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Has been done up quite nicely recently. Reasonable pint of IPA, if such a thing is posible. But not somewhere i'd rush to. Also has no smoking areas other than the narrow street corner out front, for those who like to puff.
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Much improved recently with some live music events and a busy trendy type of crowd.Bar staff could be more friendly though.limited range of beers and lagers,well worth a look for a change of venue if your at that part on town.Oh and I nearly forgot-its not a gay pub as per the last "review".
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Is this still a gay pub?
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i think this pub is great.
they show sports, well priced alcohol, friendly atmosphere and the staff are lovely and friendly.
great location too.
i recommend it 2 any1 who wants a decent night out or a quite drink up 2 u!
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If you post under a name viewers can check your other posts. Someone who's posted just once and says something bad probably bares a grudge, if it praises the pub it is obvious the owner or manager. Anonymous posts cannot be trusted, and a string of them saying the same thing suggests one person too lazy to make some names up.
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haha. that's right, 'bradwan'. why can't people use their real names?
i have very little to say about this place other than the fact the toilets are very dark.
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so is jealousy........positive posts give a bad impression? And you are......?
anonymous - 20 Jun 2007 10:59 |
The Bedford, a pub for people too cowardly to say who they are? 9 out of the last 10 posts are by anonymous, and they are all positive. It gives a very bad impression.
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oh dear oh dear?????? pubexpert, are you a little jealous!! What a patronising post.......ho ho ho.
anonymous - 20 Jun 2007 09:59 |
Thanks for a great christmas Colin & Staff!!!
anonymous - 30 Dec 2006 18:01 |
Just great! I rekon its the busiest pub in T-Wells now!
anonymous - 30 Dec 2006 18:00 |
Huge improvements in this place since the summer refurb!
Well managed, well staffed and best selection of drinkers this place has seen in years! It's not too keen on chavs which is a bonus. Anyone who's not been for a while should take another visit - reputation as a dodgy boozer well and truly over!
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This place has changed drastically since the new manager took over. The lease holder is the guy that has the Rifleman in Sevenoaks and he has employed a very experienced Bar Manager (not pub manager) that is used to managing places in London!
It's got a really nice feel to it now and I have drunk in there many times since they had the most recent refurb! That place has had more face lifts than Michael Jackson, but I think this one is by far the best!!
anonymous - 13 Dec 2006 17:53 |
The place has dramatically changed for the better. The new fresh look is great!
anonymous - 31 Aug 2006 18:38 |
The Spa Bar is now The Bedford again as it should be!
Colin is the manager and runs a very good bar. The place now has an identity. I would use this bar before any other in Tunbridge Wells now. He is always there and he has turned the clientele around to now only accommodate the good people og T-Wells!
Great job Colin. P.S. The flowers are a nice touch!!!
anonymous - 31 Aug 2006 18:37 |
Not one of the better pubs in Tunbridge wells to be honest a certain element get in here and not alot of pride is took in this place to be honest.
juzza - 23 May 2006 08:27 |
Shocking is all i can say, Bedford again for some reason ????? still the same in side as someone else said, it,s ok but a bit on the weird side really has NO outside at all which is a shame really . Would i go again ... not really better places in T/Wells
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now called the Bedford again. Not changed much inside though.
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Not seen many chavs lately, although I did see a guy puke then kiss his girlfriend..
also a bit small this place.
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All this stuff about chavs is ridiculous. The music is good (Thursdays for live band and Saturday night disco are great), the drinks are good (especially the newly added shooters), the atmosphere is friendly and the staff are great (mainly the male members of staff - the girls are lovely but a little on the slow side with serving!) All round nice pub if you ask me, nothing chav-like about it!
anonymous - 6 May 2005 09:25 |
re the comment "dont think you toffs know what a chav is" ... i think the nation now know what chavs are: puckered pale skin, lost look on their face, burberry, swearing, hanging around town centres, mo-peds, massive earings.. just seem to be a few of these in the spa... apart from that, its a nice place.
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been there once with a few friends and it was just full of teenagers, even though i was told later it was meant to be an over 21's establishment! service was good and the drinks were good as well, but the amount of burberry that i saw there was rather extreme!
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It looked really promising when it was being changed from The Bedford to this. To be honest I have only been a handful of times and have not really noticed any chavs there. But nothing seems to happen, it is very bland and aside for using it if a game is on or for a few before bording the train to London, I don't think it serves any real purpose. They do at least serve real ale though!!
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great bar, don't think you toffs know what a chav is
adam - 30 Sep 2004 17:03 |
I agree with all the comments, i drink here some days times because it's near work but, don't bother with it other times, has a cute barmaid, but other than that, can't say anything good about it
anonymous - 21 Jun 2004 00:07 |
A curious thing the "chavs" do u think any of them read these reviews and think: "yes i like chavs, ill go there" they must do... !!! stick to the barn, pitcher piano, compass's and orsen wells, to avoid 17yr old chavs,
jack - 16 Jun 2004 14:30 |
I have to agree with the above poster. When they were refurbishing it prior to opening it looked like it was going to be quite a stylish place. Unfortunately it's now a magnet for every chav in tunbridge wells. The atmosphere is unpleasant bordering on hostile, and it's just a horrible place to be. Unless you're a chav, when you'll feel right at home.
jon - 14 Apr 2004 13:36 |
i hope the 7.2 rating is a joke. i can only assume it must be. went a few saturdays ago cos it was open late and i can honestly say it was one of the chavviest places i've ever seen. if you want to drown in a sea of earrings and burberry then make this your local.
jerry - 19 Mar 2004 16:45 |
