please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
The new new Southside - or 'Eastside' at the base of Linstead Hall is a good place for a cheap beer and decently priced food in what is otherwise a very expensive area. It's modern and looks like a posh cocktail bar but it really can be relaxed when the staff turn down the volume from the large screen TVs showing endless bad music videos with terrible ads. There is a small terrace outside and if you ask for a plastic glass you can sit on the grass in the garden square long into the summer evenings.
The biggest problem is the lack of real ale - 2 is the max and usually one is off. 'Pride' is standard fare. A far cry from the legendary Southside which was a CAMRA award winner. Staff are a bit thin on the ground at the bar and consequently service is rather slow in the evenings.
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The new Southside (or Eastside) as locals call it isn't worth the walk. It's more a noisy cafe that happens to do a couple of beers in minimalist style surroundings and very bright lighting. Come summer and the opening of the gardens again it may again be a good place to get a cheap pint and sit outside on the lawn, but until then...
The old bar was a legendary place, a dirty, cheap bunker with fantastic range of beers. I don't know why the college got rid of it - it won all sorts of awards.
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The "New Southside Bar" is now open & is located on the ground floor of Linstead hall
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Hey, I'm another Steve Bird, and I'm not related to him either...
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The bar is closing for ever on Friday 24th June, so I reccomend that if you want to experience Southside/say a fond farewell you do it soon!
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The prices are awesome.
The real ales are awesome.
The only problem is when I forget I haven't eaten dinner, keep on drinking, and then have trouble taking the tube home.
The atmosphere is very "dirty student pub" but if you don't mind it, it is well worth your time.
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Amazing range of beers and incredibly cheap but very scruffy and soemtimes packed full of pissed posh students but then it would be.
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That Quiz Night on sundays is hosted by Steve Bird - wonder if it's any relation to the Steve Bird who posted the previous message !
Andrew Smith - 29 Oct 2004 10:27 |
A good range of real ales is available, at all times. The Bar will be closing soon due to the whole Southside complex being re-developed, but a new southside bar should rise phoenix like, when development is done. Good Quiz Night on every sunday during term time.
Steve Bird - 11 Oct 2004 13:50 |
Go while you can, it won't be there much longer. Geting very scruffy no w due to impending demise. OK most of the time, dreadful on friday nights in termtime unless you like being crushed by a heaving mass of pissed 19 year olds.
Nick - 12 Aug 2004 13:14 |
The bar has just finished 4th in the National CAMRA Club awards.
Jon - 30 May 2004 14:39 |
This bar is great it has a live dj on every friday the drinks are really cheap and any one but anyone will love this place the atmosphere is great many diffrent people in there all the time. this is the venue for a friday night so come along.
daniel - 17 May 2004 16:48 |
Southside Bar has won the CAMRA Greater London Club of the year three times in the last four years, although owned by Imperial College the bar is popular with a mix of people aswell as students due to the large variety of beers and extremely cheap prices. Up to twelve real ales and the usual lagers.
Jon - 22 Feb 2004 12:01 |
