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Not the best pub I visited on this trip, but not the worst. Jimi Hendrix in the background will always hook me. The young staff served reasonably efficiently, not hard as there were few in, but seemed oblivious to customers & preoccupied with their hair/smartphones/gossip. A pint of something called Country Bitter tasted OK and was 4.10. After a 2.90 pint at the Princess Louise, and an engaged bar person, the comparison was not favourable.
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DONT GO HERE... I had read the reviews of the Old Crown House and decided that the poor service comments were one-offs or disgruntled customers and that it couldn't be that bad. I was very sorely mistaken. I made a reservation yesterday which apparently was not recorded and not honored at the pub. That happens from time to time and usually not an issue. However, here we tried to clarify with the bar staff and they were so incompetent and incoherent that they could not, or would not, engage us in a discussion to sort out a table (which shouldn't have been a problem as there were ones available). In addition, they were uncomfortably aggressive towards us trying to find an alternative table, which ended in us being called liars and being refused to be served. The management would not engage with us meaningfully/constructively even trying to understand their issue and we were not served thereafter. I am a professional in my work life and have never come across such (i) incompetence, (ii) rudeness and (iii) utter lack of integrity by an establishment. I am a person of color and I left wondering if there was more to the episode as it was nearly otherwise inexplicable.
If you have money to spend in London, please do enjoy yourself and your evening at another establishment. There are too many wonderful and enjoyable places in London than to waste time here.
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I held a party here recently and the staff were really friendly and helpful. The food is also fantastic - amazing burgers and hotdogs.
Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area for the food alone.
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Very unusual, somewhat eclectically decorated bar (rather than pub). Now, I'm an avowed pubgoer, but this place won me over by friendly service and a cracking Hatveys Best.
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Nice pub - good service and wide variety of beers. Can get very busy, but hey, its the centre of London... recommend the burger (often go there for lunch as work nearby).
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I love coming here for a relaxed lunch, all the food is home-made- try the steak sandwich. A great place to meet friends before going into town.
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It's pleasant enough in here although the beer selection is dire and the prices reflect the wannabe nature of the establishment. It's not the worst of the trendy bars in the West End but I struggle to think of a reason to come here rather than some of the better pubs in the area.
The prices don't help either.
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Not been for a while but doesn't sound like its changed much. Trendy place, serving good drinks. Good in the summer for people watching, though I'd prefer to watch the barmaids - seem to remember they were all blonde, Scandinavian and very easy on the eye.
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Nice and quaint, but the staff were efficient, although drinks were tad expensive and I got far too much ice in my whisky (I even started looking for the Titanic down the bottom of the glass)!
The private lounge upstairs is far too small, although this could've been because there was far too many people up there!
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Nice pub, private rooms available upstairs and a decent pint of Urquell. A tad pricey.
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I like this place - you can book tables in advance so you've got somewhere to sit - and the shots list (totalling about 200!) is incredible! Lovely staff too!
Emily - 30 Apr 2004 11:39 |
Great bar, good food and really friendly staff!
Steph - 3 Nov 2003 14:38 |
Beware, they serve double shots as standard. This could catch an unsuspecting person like me out!
Clare - 20 Sep 2003 10:39 |
