please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Don't believe it too difficult to find but admit that it's further down Union St (from Borough High St, or the cut across from MP) than I usually think. However, CLOSED again Sat20Sep (13:30), so I don't think I'll be bothered again with the walk for such inconsistency.
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A very reasonable boozer. Bit of a trek to find, and certainly having been here now twice, the first by accident, would recommend an A-Z. Ales are all reasonable, not sure what nationality the bar staff are or particularly feel it's worth quite the OTT reactions by some.
In any case, would recommend this if you don't fancy the uber-scadenfraude that is Imbibe, and just need a beer in a relaxed environment. Plus the suits haven't cottoned on yet, so be happy!
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Now that the Southwark tube is down the road, it's great that people can find this place. Always liked it; even better now. Used to be a big post office pub when the sorting office was across the way; I knew a few of the train robbers (ones that didn't get caught) who used this place (and a few post office vans between jobs) here in the early 1960s. The Polish girls are very pleasant behind the bar here. And the front bar seating a very nice, quiet sun trap to sit.
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Myself and some mates went along for the quiz night. Had a great time - an interesting selection of real ales on tap and an eccentric quiz master made for a stimulating evening. Be warned the questions are tricky.
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PS - while plaintalkingdrinker's generally negative, at least he's been to more than 1 pub in the last two years, which is more than can be said for you judging by your reviews.
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Let me get this right - if someone posts a review that differs from your opinion of a place, you expect them to APOLOGISE or accuse them of lying? I suspect you may have a Barack Obama-sized ego there Mr. Controller.
I think this is a decent place, but also had an experience like plaintalkingdrinkers where the place was empty and the mindless scrolling of Sky Sports News on the TVs dominated the pub. How about if there's nothing to show on the TVs they don't show anything? I have yet to meet anyone who's said "Let's go to __________, they'll have Sky Sports News on".
Anyway, I'm sure that view differs from yours, so a thousand apologies and hail marys...
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Please be aware in my last postng the girls behind the bar at the "Charles Dickens" are difinately NOT "P's". many apologies.
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I suggest plaintalkingdrinker that you keep your foul mouthed opinions to yourself and stick to lager.
The TV's are always muted or are you deaf?
All you seem to want to do is complain! See other reviews by him!
Over priced beer bad service try Borough High St. Why do you go into these so called dens of inquity. Stick to to the "Trendy" bars and see what kind of service you get there at 10pm.
If you have genuine critisims write a letter direct to the Owner / Manager but most of get your facts right. The 2 young ladies behind the bar are not as you suggest Russian or Romanan and definately "P's".
Might I suggest an apology or that not a word you are familiar with?
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From the parade of blank lifeless faces, and the two skinheads that I encountered today I am distinctly unsurprised that Graham Norton was spotted drinking here.
Most probably some sort of cottage or cruising hotspot, the two Russo/ Romanian prostitutes working the bar were no doubt involved in some sort of illegal sexual activity.
At 10pm banging of tables, jangling of keys, huffs, puffs and mumblings made sure myself and a friend were totally unwelcome.
There appears to be a reasonable selection of ales, but sitting in an empty pub, with plasma screens blaring sky sports news and two battered old slappers discussing recipes for goulash behind the bar, £2.90 seemed very expensive.
I totally agree with the comments made previously regarding this woman’s desire for an empty bar.
her behaviour was totally shocking.
In all very disappointing, terrible service, bleak atmosphere and a complete waste of my time.
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Cracking little local pub. Nice interior even if the hard wood benches can pain the behind after a while. Always an excellent range of real ales which seem to change almost by the day. Eclectic mix of locals, office workers and the odd thespian, fresh from a rehearsal in the arts centre acorss the road. Graham Norton was in there a couple of weeks ago..
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A pleasant surprise. Previous reveiews were mixed but I would have no hesitation adding this to a crawl of the area. Beer was good, as was ther service.
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Visited on a sunny Thursday lunchtime. Wasn't quite sure what to expect following recent reviews.
The dark mild was off, but 5 other real ales on. I had a pint of the Sharps' Eden (top notch, Cornish brewery), and a pint of Slaters Premium (errr, Staffs somewhere I think) which wasn't bad. Pub wasn't busy, and two staff behind the bar who were friendly enough and quick.
Smallish pub with a backroom and, as pointed out previously, a sort of open plan kitchen thing where you can watch yer liver and bacon being prepared. Tayto crisps for anyone who needs to know. Adverised as a freehouse, although lots of Adnams stuff (glasses, noticeboards, etc) around, without any Adnams beer being on offer.
I was pleasntly surprised by this place. I imagine it can get full easily though. Based on this visit, I would say its well worth adding to a crawl if yer doing one in the area. Probably a 7.5, but I've given it a 7 on the basis that the beautiful lunchtime sun might have interfered with my judgement.
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What a dive. Arrived at 12 to find the doors blocked by chairs and the barmaid inside listening to the radio, 10 mins later 3 of us are standing in the rain waiting. Out comes barmaid, chunks two metal tables down in a huff and says "you can come in now" about as surley has she could. As ordering beer she is turning around the labels on 3 out of the 5 ales. Choose Hambildon, it was foul (couldn't drink more than a quater) and went to sit in the mucky food area, which looked like a 70's refectory with its open-plan grease ridden kitchen. I was just about to depart after making the mistake of going to the dirty smelly bogs when the two people who had come in with me got up leaving nearly full pints and left, at which point the barmaid followed them out and shouted across the street "you coming back for these". She clearly hated having people in so I gave her the empty pub she craved.
Old style pubs are fine but they are no excuse for dirt and insolence!!
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best pub on the southbank not pretentious just down to earth great pub fantastic food terrific choice of real ales just how a real pub should be and oh yes grest lanlord and terrific staff
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Having been in here a couple of times now I can’t quite decide whether I like the place or not.
On the plus side there are 6 real ales on the go, the Sharp’s IPA I had yesterday was in good condition, but not great. And I suspect the problem they may face is keeping the 6 beers fresh, as they seem to attract rather a young, trendy, non real beer drinking crowd.
Another plus is that they are all priced at £2.90 which is not bad at all for this part of London.
The negative for me is the layout of the pub itself, there are a few large tables dotted around the walls of the two rooms and once these have been filled you feel rather conspicuous and in the way, standing in the centre of the pub. Also I have to say, there was a rather overwhelming smell of chip fat coming from the kitchen the other night, which coupled with the above lack of space, led to an earlier than would have been departure.
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I think I like this pub more with each visit, which is a very good sign indeed. In there for lunch the other day, washed down with a pint of superb Itchen Valley Winchester Ale. Several other decent real ales on offer as well (as always), but now all at £2.90 a pint. Food was OK for the price. Worth going there for the ales alone.
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Very good little pub, food and booze very good. Had a pint of the Twickenham Spring ale at lunchtime which was absolutely delicious. The staff are always very pleasant and efficient, combinmed with an always interesting range of ales makes this a must visit pub.
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Didn't make a note of the beers but Maldenman's list gives you an idea. I tried 3 of the 6 on handpump and they were all very good - I've found that quality has not always quite matched the good selection on a few previous visits, so let's hope this standard continues. Rugby showing on the two plasmas with volume tempered to the small number of punters (Sat 16:00). One issue that needs to be addressed is that the kitchen is open to the rear of the pub and seriously needs a decent extractor to prevent the pervasive smell of cooking oil throughout.
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A great find in the South Bank hinterland not far from the Tate Modern and that pedestrian bridge across the river. Fairly quiet and chilled in the afternoon, timber wainscotted walls, wooden floors and settles. The Charles Dickens theme is maintained by prints of a series of Dickens characters on the walls. L shaped centre bar, with the same shaped room to the front and a rear area with two large rooflights set up seemingly for food with a servery counter. Two large TVs showing Sky Sports on one and Ch4 racing on the other, both muted.
Six good ales available on handpump, all priced at a fair £2-85. Ranging from 3.0 to 4.5 there were Harveys Dark Mild, Slaters Original, Cottage Whippet Gold Cup, Mighty Oak In Seine, and St Patricks Stout, and Highgate Irish Whiskey Ale. Those tasted were in very good condition, the friendly Irish Guv seems to appreciate decent ale.
The blackboard over the bar displays well priced honest pub food such as ham egg and chips £5-95, Steak, onions, chips, mushrooms, tomatoes £8-95 and Lasagne with chips for £6-95.
A good find and worthy of many a revisit.
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A tucked away pub of a very high quality. An excellent range of well kept beers and a congenial atmosphere. My only gripes are the intrusive TV and one unengaging barman, but the barmaid was very good. Definitely worth a visit.
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A free house pub with six real ales available on hand pumps yesterday. Although our second pub on yesterday’s pre football ale crawl I get the feeling it had only just opened. The bar girl was marking up the black boards that are put outside. I think she was stating that the two plasma screens were going to be showing the 6 nations rugby later. Whilst we were there it looked like the early FA cup game was going to be shown.
For the majority of our stay we were the only visitors in the pub. From reading other reviews I think they are quite new to opening at weekends. From the write up in the GBG we were hoping to get food in this pub. It looks like this is the only day (Saturday) of the week where cooked food is unavailable.
The ale we all selected was in good condition but there definitely seemed something missing. I guess visiting the pub during the week it’s a whole different experience. I would hope that they do not over use the TV as this makes pubs forgettable unfriendly experiences IMO. If you are however looking for a good selection of real ale and looking for a pub that shows regular sport over the weekend this would be a good choice.
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Good news it's now going to be open on both Saturday (light snacks) and Sunday with Lunches from 12 Noon so Andrew the Governor tells me. The've got 6 Real Ales Adams, Nethergate, Cottage, Itchen Valley, Harveys and Slatters Top Totty when I was there Wednesday. They also have been awarded their "Cask Marque" certificate for quality. Very well deserved.
The've finally got the big front window repaired following a break in two months ago. Total case of Insurance company not wanting to fork out £2,000 or we'll double your premiums, no joke. Sadly Rob has left after a disagreement. New manager soon hopefully, one who understands REAL ALE please!
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Also CLOSED at 12:45 last Sat, and one of the large front windows was boarded over. No-one has bothered to leave any notice at the premises as to the status of this pub; anyone any idea?
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We were looking to start our Saturday crawl here last weekend but don't rely on the advertised opening time of 11:30
It was shut at 11:40 and no sign of life anywhere...
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Terrific pub put it on your REAL ALE crawl of Borough and Southwark. New bar manager Rob really knows his stuff and is stocking some great real ales Pitfield, Dark Star and Nethergate just to mention 3. Food still fantastic, as are the ladies behind the bar June, Kamilla and Sylvia but then again I'm baised as I do the quiz on Wednesday's.
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give the dickens ten out of ten for its ales, without a doubt. very few places in london provide such a range and at high quality.
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Dead right realmeerkat beer range now back to normal loads of fabulous micro stuff. Apparently the cellar cooler broke down, but thats been fixed so great beer at the right temperature. Shame they don't do decent Vodka but Great food made up for it had the Burger and Chips plate not big enough even though it was larger than I have for Sunday Lunch. Great French cheese picture round in the quiz, only got 3 right and I came second last but what the hell its all about taking part. What is the "ology" that is the study of miracles was the Jackpot question, glad I didn't get that one.
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Beer seemed okay to me but I'm no expert. Some of the surrounding pubs are decidely bad so this one stands out - I'm not exactly sure what people expect.
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Unfortunately this place has declined significantly. It should be removed from the DBG immediately as the standard of ale served is pretty poor indeed. While the variety is good, it is not enough just to stock beers that do not sell in sufficient quantities.
Its a shame because I had high hopes of this pub, but it would appear that profit taking, without looking after the product quality, means that the Dickens joins the pack of expensive and mediocre establishments that form the majority in the area.
mally - 23 Jun 2007 12:23 |
I like this pub but can we have our micro brewery beers back. Nothing wrong with Fullers, Youngs and Harveys but you can get them all over London and cheaper. I thought the unusal range was great but it seems to be getting boring now. The spirits are now of the cheap cash and carry variety as well but still top prices. WHY? Food is good but had some sad chips the other day, hope it was a one off or I'll have to go back to the MP. Great Quiz Wednesday and I wasn't last. Thanks, Fat Controller. he's also at The Wenlock haven't there either but never mind my day will come, I hope. I agree all beers at £2.70 is odd but I suppose that makes it easy for the bar staff who are very friendly Camilla, Sylvia are two smashers.
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The plus point with this pub is the range of real ales they always have on, all at a not unreasonable £2.70 per pint. But pretty spartan decor, and the non-smoking area in the rear is too close to the open plan kitchen to be comfortable. The smell of food when I was in there last week was fairly overpowering. But worth a visit for the beer alone.
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I've been to this pub on a few occasions now and the beer quality (real ale not the fizzy stuff) has deteriorated with each visit. Apart from the ludicrous pricing policy ie each beer is £2.70 a pint (up 20p since December and before the budget) regardless of strength, the main problem is the quality. All the beers are too warm, and most not well kept, I had a pint of Harveys which was warm and completely unrecognisable. I would suggest the landlord pay attention to his beer because if he can't serve it well in February & March it will be rancid in summer. I would be surprised to see this pub in the Campaign for Real Ale guide next year
anonymous - 2 Apr 2007 14:38 |
Super untrendy boozer that concentrates on real ales and great food. Great staff Andy the Guv, Camilla and June in the afternoon.
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Finally tried my technical 'local' last week. Not the nicest place to enjoy a drink what with the obtrusive TVs, but the beer is first class. 6 handpumps, all beers well kept. Tried Spring Zing, and 2 others, but memory's a little hazy...
quiff - 26 Mar 2007 17:09 |
This is an excellent pub which usually has at least 5 real ales -always in very good condition. A friendly establishment with a nice ambience and good food. On 20/2/07 they had Brains Bread of Heaven, Adnams Broadsword, Cottage Wessex, Wadworths Henrys IPA, Sharps Doom Bar and Gales swing low. Hope the England/Welsh Rugby teams do justice to all these ales brewed specially. Situated in a very good area for an excellent crawl.
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Fantastic pub, on route from London Bridge to Waterloo 6 great real ales and food to match. Went for quiz last Wednesday but crowd from The Jerwood Centre nice that they are stopped it happening. Lets hope for better things this Wed.
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Updated review following first impressions as this pub is really a good one. The landlord and staff are friendly, happy and make people feel very welcome. Also this pub is the only pub in the immediate vicinity that has retained it's character
The beers have been good on every occasion and I recommend the pub highly.
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Top boozer
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Great selection of ales that change regularly. Also excellent burgers. The landlord, Andy, tries to get to know everyone who comes in. Not the most attractive of places though and the Sky TV's a bit annoying. Cosier and much friendlier than the Windmill and less poncey than the Anchor and Hope, I'd say this is my favourite boozer in the area. Closed on Saturdays though.
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After my trip up north for Christmas and The New Year it was good to get back into the groove of visiting the Great pubs of London again. The Charles Dickens once again did not disappoint 6 fabulous beers in great nick. Thought I'd caught Andy off the waggon but oh no! you can't sell if you a'int tried it laddie he said, taking another sip. Don't try the Adnam's "Tally Ho!" till your going home £1.60 a half but what a beer! See you next week.
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I enjoyed my visit to this pub...an interesting and varied selection of tasty ales. Fairly friendly atmosphere for a weekday night (at least until closing time), and a reasonably fun pub quiz. Well worth a visit.
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As said below, very cosy and welcoming, a vast difference from many pubs nearby. Good beer range, and a variety of custom.
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Wonderful pub - excellent selection of really well kept ales. A nice combination of old favourites and some more unusual beers; a worthy addition to this year's Good Beer Guide.
Staff are knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming - especially Andy the landlord who is always happy to suggest beers and have a chat. I'm lucky to be able to pop in during my lunch hour, but it's definitely worth making a special trip for. Highly recommended!
Catherine
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I was initially sceptical about coming here - I used to work in a nearby street from 97-00 and having visited this pub once dismissed it as a dodgy local - however it seems to have improved greatly with a good range of beers. Thoroughly recommended!
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Thank you for a Fantastic evening - a superbly run, charming and above all, genuinely welcoming and friendly atmosphere. You all made our night. I shall not hesitate about returning (hopefully in the very near future)!
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Spacious with cosy atmosphere and large selection of christmas ales. Friendly landlord, good service. Was perfect for our christmas work do. Really enjoyed it!
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I went along based on the strength of the reviews on this site and wasn't disappointed. I worked my way along the ales and Julie enjoyed a bottle of S.A. Chenin.
Andy the landlord is a friendly guy who is keen to listen to any feedback from punters and to keep them happy and coming back.
I will defintely be returning for more of the same.
Ross
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Spacious but murky pub saved from obscurity by the six handpulls on offer (a combo of old stagers and a couple of unusual choices - though not sure what the point of having Harveys on is when the Royal Oak is up the road but still).
Friendly staff, and Daddies sauces with the food which always gets marks in my book.
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nice pub. Does good food and reasonable range of beers.
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Very nice pub.
Andy the landlord is a nice fella too. He gave me a free taste of Stormtrooper, which was lovely.
It is out of my way but i will go again.
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Fantastic. Did a mini-pub crawl from Waterloo to London Bridge yesterday via Southwark's less appealing roads, and staggered into this gem. 6 ales available, nice decor, and friendly bar girl. Also had all the tables candlelit - I think this was meant to make the place look more classy, but actually just made it look like a place that missed its electricity payment.
Bizarrely, we were the only customers in the place. On the other hand, the rather shite looking Union Jack (when crawling past I believe my mate's comment was "I'm not THAT thirsty") was full. Their loss I suppose.
Anyway, a great find off the beaten track. I give this place the highest recommendation, and if you read any of my other posts, that's about as rare as steak tartar. Better take a map though!
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A bloody good pub & well worth the find. I haven't been here for thirty years; well worth the wait for such an improvement. Handy having Southwark Tube close by.
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A great addition to the 2007 Good Beer Guide. Great to see a Scot in charge who knows about "Real Ale" 6 from all over the country. Good attentive staff especially "Camilla" new girl "Janet" is starting to get the hang of things. Superb food and lots of it at very reasonable prices. A must visit.
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Old fashioned pub in a narrow thoroughfare linking Blackfriars and Southwark Bridge Roads. Nicely fitted out in an unfussy style: wooden floors and furniture, pastel painted walls with framed cartoons of Dickensian characters. Most importantly of all it's a freehouse with six ales on handpump, mostly from smaller southern brewers including Nethergate, Hog's Back, Sharp's etc. all @ £2.60 a pint regardless of strength.
Regarding the earlier comments: the back room and gents toilets were both closed off for redecoration (I had to use the ladies!) but I can well imagine the food preparation in the open plan kitchen in the back room can be a bit overbearing for non-diners so personally I would stick to the front room.
Staff were friendly, welcoming and efficient and beer quality was good. Not GBG listed, unless it's a new entry for 2007, but would be a worthy inclusion. Definitely one to add to my SE1 rota alongside the Market Porter, Lord Clyde and Royal Oak.
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this one is a grower. at first impressions it is fairly unappealing but it's got it's good points. The food is variable, (excellent steak and ale pie, ropey fih and chips). but an excellent pint of bitburger. they could do with seperating the kitchen form the bar area, it's not helping the back room any.
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Great selection of ales, all not the standard stuff you find around town. The kitchen area smells a bit greasy but then it's a kitchen innit!! Decent pub in a decent area for beer! Go.
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Fantastic Pub, had Sunday lunch there choice of Roast Lamb Beef or Chicken with all the trimmings only £6.95 and the plate was overflowing. Fantastic service and 6 great real ales only £2.50 a pint Adnams and Nethergate bit more variety would have been better but the quality was first rate. Chelsea and Arsenal on the box and both won brill. Only complaint was the loos they need an upgrade clean enough but too small, which stops me giving it a perfect 10
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Marvellous cosy pub in a part of London blessed with a number of fine ale houses. 2 rooms, smoking at the front & a rear non-smoking room that overlooks the kitchen. The Dickens has six draught ales, I belive 2 permanent (Adnam's Bitter & Harvey's Sussex) and 4 guests.
The quality of the beer was outstanding. Yesterday, 2 from the Hogs Back brewery - Hair of the Hog & Summer Capers - would have been hard to top, even at the Market Porter. The food is quite varied, with several daily specials at £5.95, all of it reasonably-priced for the location.
On this idle Saturday afternoon we were the only other patrons apart from a large group of actors (including that ginger guy from the Channel 4 or BBC3 sitcom whose name I can't remember & is really annoying me.) However, there was still a good atmosphere & we were quite happy with the friendly service, muted Grandstand & top notch beer. I didn't want to leave.
A must-include on any SE1 crawl.
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Had a sneaky second visit-reinforced the good impression of the first. Barmaid called a punter a departing punter back in, who had left an expensive jacket behind. Beer quality and choice was again superb.
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An excellent pub, well deserving of the high-ratings on here. Friendly,comfortable, had a fine pint of Sharps Atlantic and has live Premier league footie.
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What a great boozer the Charles Dickens is. 6 Real Ales all at only £2.50 and Aspalls Cider on draft. Great food that you can eat. Will be visting again soon.
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Thanks Conniwot, you are such a good lad.
Puzzled by the reference below to GK IPA, they definitely don't serve that in the Charles Dickens.
anonymous - 21 Jun 2006 11:10 |
I went to this pub to watch the England and Trinidad & Tobago game, when I went to order a guest beer the barmaid turned the pump clips around and served me Green King IPA which was disgusting. Because the pub was chokka I didn't complain and left the beer on the table. This is one pub that I will not be going back to.
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I like this pub, watched the England/Paraguay in here with my mate Alec. Its a strange pub in a fairly boring side street. The interior is a little bare and uncomfortable. But the bloke behind the bar is decent, the food is good value cafe fare (try the BBC sandwich with chips, very good). Sharps and Adnams brews with some other unusual stuff from various microbreweries.
However - seeing it at Number One surprises me!
When Lennon was asked what he thought about people saying Ringo wasn't the best drummer in the world, he replied "he isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles". That's how I feel about the Charles Dickens - it isn't even the best pub in Borough! Never mind. Long winded.
anonymous - 20 Jun 2006 23:25 |
If you're a bit of a beer spotter, you're in the area and you can't face the crowds at The Market Porter, head on down here. Seen (and drunk) some cracking beers here. It is a bit smokey, but hey, enjoy it (or not) while it lasts before the nannys change our pubs for ever.. (and I'm not even a smoker!)
My partner enjoyed the wine as well.. but this is BITE after all so I won't comment further...
Would be a perfect entry in the Camra GBG if there's space in the SE1 section (rather full of good pubs already!)
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If you are into real ale you will be happy. If you aren't, you won't. Bit of a greasy spoon atmosphere inside though certainly not unpleasant. Excellent, first rate ales at decent prices.
anonymous - 9 Jun 2006 15:11 |
Again, I would say its a great little boozer this. Great variety of ales. Had a pint of Eden which was ok but the Adnams was lovely. Food is pretty standard but with Thai on nearly every other pub menu it might make a welcome change for some.
Has its own non smoking area, rather spoilt while I was there, by the staff meeting going on in, who were all smoking like chimneys!
All in all worth a go.
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Close to my office so have been in here for a couple of quick ones after work. We also had a company night out here after some training.
Staff are friendly and tolerant when some of our lot got a bit loud and excitable. The food was accpetable but I would not rush back for it. Beer was really good though.
Nice pub and the quiz is pretty good.
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Five hand pumps, Adnams bitter, two from Sharps, two from Dark Star and summat else. Dark Star American IPA was cracking. Watched the national in here. Magic.
anonymous - 9 Apr 2006 19:15 |
The beer is still very good and the staff friendly. This place really does deserve to be GBG listed,
mally - 18 Feb 2006 00:19 |
I know what earlier correspondents meant about the blaring music,, sadly it seems to be a bit of a trait in some Southwark pubs. that said, I like the place, a wide selection of guest ales available, it's just a shame I only go here on my way between leaving work and crossing the river!
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Went in here for Sunday lunch whilst visiting London - really great. Excellent range of beers - the two I tried were in excellent condition. The Sunday lunch was amazing value as well as beautifully cooked - the staff were friendly and very helpful - wished I could have stayed all day.
I don't recall the music being on that day.
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Great pub great food five real ales from various breweries that I scarcely heard of but it made no difference they were fantatastic. A quiz on wednesday starts at 7pm apparently FREE entry. Why don't I live near here.
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Adventurous real ale stock. Fresh beers were spot-on. Be careful landlord: your enthusiasm for the real ale is commendable but trim the number of pumps to what you are selling quickly, thus keeping the quality level high. Don't fall into the same trap as 'The Hole in The Wall' at Waterloo: large real ale choice ,mostly stale because they don't shift enough
Deserves support. Local CAMRA have a look here
mally - 15 May 2005 00:07 |
Decent beer and a very friendly barmaid but what's this crazy policy of blaring TVs in both bars?
Apparently it's company policy says the miserable manager – even when the pub was almost empty. Bad show!
Fergus - 16 Sep 2004 14:17 |
Nice little pub with a restaurant section. The walls are covered with illustrations portraying characters from Dickens' books, also some shelves with some books.
Food is really good and the beer isn't too shoddy either. Management has just changed which is a bit of a shame.
Mark - 12 Mar 2004 20:57 |
