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Sawthe livemusic in here one Sun arvo, pleasant enough. Since then they scrapped Sky Sports and sports generally, or so the bar man told me a couple of months back.
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Typical large 'old style' Youngs pub, with a good sized paved beer garden. There was a function going on, and it was a busy Saturday night. Even so, the bar staff kept their cool (and their humour)under a lot of pressure. There were no great queues to get served, and both the Youngs Special and the Ordinary tasted fine. I hadn't been there for many years, and I haven't sampled the food, but it still seems like a decent enough boozer.
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i love this place and think that service has definetly improved along with the food, beer, decor, staff and management. Every time i visit i am made to feel welcome rather than being made to feel as if i am in the way and we now dare to eat wich we certainly would not have done 8 months ago. These guys are doing a great job keep it up guys.
anonymous - 29 Jun 2007 23:20 |
on Satuarday night we had a BAD experence at
pied bull the standards have not improved from what we could see.
anonymous - 5 Jun 2007 01:54 |
Really happy that this great pub is now being run by professionals. Lots of things going on and by far the best Sunday Roast in the area. Had a paint job and looking much better. Lets hope Young's don't let it slip again
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We've been to the Pied Bull quite a few times recently and we think it's a really great spot to eat and drink in Streatham - especially on a warm day sitting outside in the fabulous beer garden. There's a great menu and the food is consistently good and very reasonably priced. The staff are friendly and welcoming - keep up the good work and don't let the standards slip.
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Strange, after the refit this was a lovely place, it still is but was tainted by a meal I had there a while back. It was standard pub lunch, I had a lasagne and my significant other had the steak and ale pie. Both were grey in colour and tasted awful. After that I can't quite bring myself to set foot in the place.
They still serve a good pint and its a nicely done out pub but I'd avoid the food at all costs. Hows about a bit of a makeover Youngs? Sort the kitchen out and this could be a brilliant place once again.
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Easily the best pub in Streatham and for miles around. The pub did lose some of its character following some major refurbishment about three or so years ago, but it still maintains many of the architectural eccentricities charactersitic of some other older 'Youngs 'brewery pubs around London. The location might not be ideal for some, but for others a further plus point is that it is a safe distance from the polluted heartland of Streatham High Road.
This is a real pub, and Streatham and south London needs it.
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I'd agree it doesn't look as cared for as it used to, and I don't visit as much as I used to since Young's hiked the prices, but it's still an attractive place.
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Lovely beer (always a good pint). Traditional setting. Fair prices. Cracking local, much better than the local competition.
Ed G - 17 Nov 2004 11:11 |
It's the best pub in the immediate vicinity of Streatham Common. Big enough to watch the football in one part of the pub & have a cosy chat in the other if you prefer. Traditional.
Richard - 4 Nov 2004 22:01 |
Run down and way overpriced. Could be a nice bar. Come on Young's - sort it out. Worth a visit if the Missus drags you to the supermarket next door, and you can't quite face the shops.
John - 28 Jul 2004 16:01 |
This pub holds onto everything London (and Streatham) is letting go of... a bit of local soul. If you go on a Sunday lunch, you might catch 'Roy and the Boys' - a brilliant OAP jazz band with lots of charm. They play fortnightly. But only only go if you promise to keep up its local down to earth flavour.
Fiona L - 10 Dec 2003 12:56 |
Good beer, reasonable food, lots of space, little trouble (normally) finding a table if that's what you want. What more do you need from a pub?
Marc - 17 Oct 2003 18:16 |
The closure of two nearby rough-houses has rather lowered the tone of this place. Can't make up it's mind what it is. The landlord/lady knows his /her beer but barstaff don't and i've given up trying to get a decent pint of Youngs Special, which I consider the best pint in the world.
(Sorry about gender uncertainty, the landlady seems to wear the trousers, but I'm not sure;-)
Paul - 17 Oct 2003 17:01 |
A deservedly popular pub. It's a Youngs house, so some ale drinkers will hate it, but otherwise can't be faulted for quality of beer, food or service.
Admittedly, some of the regulars can be a little eccentric, but so long as you aren't dominating the bar with a braying conversation, you'll have nothing to worry about.
Lang Rabbie - 7 Sep 2003 13:38 |
It is a great pub with a wide range of beer and food in great quality. It also has a beer garden and a big tv which the latest matchs of football,cricket and rugby are viewed.
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