please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Is it true about the rumour that Youngs have made a
planning application submitted on this pub? Where a refurbishment planned by owners Young's which will remove the 1930's separate public bar described as a remarkable survival from its day? Yet more English pub Heritage being destroyed by Youngs? Any more information from anyone?
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Beer garden good, beer itself average, clientele a little edgy on a Saturday night in my experience, although I have a feeling I caught the aftermath of a football match. There are better options in Sheen, let's face it.
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Typical of Youngs and the area, with only decent beer to recommend it, which is why its in the Beer Guide.
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Went last night and it was busy (not surprising really being as it is the week running up to Xmas) and only two bar staff!! Sort it out. I noticed there were enough staff in the so-called 'Staff Panto' that we had to endure but they all seemed to disappear when there was work to be done.
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The pub seems to have changed for the worst in the last 6 months.
Used to be a fairly friendly place to visit for a family meal and a pint at the weekends. Unfortunatley the last few meals we have had there have been poor at the best and the once friendly welcome to families has now been replaced with a terrible attitude to children.
anonymous - 29 Sep 2007 19:59 |
In a sentence; This pub has nothing. No atmosphere.A little rough
anonymous - 23 Sep 2007 15:15 |
Seems quite an uninspiring place to me. It's not particularly bad, however, and the service is usually pretty good on my irregular visits (bar one occasion). The atmosphere seems quite hit and miss in the handful of times I've been there, sometimes decent enough and sometimes lifeless. On the whole, somewhere you'd go if it was convenient to you, but not somewhere you'd make a point of going to.
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overpriced.similar to all of Youngs pubs. Food is is extremely poor value,another head office menu that does not cater for the dwindling clientele.Staff have always been friendly, but repeated management changes are not good,and a sure sign of this pub's demise.Poor value for money,what are Youngs doing?
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Beer always perfectly kept and cool.
Very nice and efficient staff, especially the Transylvanian girl.
Not quite as busy as it used to be, which I attribute to football occasionally taking over, and the gaudy carpet that someone at Youngs likes these days.
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Speaking as an integral member of a four-time winning pub quiz team (from only 6 appearances mind you!) I can heartily recommend this public house! It used to have a snooker table in the back of the main bar where I first tried out my black mamba cue, but that's gone now to make way for some cosy little booths. Decent ales, good pub grub, large beer garden, dog friendly, full length locking door in the (only) cubicle in the blokes bogs etc, etc. If you buy 2 main meals over a combined certain price (£13?) you get a free bottle of wine! A potentially messy but very welcome touch!
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Beer in excellent condition love the public bar.
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UKcharlie may be right. The Plough and Hare & Hounds are easily the best East Sheen pubs. Visit both and judge for yourselves; they are only c4-500 yards apart.
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Vying with the Plough for the top pub in Sheen, i reckon the Hare & Hounds edges it slightly: Great beer selection which is very well kept at lower prices than other places in the area. The clientelle is from a wide range of ages and backgrounds giving it a nice atmosphere where theres always someone to talk to at the bar. Staff are friendly and the large beer garden in the back is great in summer.
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Probably...the best pub in Sheen..!!
Now, you have to visit the Hare to see if I'm right!!
A spacious pub, clean & tidy (recent re-fit), with a massive garden area at the back, great when the weathers nice. The barmaid was extremely efficient, and friendly. I would pay for that alone, but it came with a beer - which didn't touch the sides, as it was an extremely hot afternoon!
I have not tried the Hare in the evenings, maybe you have, and can fill us in on the Sheen nightlife scene..! TJ
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Seems to have had yet another colour scheme change - feels different every time I do this pub. It now feels like what Youngs would refer to as "modern traditional", but the outside drinking area is the big draw here in Summer.
Worth stopping off for a jar if passing through
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The snooker table is no loss. It was only ever used by Vest-Man and his friends, and the noise they made annoyed the cr*p out of everyone else. Despite being a fairly ugly big boozer, it draws an amazing range of ages, interests and social types. Cracking pint.
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This pub seems to have gotten better over the years and now has a mixed crowd of oldies and youngsters. Beer garden out the back is lovely in summer, and great food served!
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What's happened to the famous snooker room and the full sized table ?
Pub is just not the same without it
John - 9 Nov 2004 16:23 |
the best pub in east sheen by far. tanya runs it perfecty. if your in the area you must visit.
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Very good pub. Does have Sky Sports and the barman was v. good, he could serve 3 or 4 people at the same time.
John - 9 Sep 2004 08:57 |
Love this pub, full of old boys who nip to the bookies which is close by. The large lounge section has a youger crowd. Nice large grassed garden with a swing and slide at the back.
jen - 2 Jul 2004 10:09 |
Full of old male regulars, and that odd fruit-tasting Youngs Export lager. Low totty count, but good enough with the right company.
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Great old "Young's" pub, with huge grassed area out back. morris dancers used to play there sometimes during the summer.
ross cameron - 19 Jul 2003 01:20 |
