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Lovely place. However there is one barperson their who is without a doubt the worst I have ever met. When she is on on her own I simply turn round and go to another place in the area. The locals know who I mean.!!
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Agree with all the good points below and it is open late on Friday and Sat to midnight. Woohoo! It also has a very hurriedly built smoking den out the side that had the startings of a roof but is instead just the joists followed by sky!
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Nice pub with a good view of the heath and the pond just opposite. The staff are friendly apart from one who gave my girlfriend a strange look when ordered tea for herself. If you don't want to make tea do not advertise that you sell it!!!
This is my second visit and I am sure there will be more to follow.
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A GK house, so IPA, Abbot and, I think, OSH on my visit. Nice originality and good community feel to the pub and, if you can bag a window seat, somewhere to gaze out on the heath and reflect on life over a pint. If you are in the area to also take in the Dacre Arms then you can turn left from here up Eliot Place then left down Heath La to avoid retracing your steps from Blackheath stn.
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I really, really like this pub - it's managed to stand firm and not become something that it isn't (O'Neils take note). Good lager and one of those pubs that is absolutley perfect for a Saturday afternoon. Or any day for that fact.
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Great pub. Definitely worth the stroll away from the centre of Blackheath for the calm and fine pint.
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Totally agree with cooperrob. No chav's or Pikeys in this place. It seems whilst the whole of Bexleyheath empties and travels to O Neil's, Blackheath retreats and drinks in the Hare. Great atmosphere, Great Pub, Food by all accounts is great too. Really recommend this place, One of my favourites.
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Great pub with no Pikeys or Chavs. Thankfully they stay in O'neils with their alco pops. Good food (can be a bit pricy), good beer (some great ales that are kept well). Well worth a visit, again and again
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Decent beer, service and surroundings. No loud music and the TV only on for major sporting events. Possibly the only real pub left in Blackheath.
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Formerly a Hogshead, this corner pub is now one of the better Greene King outlets. The interior is quite plain with lots of bare wood, a couple of brick fireplaces but nothing over the top. To the rear are a few bookcases but overall the pub has a refreshingly unpretentious approach with the emphasis on being a good solid traditional no thrills night out. Sadly there is no outside drinking so the views over the Heath are a bit diminished. The Staple Green King IPA & Abbot is supplemented by a decent pint of Flowers and the prices are very good for the area. As already mentioned, the customer base is derived from the sensible and more civil end of the Blackheath spectrum and you should have a relatively peaceful and hassle free time. On the downside, the Sunday quiz night is a bit dull but overall the pub is worth walking the extra few minutes to find.
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great pub best in Blackheath
Other is the Dacre Arms for me in Kingswood Place
its true a lot of people cant be bothered to walk up the hill to this little gem.
Thats all the better as u get served almost straight away.
Nice clean friendly pub
Better than the bloomin crown waiting 15 odd mins to get served.
Great pub do yourselves a favour and walk up the hill, you wont be disappointed..
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Best pub in Blackheath by a country mile.
It's the last man standing in the Chav War of Blackheath. Gobby 20-something plumbers seem to find the walk across the grass a walk too far.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Blackheath's premier pub. And thankfully not a chav trap. Maybe beacuse it's pretty much away from the main drag of Blackheath (princess of Wales to the Railway). Maybe because it doesn't enourage the herd mentality. Or because it isn't pretentious. Either way, it's rare thing round these parts.
enjoy.
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Nice place - one of the few pubs in Blackheath that don't plonk a couple of heavies at the front door at the weekends so wins points for that. Applaud the lack of blaring music too.
Big up the Hairy Billet!
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Been twice recently - lovely pub, nice atmosphere
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Went to this place for my boyfriend's birthday drinks. Lovely place. Now a Greene King Pub and it shows. Great service and really friendly staff!! didn't try the food although the menu looked good and I will probably go back up there with the boyfriend at some point for something to eat. Great views across the heath and parking outside. Would recommend to anyone who is looking to have a nice quiet drink with mates where you haven't got to shout!
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I called into this place on a busy Saturday night with a group of friends, and I just have to say that it realy wasn't the 'local's pub' that we feared it was going to be. There was a good choice of beers and the barman was very knowledgeable and helpful.Will definitely go back as it seems like a nice place to have a Sunday lunch on a cold winter's day.
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Lovely Pub, would visit more often if the Grim Reaper didn't stand getting plastered atthe end of the bar watching you like a hawk. A dull, intrusive bore of a landlord. Pity- waste of a great pub in a great spot. Mike, Charlton
anonymous - 29 Dec 2005 13:08 |
I'm with Darryl on that one - good to see the rugger buggers gone from this lovely pub !
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Good selection of bitter, however had to request the barman to top up after he'd poured them. Food was terrible, small portions, got the order wrong, flaccid burger looked like something out of a 1980s school dinner, not cheap either. Real shame, used to be a good pub, no wonder it was empty on a saturday afternoon.
anonymous - 16 Oct 2005 10:24 |
In relation to your comment sir (Darryl - 4 Sep 2004 17:59) we do still come in,
And as a prop forward would welcome your comment in relation to your comment.
Where by we can form a little huddle with some of my chums and discuss any further complaint or grievance you may have.
See you Saturday Darryl.
Nice pub enjoy your real ale selection keep up the good work.
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I believe this is part of the same chain that owns/manages the Railway Tavern and The Princess of Wales in Blackheath-the difference between this pub and them being the fact that overbearingly loud music is not played here! At last, a landlord who understands what the punters want! Good-all round choice of beer!
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Much improved over the past year or so - and the rugger buggers seem to have drifted off. Hooray!
Darryl - 4 Sep 2004 17:59 |
Can't go wrong here. Consistent quality, really nice place for a pie, a pint, and a read of the papers on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Mark - 23 Jul 2004 14:05 |
Brilliant pub, brilliant staff, brilliant landlady and a cracking pub quiz on Sunday evenings
Great views of the heath
Una - 9 Jul 2004 13:54 |
Nice little pub (and I mean little), went there after a Uni exam and it seemed like a locals' pub but we were made very welcome. Nice beer, not too expensive, decent food and daily papers. A nice place for a lazy afternoon if you're passing. 6/10
Steven - 1 Mar 2004 19:22 |
Made a huge mistake last Sunday and decided that - cos it was pelting down with rain - we would avoid walking over the heath to the H&B and so we had Sunday Roast in the Princess of Wales instead. I will never make that mistake again - the H&B has the best sunday roast in Blackheath (the POW has the worst in Europe).
Great pub - you only need to go elsewhere to realise it!
Gus Tavo - 23 Feb 2004 13:22 |
been going ever since I was "legal" and it's only a crawl from home. Yes it's the "old man's pub" but it remains a place to introduce to people you like. Keep it that way for all the other people who think the same. Proves that u dont need loud music & poncy pretentious pric*s to have a good night. It's my fave ub to get absolutely trollied in.
owski - 11 Feb 2004 15:39 |
sunday roasts very highly recommended!
lindsay - 29 Dec 2003 16:43 |
I was there one night last year and there were 5/6 guest ales. What a great night it was as they were all truly unique. If you can reinstate this tradition, you'll have at least one more very satisfied customer.It's what will put the pub a cut above the other, more staid watering holes!
john mas - 21 Nov 2003 13:58 |
Great pub, lovely 'Heath location - known it since the late 80's - good beer, glad to see those horrid pastel-coloured upholstered chairs thrown out and traditional, world-worn wooden tables n chairs re-instituted - shame you can't use outside on the heath, tho' this feature does keep it less heaving, more intimate as a traditional watering hole.
Mal - 8 Nov 2003 11:13 |
Great pub - The Hairy Bill! Excellent beer, great atmosphere. Shame about the 'outside rule'.
Andy - 7 Nov 2003 10:25 |
Needs to re-instate the drinking outside rule again. Top pub, but let down by having no outside space in the summer. Good selection of well kept beers and very friendly bar staff. My favourite in Blackheath by a mile.
Marc - 28 Oct 2003 12:09 |
Nice pub affectionately known to us as The Hairy. Big fat landlord always propping up the end of the bar. Seems to be full of teachers! One thing - far too bright in the evenings. Swap those 100 watt bulbs for 60's and you're laughing.
Tim - 5 Sep 2003 18:36 |
Always was a great pub (except the no beer outside rule) But a great pint of Olde Speckled Hen in the winter, and that makes it for me !!!!! By the way I did get totally wazooed with Mickey Skinner in there one night !!!
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Rugger buggers' boozer. No drinking on the heath, now, that'd be too civilised. (it was banned after it became an underagers' haven in about 1990)
Darryl - 10 Jul 2003 21:04 |
THE ONLY PUB IN BLACKHEATH THAT IS STILL RUN BY THE AME PERSON AS 15 YEARS AGO. DANNY LLOYD HAS CREATED A GREAT PUB!!!!
AYEUP - 6 Jun 2003 21:07 |
The Kent trevors that invade blackheath on the weekend never seem to go here which is a bonus. Also the Stella on tap is damn good.
Nelson - 3 Jun 2003 15:04 |
A lovely pub. Excellent selection of beer, weel kept, no music or TV, nice surroundings, by a pond on the heath. Stormin'.
Vince - 21 May 2003 13:21 |
it's my local, it's gr8
anonymous - 31 Jan 2003 14:42 |
