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Just horrible.... buy a can of something strong and sit in the waiting room at victoria, has more character and personality than this place.
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Great freindly pub that serve mini bottle of okay champagne,food is good and it is a well know gay pub which is great if you are a woman on your own in there! Have been told of many intertaining things going on in there.
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I arrived at 10:50 to be told by the barmaid that I had just made it in time. Another member of bar staff tried to get me to leave at 11:10.
Considering that you can't even walk on the pavement past the place most nights, thanks to the post-work netball / volleyball / anythingwithaball crowd, you would think they'd be more welcoming when the pub is less busy. They're not.
It's seen better days, this place. Shame.
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Popped in here on a Sunday night at about 10.15pm for a nightcap after a meal out. The Manager (ess) made us move from the back of the pub to the front, as the area had been cleaned. Even though the table still had beer stains all over it. Once moved to the front of the pub around a table for 4 people, when there were 6, of us we saw that out of the 6 of us - 2 had glasses which were dirty and still had old lipstick marks on them. Nice eh?
5 mins after sitting down and being told at the bar that we had till 11pm to dring up the Manager (ess) cam over and said we should drink up - Ok Ok we understand pub rules in London.
Then 5 mins later when she came over again we pointed out the dirty glasses and we got an apology that this rarely happens. If you are a tourist - find somewhere better on Vauxhall Bridge Road - better choice of cleaner pubs.
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This pub was originally named The Perseverance and then The Queen of Denmark. It was probably renamed The Gallery so as to confuse tourists who may have arranged to meet at "the Gallery, Pimlico" - meaning the Tate Gallery, which is nearby. The pub is extremely expensive for both food and drink. The staff are not particularly friendly and can sometimes be quite surly. The normal lagers are standard quality but I would avoid any real ales in there... I bought a pint of Greene King IPA and it was rancid, but the staff refused to change it - they said I shouldn't have bought it! A good point is that you can sit outside in the summer; traffic along Ebury Bridge Rd is rarely too heavy, and you can get into conversation with tourists from all over the world.
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Right next to pimlico tube, so it's on my way home from work. I stop off in here quite often and it's mental expensive, but here's a tip: the locals don't know how to play the fruit machine. If you do, have a go, you can make a killing. I tend to have two drinks, which can cost over a tenner, but I rarely leave with less money than i entered with. Bonzer!
anonymous - 12 Apr 2006 17:03 |
Way way to expensive maybe the govner thinks this is the wwest end, just all around sucks!!
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Very friendly pub, great staff, nice locals, and a good atmosphere. West end prices but it is SW1! Good range of beers and Paul and Eddy, the landlords, keep a good pint.
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This is a well-run pub. The manager knows exactly what he's doing and the food is well above average. Very popular with netball players!
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Good fun - always busy with aussies, netballers and locals. Nice food which is good value too.
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Average and the barstaff are surly. However it gets a lot less packed than the Morpeth, and it smells less than the White Swan.
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Overpriced, dull, and with miserable South African bar staff....need I say more.
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Probably the best run pub for miles around. Privately owned and yes, a little more expensive than some other 'locals' but then the standards are high too. Fun friendly staff, mostly South African, who remember what you drink and serve you frequently with a witty comment. Good range of fresh beers - so I disagree heartily with any comments about the poor quality. The quality of the food is certaintly above any 'pub food' menu. Very cosmopolitan customer crowd.
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i have lived in the area for over 5years & walk past this place everyday .The beer is always flat & over priced & although it is busy there is nothing of note about it .They do have a mizzanie section upstairs , not sure what that is like.busy on friday after work.
rod - 21 Nov 2003 20:11 |
Over priced with no atmosphere. Brendain o Cinneide comments are spot on.
Dave - 1 Aug 2003 12:16 |
the gallery is my local and all in all a nice pub, however i beg to differ with some of the positive comments circulating about th place..It can be extremely impersonal at times, and is extremely pricey..It tends to lack atmospehere too, with a very "upmarket" crowd.. nice for one or two though.
brendain o cinneide - 28 Apr 2003 17:19 |
This Pub is just fantastic with a nice atmosphere all day long. The staff are very friendly and prices are not uinreasonable. There are tails regarding the manager that are the stuff of urband legend. Its beleived that in one fit of rage, he ate his own shoe, not entirely remarkable until it was pointed out to me that he was actually wearing it at the time !!!!!!!!!
Geebag - 25 Feb 2003 14:26 |
would rate this pub 10/10. manager is certainly a treat - if just to see his misery - i understand he once, to the disbelief of onlookers, sacked the chef by hurling abuse into the kitchen, though the customers weren't aware that he was the chef that day! and the decor is unique - a must see! the staff are v friendly and the food is both traditional and modern with v healthy portions. wine may be a little more than you'd normally pay but is defo good qual - certainly done their research! worth a visit
james - 24 Feb 2003 23:04 |
a nice pub, dunno much like the new decor.
stuart - 24 Feb 2003 07:15 |
Needs better air-con, but nice local to have.
gecko - 24 Jan 2003 11:48 |
Great little boozer, friendly staff, good food, awful decor. A treat.
dean - 17 May 2002 17:16 |
ONS's local pub, so if you're into statistics and want to listen in come in here. Food is nice but expensive, same goes for the wine. Dunno about the beer, but no-one's ever complained to me about it...
Clare Griffiths - 25 Mar 2002 16:29 |
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