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The men's toilets are used more frequently by people doing drug deals than by people wishing to urinate. It is currently being 'done up' so there is some hope. It really couldn't be any worse.
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Shock horror - they've got the builders in and half the pub is shut for gutting and refurb. Maybe this signals a long-overdue improvement.
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This is an excellent pub for keeping local scumbags out of better 'Stow establishments - keep it up Bell enders.
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I am new to the area and have been trying to find a pub which I can call 'My Local'. I visited this pub over the weekend, I was totally disgusted by the way it looked and smelt, ie the mens toilets were out of use due to a urine flood that had seeped into the main pub. At this point I had wished that the smoking ban had not been in force as the tabaco smell would have dampend the horrid smell.
The management seemed to be a teenaged girl that took great pride in showing the public and her staff that she was in charge, unfortunatly she took credit in running Londons worse drinking establishment that I have ever seen.
The night I was in it was pretty empty, being a weekend, but it seem that the customers that were there were on their way to somewhere better.
The entertainment was in the form of a house DJ who seemed to be drinking more than the customers, Give me a laptop speakers and free drinks all night and I am sure I could do better, as thats what he had!!
No food offering avalible thank god!!! as I am sure it would be a major Health & safty risk.
The pint of carlsberg was ok but i had to drink it in the cold beer garden to avoid the smell!!
RECOMENDATIONS
(1) get real management, NOT Children playing adults
(2) solve the toilets out
(3) use a real DJ
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Walked in this place, got dirty looks by unsavory characters, smelt the drugs and went straight out. Scared? You would be here!
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The bell opens late, music is very loud though !
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Crap new manager who knows nothing of the pub business, employs a barman who twightlights as a doorman and drug dealer, toilets are absolute flith you have to paddle through water to get to the toilet seat and you have to ask for bog roll! dont bother going in here unless you want A) drugs B) crap service
anonymous - 27 Sep 2007 12:00 |
You hand your money in
A crap pint back
You have a little whinge and
Say 'that's cack'
You snort some okey cokey
And you dance around
And that's why this place is sh1t.
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Hello,
Could the annonymous person own up to there comments as my name has been dragged into this!
Thank You!
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Dear Ashleighne (is that how you spell your name ?). You seem to be the only one singng your own praise.....I would suggest you stop slagging off Yvonne and get on with your job. Trying to be clever with your 'anonymous' comments is not really doing anyone any favours. If you really think you would be a good manager then have a word with your boss rather than slagging off your former employer on a website.
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I have been a regular of the bell for the last year and I would disagree with the last two comments posted on 04/08/07 and 19/07/07, they have doormen now so there is no trouble, there are ID checks and searches conducted on people going into the pub, so if drinkers appear to be underage they are not because they would off had to produce ID. They have opened a new beer garden which will attract more custom. A couple of corrections a pint of stella is £2.80 and never has been £2.90, IPA Ale is on 95% of the time and I would also like to make a note of the barmaid (not sure if they should be called that now!!!) she works on Friday and Saturday evenings english girl she knows her regular customers and there drinks she is very capable of running a bar on her own, she is always smiling and laughing, I find her very welcoming, great communication skills, maybe we have a new manager in the making?????
anonymous - 8 Aug 2007 14:52 |
Dirty, filthy, disgusting. Awful. Like Trainspotting with no street cred. Ugly people snorting things to get away from their awful lives. I remember going to this place when it had a bit of jazz on a Sunday afternoon. What happened ?
anonymous - 4 Aug 2007 13:52 |
This use to be a regular of mine but since it changed hands and the last landlord left, it has become a place I avoid during the weekends!! Always fights and punters who look far too young to drink!! I know that the last landlord sunny was very strict on such things and he ran a thight ship!! Unfortunatly the present owners are not following his lead.....it seems to have become more about earning a quick buck and lost that personal touch. The beer also has gone down hill and the Ale is hardly ever on or cloudy when it is.
This pub needs a strong hand again, without it it will just turn into a playground for kids and dealers.
anonymous - 16 Jul 2007 20:35 |
Beer prices are extortionate. £2.90 for a pint of stella? Holes in the seats? For a back street pub in Walthamstow it ain't all that. Best you go somewhere else.
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Quite a landmark because of its prominence - the junction is actually named after it - but a right old shabby affair.
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Went in last night - first time for a while. Solitary barperson (blonde stunner with limited English) looked blank when I asked for a pint of London Pride, said it wasn't on, then poured it anyway. It was undrinkable. Not sure if pub has changed management since my last visit, but whoever's running it needs to get a grip fast. Pity because it was an OK local before.
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This pub is frequented by some very dubious characters with some pernicious sidelines. Not one for children.
anonymous - 16 Jun 2006 13:58 |
Not bad. Beer decent. Good summer pub.
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Fair selection of beers, but not great. Very grubby seats and a bit depressing and down at heel in general. Could do with a bit of a refurbish, not to change it into a horrible theme pub but just to clean it up and make it a nicer place where you would want to stay for a few drinks or even a evening. Had one beer and left.
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Friendly atmosphere with a twist of multi culurism. An FHM high street honey winner behind the bar and a land lady who insists on being called baby doll. Definitely an experience! I am new to the area and felt very comfotable there
Madeleine Prior - 20 Jun 2004 20:49 |
A fair enough pub with a touch of history behind it.
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