worse and worse. There is a good selection of beers but you always have to ask for them to be topped up, even on glasses that allow more than an inch above the mark for a head. Then there's the food. It looks good on the menu but is truly awful, incipid goo.
So if you like awful service, half measures and bad food - this pub is for you.
zak39 - 27 Nov 2007 10:48 |
I loved this pub when it re-opened as The Marquis of Cornwallis. The Goose was a dive.
The Cornwallis started off well, but has slipped. The staff are usually indifferent to the service they give, and I've found them rude more than once. The food can be very hit and miss.
Prices are a little high, and pints are a little low. It packs out some nights and you won't necessarily get the pint you asked for. Whatever time of day, or day of the week, there'll always be at least a couple of the taps off. They can be very slow to replace an empty barrel.
The guest beer is the only thing that brings me back now. Sadly, The Cornwallis doesn't have much decent competition nearby.
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Nice pub, good range of european beers. No smirnoff ice, or other alco pops .. which means better beer to me!
Nice and clean.. upstairs a bit quiter
anonymous - 2 Sep 2007 19:24 |
The most improved pub in London? A big claim, yes, but justified.
Thoroughly cleaned up, in every sense, in comparison to The Goose. No longer in the habit of selling beer past its sell-by date to lowlife morons who wouldn't even notice. Beer range now focused primarily on upmarket lagers, although on the day of my visit 3 handpumps were in use: Spitfire, the increasingly ubiquitous Landlord and something called Butcombe Blond. I had Old Rosie, in decent condition. One might say it should be at £3.00 per pint, but if a slight premium on the prices discourages the dross that used to frequent this place I'm not complaining.
Fully accessible, including disabled toilet.
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allegedly a nice enough pub. But reviews on this site are right. Watch your bag.
anonymous - 11 Jul 2007 02:04 |
It seems nice enough, but bar staff were pouring the shortest pints I've ever seen outside of Northumberland. Sure, they were happy to top them up, but one should not have to ask.
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That said it isn't a bad pub in the modern idiom. Three ales - Spitfire, Bishops Finger, T Taylor Landlord - and a range of non-standard lagers.
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Yes, expect to ask for top-ups. And be ware of your bag. Mine was nicked here.
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We stumbled across this pub last night while searching for a place with seats on a Saturday night and were pleased to get a table. It was busy enough, but there's a great feeling of space in this pub - the tables are not crammed together and conversations can be kept private. I really like the interior, it has character. I will definitely be visiting again!
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A reasonable selection of beers. Poor quality but friendly staff: Expect to ask for top-ups. Good (not cheap) food and the menu is as slippery as an eel so don't expect to be able to order what's listed, or get exactly what you order. There seems to be a bit of thieving going on in this pub so watch your bags (that said this is the big smoke so I may have just observed 2 bad nights).
This is quite a negative review of what is a good pub. Overall its slightly less then the sum of its parts and it just disappoints me because of that...
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Perfectly adequate boozer-BUT was in last night and three Hooray Henrys came in with green wellies,tweed hats, and barbour jackets! What is going on, the nearest farm must be 40 miles away???
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Went there with a group of friends (surprisingly I still have some, not many mind you) and we had a great meal.
Shame they don't have a good bottled beer selection, but the draught makes up for it.
anonymous - 22 Dec 2006 18:45 |
OK, it's become a gastropub and has all kinds of posh lah-di-dah beers in it and would probably make CAMRA sick to the stomach, but you know what, it's actually really nice.
Expensive, but it feels like you're actually getting something good for the extra money you spend. The Hefeweissner beers on tap are top notch.
koosh - 14 Dec 2006 00:44 |
I have to say I am impressed. The ales aren't exactly inspiring (house beers are the increasingly ubiquitous TTL and Spit, with Black Sheep as guest), but the range of drinks available is very good, a decent wine list, abbey beers, wheat beers, fruit beers, real ciders, unusual lagers. The food is exactly what I like in pub food, better to have a quality burger, sausage or cottage pie than a poor attempt at restaurant food. Prices are OK too, most meals around the 6-7 quid mark. Good to find a pub with no TV screens, I just hope they don't pay for it on midweek evenings. For all I know though, there might be a big screen upstairs now.
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Now up and running as the 'Marquis of Cornwallis' under M&B ownership. Lovely place, very much a gastropub rather than a pub-pub but a good example of the style. Sunday roast was fantastic and staff were nice. Good beer selection including (unusually) Liefmans Frambozen on tap. Great place.
anonymous - 26 Nov 2006 21:38 |
Obviously I'm going mental, it was the Goose and Granite and then dropped the Granite.
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I hate to contradict Mr Stonch, but I think he may be wrong about the new name being 'Marchmont Street'.
Clue 1: The pub sign, featuring a picture of Charlie Cornwallis
Clue 2: The words 'Marquis of Cornwallis' on the front of the pub (Coram St side, granted it does say Marchmont St on the other side. My guess is that this is the address, what with the pub being on Marchmont Street and all)
Clue 3: The pub did used to be called the Marquis of Cornwallis, before changing to the Goose and Garnite and then eventually dropping the goose.
Anyway, maybe Stonch will turn out to be right. As long as the beer and food improve, that'll be a start.
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Refurb more or less complete and sign outside says it open on Wednesday. Indeed staff were having a drink inside when I passed and all the bottles were on the shelves etc. Will be called "Marchmont Street". Hmmm.
Looking at the decor (brown, loungey sofas, faux-knocked about tables and names on the beer taps (Bellevue Kriek et al), looks like it might be an M&B unbranded effort. A good location no doubt, now that the Brunswick Centre is up and running and Waitrose spills out just next to it.
Certainly the Goose was a khazi so although this place looks entirely formulaic, all of the above is almost certainly good news. Can't summon up any enthusiasm though.
anonymous - 20 Nov 2006 12:37 |
