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Have used and abused this little tippling house over the years although it's never been a favourite. Had to return the Bateman's 'Thirsty Work' last night as it was truly shocking. Other ales were drinkable although not in great order. £2.90 each. Nicholsons boozer so does sausages etc. with free tasting on Tuesdays, (3 plates for the pub), not a lot but it's a gesture. Foreign barmaids pleasant on the eye.
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Best pub near Liverpool Street.
Always made to feel welcome.
Home to my friend most of the time!!!
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Indifferent Nicholsons - never had a decent pint here, and today's Bateman's 'Thirsty Work' was particularly poor.
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A suprising 5 hand pumps were available for this last pub before our train yesterday. This was because we knew that all the GBG listed pubs in the area between the Pride of Spitalfields and Liverpool St are shut on a weekend.
We had pints of Timothy Taylor 'Landlord' and Adnams 'Broadside' during the visit. The ales were both ok to drink but not absolutely tip top condition.
The bar area is quite long and I understand the previous comment about having a feel of a station pub. Two large plasma TV's were available which is not what I usually want with a beer but they were showing the Barnsley v Chelsea game. I was quite interested as Barnsley were leading so had to watch to the end. I believe you are right 'Widescreen' as the picture was not absolutely perfect.
Not a bad pub though overall but it could be improved.
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Ok Pub. Had a pint of Landlord, which was adequate but not great. As a feel of a station pub about it. It is close to Liverpool Street so maybe that would explain it. If in area go to Shooting Star instead.
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Plenty of new plasma TV screens, but unfortunately completely wasted by being fed a non-widescreen picture making everything look fat on them. Both the subscription payer to Sky and the customers are losing out, and staff didn't seem too bothered, despite my raising the issue several times. I might try one more time now that Hamish has gone (not that I have anything against him - he's just not as... efficient in getting things done)
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Sorry to report that the Woodins Shades has gone downhill recently. Hamish has moved to the White Hart, the bar staff have little idea what they are doing and the bar manager is rarely to be seen. It’s unusual for more than two of the four advertised real ales to be available and on occasions they’ve run out of lager and cider. The downstairs toilets have been out of action for the last couple of months meaning that everyone has to try to use the miniscule ones in the upstairs bar.
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Apologies, idiot moment, date visited 17 Aug.
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Visited 19 Aug 06. Range of 4 real ales, I had Timothy Taylor Landlord, which was in OK condition, but was served short each time. A request for a top-up was met, but grudgingly.
This pub is very busy, and does seem to be one staff member short, consequently it's not as clean as it could be, nor will your wait at the bar be brief.
For a quick pint or two after work, it probably does the job.
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I work opposite this pub so I guess it my (work) local. Whenever I go into this place the staff seems to have a minor crisis going on over someone using a credit card and there's a bit of a wait to be served. Genually service is pretty ok normally. It’s got quite an open feel to it, with big glass windows and glass doors that open up in the summer. One small point; I put a £5 note in the fruity and it jammed, making a the machine screech some awful alarm. They would not give me my money back until the engineer had been in to have a look at it. Went back two days later and they said I he had not been in yet. Um but the machine was up and working. Went back again and the same guy who I spoke to on the day of the jam, just shrugged with what can I do... well give me my £5 back mate!..... Not been in since.....
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Good after work drinks type of pub - if you are meeting one or two others only, as it's very small. Best evenings are when there is football on and everyone smokes like chimneys so you come out stinking of smoke....and the toilets usually run out of toilet paper, so don't think about taking a dump on big match days.
Nick name is Woodins Spoons (always funny).
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not a bad pub but then again not a good pub , only popped in with a friend who said it was a good pub ... needless to say one pint and i bolted , just not my cuppa tea really
anonymous - 27 Mar 2006 17:03 |
Saw the mother of all fights in here last week. It was a bit like WWF Tag team wrestlemania. Went upstairs to avoid the jousting, and stumbled across some pinstripped suited / pink tied back office oiks sampling Turbo Shandys......Made for the exit SHARPISH.
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An ok pub, in the city! As a local, it's a bit...naff!! Staff are not as helpful as they could be, and being honest, the beer's not that good either! Think I only keep going back 'cos it's cheap, and, it's NOT Wetherspoons!!!
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Friendly bar staff that don't preen in front of customers! Certainly unique in the city for that.
Downmarket and dishevelled is fair, I think.
Pool tables are more like mini golf courses with long sticks replacing the cues.
Low on excitement, big on normality.
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We went in becuase the Cannon and 10 Bell's where really busy. We got a seat here, upstairs, but it's more a 'screen footie, two pool tables, really bloody smokey' chav pub than a place you'd go for a natter. 4 cask-ales, mind.
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Overall, a poor pub. But I keep going back! Must be the fruity.
thegrimreecer - 24 Sep 2004 12:08 |
Just been back for a return visit. Serves Pride, IPA, TT's Landlord and Carling. I know that they've 'done it up' fairly recently and things have improved, but this place still knows very little on how to keep ale well. That said, it's a great place to stand outside in the sun, (irony intended) and watch the girls go by.
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Popped in here yesterday after work for a quick couple. It was so quiet and generally pleasant compared to other Liverpool Street pubs. Certainly will be going back here again, takes seconds to get served by friendly staff.
Nick - 5 May 2004 14:55 |
Good pub; excellent by City standards. Vast, dingy pool room/hall upstairs populated is usually populated by nightbreed from the back office, but it's easy to get a table. Downstairs is amiably dishevelled, has good beer, shows sport in a relatively unobtrusive way, has a fantasic golf machine (yay golden tee) and is reasonably atmospheric. Clientele less suit-heavy than is customary in the locale though, ultimately, if you don't want to drink with people wearing suits then bog off to Suffolk.
Matt - 12 Jan 2004 12:24 |
Conveniently close to Liverpool Street station, this is a basic pub with friendly staff and decent bitter [Adnams, Pride and Bass] and lagers. Mixed clientele, some suits earlier, gets younger later, stray tourists often. Food served lunchtime only. Limited weekend opening. Big screen for main sports, pool tables upstairs.
Jim - 23 Sep 2003 22:03 |
