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beer is shit, people are shit, staff are shit, bloody south africans
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Probably the least dingy Sam Smith's pub I've been in but still has a feel of bar in a Spanish holiday resort. The food is nothing amazing although the beer is the usual SS standards and quite cheap.
The main selling point is the view od the river, which is great.
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Went here on Sunday, nice view, friendly and efficient staff. It has its faults but as a place to come to in the Summer all they need to do is sort out the food. Chips are so much nicer if they've actually been fried after they've been blanched.
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isnt the gazebo over 21s only?
e_kbh - 26 Dec 2006 17:40 |
fukin awesome place!
nice an cheap! great atmosphere! great in the summer!
everyone should try this place out!
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Great Location but very tatty. There are new managers there as of about 2 months ago, a big improvement on previous couple who were there minding it. Beer is cheap but is that enough to make it a good pub - I think not. Sam Smith's really need to let their London pubs sell other beer - I guess it has a big following up North but here in London people crave the variety. It could be a lot busier if there were some more popular beers & spirits readily available here.
anonymous - 5 Aug 2006 14:37 |
Yes, the beer's cheap, but does price alone make a pub?
Has that spartan, slightly tatty look that gives it the air of a Student Union bar, which in my opinion doesn't do the location justice. However, there are a lot of bars and pubs in the area, and I suppose you need different things for different people. It's just not really my cup of tea.
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Great place. Barstaff are spot-on and rather pleasing on the eye too.
Prices good for a river pub, beers fantastic and it's a great location. Well worth a visit!
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A hilarious place. Nice to see Nottingham prices in SW London. The stout is identical to guiness. Was a bit a bit disappointed cos cant stand guiness but love REAL stouts. But the again i can shut up about that cos i was looking a tit in my squash kit!!
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what happened? it's gone a bit sh*te!
patsy - 27 Jan 2006 15:41 |
Sam Smith's pubs usually have the virtue of cheap proper ale. However this place does not have proper ale and so you are left with somewhere with all the atmosphere of a building site (minus the sense of purpose) and crap cheap beer. And this is on the riverside?? Smith's should be ashamed of themselves.
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No atmosphere here, and the beer on offer is unheard of stuff- but overall it's great place- cheap, i mean cheap beer and also you can sit ou on the river steps in trendy plastic glasses. Good place in the summer, or if you are on a bar crawl- but i wouldnt spend the entire night there- good starter pub to see the river area
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Not for me, no real beer, and what was on offer was not good.
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Lovely location right on the river but that's the only positive thing about this place. I've been in here twice. The first time was in the afternoon and I had a pint of Prinz, not recognising any of the other draft beers. It was rank. The second time was one evening and this time I had a German beer which tasted okay but I was violently sick when I got home and it was certainly nothing to do with the quantity of said German beer I had consumed. Suffice to say, I shan't be going back and wouldn't recommend anyone else does either.
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Fairly characterless modern interior is massively compensated for by river views & terrace outside. Well-motivated & pleasant ?Eastern European staff preside over bar selling ludicrously cheap Sam Smiths bitters.
We liked :
-Great location/Thames river views.
-Terrace & roof terrace.
-Bitter prices.
-Staff.
-Apparent lack of students & underage drinkers (in sharp contrast to much of the local Kingston drinking scene)
-In my opinion, best of the Kingston town centre river-front pubs.
We disliked :
-Somehow the whole package doesn't seem to quite add up. Still lacks a certain something atmosphere-wise. My old man wouldn't appreciate it. OK, so given the view & the prices this is being very picky!!
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probably one of the best places in kingston, gladly not overun by minors like the rest of the riverside has become. (i bet it'll be packed next time i go now!)
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Lovely food and setting - perfect for summer sunday afternoons. If only there could be a late license, I'd probably never go home
patsy - 17 Dec 2004 16:08 |
This pub is great for a relaxing pint sitting buy the river after a hard days work
dylbo - 21 Oct 2004 08:09 |
They do a lovely pint of Aiiingerbrau (however you spell it - still tastes good). Great location by the river and fantastically low prices.
Briony - 31 Aug 2004 15:45 |
Ahhh, sam smith stout is bloomin' lovely, as is their weiss beer, oh my, what am I doing here in front of computer when there's beer to be had??! Don't be put off by the funny brands, the beer is just great. shame it's a tacky trendy bar.
Jane - 17 Aug 2004 11:02 |
Delicious Sam Smith Double stout for £2.04 - a bargin
By the way, the backing tape played Queen's Thank God Its Xmas yesterday for 3 minutes before the bar staff noticed - I think thats a new record for hearing a Xmas song so in advance of December.
PB - 12 Jul 2004 10:35 |
Some good beers in here. This could and should be the best pub in Kingston cos of it's location but unfortunately they have modernised it into a slightly tasteless all bar one theme.
stamina - 5 Feb 2004 18:37 |
Not bad for the summer, beer is a bit ropey mind, so so as far as pubs go.
Scotty Boy - 13 Jan 2004 14:17 |
Best pub by the river in Summer> it is a Sam Smiths Pub, hence all teh odd brands, but the bottled Pilsner is a cracking summer drink. Only downsides - upstairs is hardly ever open, and they make you use plastic glasses outside. Nice place.
Stephen - 25 Nov 2003 18:08 |
Great beers, Pilsner is a wife beater of a beer. Great in summer time on the steps by the river. Great for bird watching, both types.
Sore Head - 11 Nov 2003 16:05 |
TRY THE DIAT PILS... ITS FAB...
WICKED STAFF ALL FRIENDLY....
GREAT TRENDY PUB
Ren - 27 Sep 2003 16:56 |
i like this pub!!! not as many pikeys as you will find else were about town, or as many people trying to impress by blowing a weeks wages on a round of drinks!!!
by the was all lager is own brand , and blows your head of after a few pints!!!
hulk hogan - 19 Sep 2003 11:38 |
Was in there on Sunday - the beer is really cheap, and you normally get a seat
Chris - 29 May 2003 16:39 |
One of the better pubs in KUT.
This pubs had more work done on it than any pub I know (at least 4 times in 20 years).
Gilly - 23 May 2003 15:44 |
The beer is a bit odd. But it is quite a nice pub generally.
Mike - 29 Apr 2003 14:55 |
if you fancy sitting down with a bunch of mates - great place
sit upstairs - nearly always quiet so you'll have a table.
good beer - nice staff
jim - 23 Apr 2003 13:50 |
Personally i've always liked this bar, in the summer & when they have enough staff its nice to sit upstairs on the outdoor balcony + they play cool tunes... Well done Gazebo + staff !!!
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OK Pub since the refit. But the beer (Sammy Smiths) is appalling.
Angus - 19 Mar 2003 12:51 |
try the 'superior quality white rum'
it will knock your socks off!
anonymous - 4 Nov 2002 03:27 |
Hmmmm, its ok. Good for the summer time, sitting outside by the river, but otherwise there is little to say.
Chris - 9 Oct 2002 11:39 |
