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Fine pint of ESB and other Fullers ales. Nice outside space for people watching and smoking. Probably the best pub in central croydon for a quick pint.
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A really decent relaxing boozer this. Well situated for central Croydon (which isn't necessarily a bad thing despite what you may have heard. ) Beautiful decor, including an imposing marble top bar. The beer's good as are the staff, who are very pleasant.
Thoroughly recommended.
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The Spread Eagle is good for service and ambience, The manager is continuously on holiday which makes you wonder a little as to whether this public house is being run on proper lines. Needs a change of management to bring new and inventive ideas to this somewhat stagnant public house attitude.
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probably the least rough pub in croydon - i know that is not saying much! bar staff are friendly and most of the customers don't seem to want to rearrange your face. good selection of fullers ales - including the new front row beer (for the rugby). beer was well kept - £9.90 for 3 pints. not too packed either. upstairs was closed for a private function. didn't try the food.
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I went there on Monday to meet friends and found the whole pub closed for a 'private function'. This has happened before. So this is probably not a good pub to arrange to meet someone.
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A typical Ale & Pie House but not a bad pub at all. Very attentive bar staff and well-kept ales. Food is expensive though but the mash with the eponymous bangers & was very good indeed.
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The ubiquitous slerpy strikes again. What are these 'failing pubs' nearby...the Green Dragon, Royal Standard, Dog & Bull and the Ship are all doing well and also serve a good range of well-kept ales.
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The Spread Eagle has an outing to Fuller's Brewery next week( Tuesday the 10th August) tickets available at the bar. the most complete pub in Croydon, outside drinking area ,a vast array of handpumps dipensing high quality real ale, London Porter an exquisite ale appears from time to time, swift friendly service, really clean throughout,splendid food, Sky sports showing all the big events.In all honesty the failing pubs nearby should take note.The George ( ever changing ales) and this one are now streets ahead of the rest.10/10.
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A very enterprising Fullers ale @ pie pub, Sky Sports means a packed house when matches are screened.Real Ale wise a special offering like London Porter or Gale's Prize Old ale( yes,in a cask!) make an occasional appearance.A lovely central location,a former National Westminster Bank branch. The upstairs section has a lot of charm with views of Croydon's bustling shoppers.I went to sample the new Bengal Lancer (5%) a very malty offering indeed! If you are a devotee of Fuller's ales look no further. Very clean throughout , a rather rare thing in itself !
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Not been here for a couple of years now but used to use this quite regularly when I worked in Croydon. Shame to hear that it has got expensive but then that's Fullers for you (Wells & Youngs, Green King etc you are not excused from this statement either). However I would probably still use this when in Croydon as it is the best pub in the town centre, especially if it does London Porter still, unless there is a little gem that I haven't found yet. Good for rugby and footy too.
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Fullers pubs seem to be becoming clones of each other especially the Ale & Pie Houses. This one is no different, tiled floors, a couple of sofas, loads of dark wood and etched glass, a good range of beers and horrendously expensive.
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This pub is getting rather expensive, have heard that fullers have just increased their prices again! Most pubs in the area are reducing their prices, but not this one. Also have heard about a few drunken idiots on occasions who seem to spoil it for the rest, but nothing seems to be done about ejecting these people, management never seems to be around which is a shame as it is their reposibility to keep order. If this pub was anywhere but next to the town hall i don't think it would survive. I can get a pint of Sam Miguel from La Tosca at the same price and that's a restaurant. Your getting to pricey fullers.
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Probably the best pub in Central Croydon in terms of beer quality and variety. I think I counted seven from the Fullers range, as well as a fridge full of bottled Belgian beers (Leffe, Duvel, Bacchus) and a German Weissebier on tap, which I only noticed on my way out and might have to try on my next visit.
The building is a converted bank, which affords ample space downstairs as well as an equally vast upstairs area, should you need somewhere to relax when they're showing the football.
The main downside is the cost of a pint, but I suppose given it's central location, this might have been expected. Also, being a Fullers Ale and Pie House, it has that chain pub feel to it, which is enforced by the large proportion of office workers who drink there.
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London Porter is now on, a great beer makes a big difference ! Upstairs is quiet and relaxing.
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Typical Fullers Ale & Pie House but that's a good thing in my book. Excellent beer as you would expect, substantial portions as you would expect, un Chavy as you would expect, bit pricey as you would expect. Well worth a visit .
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Really friendly service considering how busy they are.A tad expensive with a tiny bit of pavement seating,outside drinking in Summer is worth paying a small premium for in Central Croydon.ESB in this condition is a favourite of mine. 9/10
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This is easily the best pub in Croydon. The quality and range of beers is excellent. The staff are good and so is the food.
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Quality boozer with very good beers. Food looks very tastey but never bought any, except the "cracklin"!
Staff are quite pleasant, most of the time.
Also lots of bods from Home Office etc., can be seen relaxing in here.
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Nice clean and bright pub with good ales and fair selection of lager. Bar staff friendly, but be warned, this pub is one of the most expensive in Croydon. £3.40 for San Miguel larger!
Small seating area outside for smokers but can be noisy in the afternoons due to school kids by bus stops outside. Big bar upstairs for private functions. Food good but pricey.
This pub seems to run by itself although there is management (when they are around, which is not very often).
Clientele is mainly council workers from Taberner House and the odd councillor. Generally a good high standard pub.
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Really good, well run town centre boozer. Good food, upstairs to get away from it all.
Recommended.
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Good range of ales and smart enough pub. Not brimming with warmth particularly but pleasant enough.
It should be noted that employees of Wernham Hogg come in here and regale each other with hilarious tales and drink Sambuca on school nights - the carefree hoodlums.
The food is pricey but decent enough.
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Typically bland Fullers pub - attractive enough but not very warm. Beer OK.
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Clean, bright, offering a large range of Fullers beers in very good nick, had a plasma showing rugby (dk if they have sky), and the service was quick & friendly. After this visit, my calling this place bland-looking in a comparative review (of the Ship) now seems a little unfair.
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Very good range of beers here fullers and otherwise. Can't be faulted.
Not the most dynamic environment but decent enough and a reliable hostelry in a former bank. Think you could have been queueing miserably to pay a bill. Instead you are having a beer.
Service can be less than attentive and cheerful at times but still a decent enough pub.
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Probably the best pub in the centre of Croydon - can echo the opinion about attentive staff. Friendly, pleasant and a good selection of ales.
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Always a good pub to go to after work, friendly and attentive service and the draught ales are always kept in excellent condition. Was told by one of the barstaff that they just got an award for their cellar, and rightly so, the ESB I had was fantastic. Altough not sure about the funny shaped glass it was served in!!! Fairly spacious area outside for smokers altough will be interested to see what happens after summer. Will keep coming back for the beer alone.
anonymous - 7 Jul 2007 20:39 |
one of my favourite pubs in croydon. excellent youngs and fullers on offer. and the chiswick bitter is one of the best i've tasted. a good pub to meet people too beacuse of its size and usually has football on tv one albeit quietly without being too overbearing.
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Too much of a "professional" atmosphere, meals were far too overpriced for the lack of quality and choice. The beer was quite nice though.
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Probably one of the nicest pubs in Croydon. Good selection of Fullers ales always in top notch condition. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere and never any trouble. Now how many pubs in Croydon can you say that about!
anonymous - 21 May 2007 22:30 |
Good for people watching on a bright Sunday lunchtime in summer. Sometimes. Has a sense of space. Okay sort of place I can't get excited about. Pleasant enough.
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The Spread was a former bank and opened 10 years ago amidst what was then a common trend for such places to be converted to licensed premises. Thankfully, it retained much of the bank's finely-crafted and architectural interior, and with a classy and sensitive refurb, it immediately established itself as a house of quality and repute, being eschewed by the numerous yobs for not being corporate and themed, but embraced by the more discerning customers for having a well-kept full range of Fuller's ales, very good food (if a little pricey) and a lively conviviality and spaceousness which renders it very conducive to meetings of larger groups.
It attracts a genuinely mixed clientele from office workers to tradesmen, young as well as old, male and female. This isn't a perfect pub, but it is many things to many people, and this, along with its convenient location, is its secret.
It is a nice counterpoint to the Royal Standard, which although is a fellow Fuller's outlet, offers a very different, more intimate but just as appealing experience.
Just don't have too many and find yourself on the upper balcony spilling beer on the Eagle's head... They threw me out for that.
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More updated, this pub still stands strong in Croydon as a mature and respectable drinking establishment...
Nice range on tap
The only slight drawback I feel when I go in here is the staff never seem to have an urgency to serve you. Sat afternoon at a bar where no one else needed serving, and I still had a little under a 5 min wait while two staff finished what they were doing at a rather slow pace until they came over...
I can understand things need to be done but customer acknowledgement is the first step in a welcome atmosphere...
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A nice fairly spaceous pub, which has lasted longer in the same condition than alot of other pubs in Croydon. A nice selection of beers and ales on tap, although a little more expensive. More older and mature clientele than most in Croydon (which is probably why its got a higher rating than many, although a pub/bar and its atmosphere bepends on what your looking for generally)
Used to be better when the upstairs was more frequently open (more aimed at private functions these days). Used to be more packed, may be easier to find room now but has declined accordingly with the quality of the pub.
Above average astablishment.
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an oasis of peace and quiet for a relaxing pint on a friday afternoon - give other comments i'd steer well clear when sport is showing though
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Nice pub,which is hard to fault, but the Royal Standard a few hundred metres away is a better example of a good Fullers pub.
anonymous - 15 Jan 2006 11:47 |
Nice building as already mentioned by others, six handpumps, beer in excellent condition (London Pride), only downside was an excessively loud football commentary for an obscure European match that nobody really seemed to be interested in - hopefully that's not usually the case.
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This is a Fullers pub in an old bank building which is wooden floored with a smaller upstairs seating area. I visited courtesey of a free pint of Discovery being offered by Fullers but not to my taste though (the pint that is). I suspect it is orientated to the larger drinker as was colder than desired with little resultant flavour. Have been in before but don't recall a cold pint so will try something else next time.
decent pub though and good service (despite the quizical look at my free pint voucher and then the barrel expiring)
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One of the best pubs in Croydon. Decent range of Fullers beers, all consistently top-notch. Pride is particularly good.
Also a tremendous place to watch the rugby, especially if you want to avoid Walkabout.
Highly recommended. Good facilities, but food is pretty pricey.
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Spacious town pub, formerly a Natwest bank until lavish conversion in '96. Always well-kept Fullers ale, usually a good range. Staff seem pleasant enough. Food usually good quality but overpriced. A thriving mixed clientele of all ages.
Tom - 29 Mar 2004 15:50 |
This is quite a good pub. It has two floors, so you can go upstairs if you want to get away from the main bar area, which can get quite busy.
It's been a while since I have been in there, so can't remember on the price the drink. And it is a chain owned pub. Some may find the two floors isn't right if they want a small pub feel. But nice place, and nice bar staff make this quite a good pub to grab a beer or two in.
I like pubs - 25 Mar 2004 11:18 |
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