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beautiful pub with outside seating. wish i could say something positive about the staff or fellow drinkers, but can't.
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only pretentious outsiders use this place. the real people living behind in the estate dont go there anymore and havent for a long time,
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Its neither gastro/straight boozer. Having said that the food is good here if you can get a table. The pub is popular and more so in the summer when the outisde seating area is always packed as well as inside. In winter gas overhead heaters are provided to keep people warm.
The predominant clientele are young, it has a bit of a media feel to it with 'fabulous' people going there.
The actual bar serving area is not huge and this ealds to a slow down in service. There is no getting around it when the pub is busy the service is slow, due to the small bar and that they just can't get enough people behind it. Although the bar staff could do with a rocket up the back side to get them cracking on a bit this pub has always been like that.
The eye candy for both sexes is always worth a trip, and if it gets too busy for you - just head over the road to The Cow.
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I forgot to add that everyone thinks they are so very trendy. One bloke was wearing a bright red sun visor.
I rest my case.
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A pub full of Nathan Barley's in the West? Who'd have thought. This bar is so bad that we left to get back to Islington after one beer. In fact it's so bad that I have signed up on here to warn people off.
Shoreditch tw@t for wannabe Sloaney's.
Avoid avoid avoid. Unless your name is Arabella or Tarquin.
One point awarded for selling Warsteiner though.
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This pub is always very busy, with people sitting and standing outside.
The best time to come is in the summer, either evening or day-time. If you persevere, you can usually get a seat and if you have to share a table then the people are usually pretty friendly. I have however had my card stolen out of my Jeans here but that can happen in any pub.
Watch out for the "celebrities". Jamie Theakston knows the guy who used to own this (or something) and previously hung out here a bit. Before we've seen some blokes finding it funny to say 'A-ha' to a very annoyed Steve Coogan. Once we also saw Sanjay from Eastenders with his clone / boyfriend.
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",....ok,..i'll get the drinks,..you find a spot"
".........what the fck kept you?"
",...never mind that now,...is this the best you could do,...stood here by the industrial bins!?"
"well its trendy here apparently,..I couldn't get a seat for love nor money..."
"Ok,..well we're here now,..lets get into it...........................................................that estate has been around for 20 years you know........"
Cackety Cack Cack
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I remember what area I was in when I went there. Royal Oak, with a sea of council estates but a stones throw away. This isn't Chelsea or Mayfair but people here think it is. Their egos are so inflated, I thought they'd float away. Still, amazingly, not as bad a Tom & Dick's around the corner.
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this pub is nice in the rain. you can sit outside with heaters and the awnings which is lovely. summer time is too hectic but quite fun for a coupla drinks, great place to watch people, it isnt overly pretentious....a bit...but remeber what area we are in after all....there are always pretenses on air, but also true people too.
Freedom Hudson - 22 Sep 2004 18:56 |
impossible to get served.
but good chicks particularly in summer.
food not too bad either.
Aaron - 13 Jan 2004 17:16 |
Full of portentious people who like to be seen as the in crowd. Beer is ok but bar is so small its difficult to get served. Quite nice in summer to stand outside but so busy you'd be better off bringing your own
Gavin - 16 Oct 2003 17:28 |
