Minories, Tower Hillback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Was there on Saturday night. Hadn't been there for a good 4 years and wasn't too keen on going back when friends mentioned it but was pleasantly suprised with a really good mix of people, friendly staff and atmosphere, fairly ok ish music and quick service at the bar.
Good selection of drinks both soft and alcoholic and plenty of seats to have a chat in the front bar if you didn't fancy the noisier back bar.
Even the lollipop lady in the loo was lovely! Will definately go back.
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Much better than it was. gone through a refurb but really no differant to a wetherspoons as it is owned by Laurel (R20) or laurelspoons as comonly known.
worth re trying tho
anonymous - 14 Nov 2007 00:07 |
My previous review for The Minories was unfavourable, but in truth, prior to last Thursdays visit (August 9th), I hadn’t set foot in here for three years. So, would my recollections in my initial review prove to be the undoing this time around? Yes and no. The bar seemed to of had a refurbishment since and I don’t recall, it, well, being so nicely done up inside. The large beer patio is accommodating and on the face of it, all the pluses should lead to a favourable rating. However, despite the half-decent beer selection, (London Pride and bombardier amongst the ales), the condition was err. Not so good. Mt pint of Pride tasted sour and the service on my visit wasn’t particularly up to scratch either. All in all though, here isn’t a bad place by any means and I now feel I was a little overly harsh on my previous review. Or perhaps it was because all my previous visits were on a Friday night. A time when drunken, suits stagger to awful music and offer you four pounds for a single cigarette (true! This really happened). Choose your time wisely and accordingly and you’ll like it here. I think. I certainly wouldn’t visit on a Friday night though.
HTM69 - 12 Aug 2007 13:02 |
well i visited one saturday afternoon and was walking to get a DLR train didnt think this would be open , it was so in i went , was quite shocked at how big the place was , there wasnt many people in at the time so i was chatting to matt the barman who gave me a guided tour of the pub well showed me the bit out the back , only intended staying for one before meeting friends for a session , they came down n met me here , had a few more then left , overall it was a bit pricey but it is in the square mile , havent visited during the week so cant comment on that but i didnt find it a bad boozer as pubs in this area go
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Not a place I have visited lately, but I used to frequent The Minories occasionally when working in the nearby area. It always felt incredibly gloomy and downtrodden and in all truthfulness, isn’t my kind of venue at all and it’s full of suited morons in a Friday night who can’t handle their beer. If you have any understanding of what makes a decent pub/bar, do not be a fool like me and visit. Not recommended.
HTM69 - 14 Nov 2006 17:24 |
The manager is a top guy, he actually looks a bit like Martin Clunes!
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This place is ming - its populated by chavs awaiting their trains back to Essex - best avoided
anonymous - 24 Sep 2006 18:51 |
Awful, awful, awful place. They actually charge you at the weekend to get in and be shouted over by drunken suits. One redeeming feature: On Thursday night it's pound a pint. So the only way to enjoy the Minories is to grab as much lager as you can carry and stake out a place in the beer garden. But this only applies if, like me, you work a hundred yards away, you finish work at 9.30pm, and the whole team goes together. But now the cold weather's drawing in, even that crude pleasure is denied us. Do not under any circumstances sit inside this pub on a Thursday or Friday when the music is terrrrrriiibble and there's a "who can be the biggest bunch of tw*ts" competition between the suits and the chav fifth formers.
Oh but the singing gents attendent is priceless
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Situated below the main railway line into Fenchurch Street by the entrance to Tower Gateway DLR station, the crumbling Victorian brickwork overhead appears ready to fragment and drop into your pint every time a train rumbles overhead. The thick brick walls are complimented by a heavy flagstoned floor and they have at least made an effort to retain the "under the arches" feel but without the pigeon shit. Plenty of cubby holes tucked away and usually several seats available even at busy periods. Service was fine although 2 of the 3 (rather mainstream) beers were unavailable. Fairly cheap (Courage Best £2.30 is at least 50p less than avarage for the area). Given the tills by each entrance, I get the impression that it turns into a more clubby establishment later in the evenings when the volume probably gets turned up loud. Plenty of screens for sport. It does get a bit smoky and it attracts its fair share of loud and lairy city office workers who are usually worse for wear after4 pints. There is a sizeable seated area outside when the weather permits. Overall, certainly not brilliant but it has its merits and makes a change from the usual standard pub.
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Horrible, plan and simple
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Frankly awful, smokey and reeks of stale beer.
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A dungeon with beer taps.
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Does the entrance, or did it, have three or four step that go down into this place fronm the arch?
Lee - 2 Nov 2004 13:49 |
Calls itself an "entertainment exchange"!
Big beer garden with trees
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