please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This is the sort of pub where anyone will fit in. It has comfy sofas and shows all the big games on big screens. They have DJ's at the weekends and it gets rammed. Not a lot on offer for real ale fans though.
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Lovely pub, comfy seats next to a warm fire. and they DO hav crisps and nuts the last time i went.
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Down-and-dirty corner boozer colonised by slightly wanky early-20s art student types and young professionals who wear second-hand clothes. Some of the Irish clientele survive, and everyone gets along in a friendly enough manner. Decent bar staff but no real ale, only a limited range of poor lagers. Selection of sofas which are unpleasant to the touch but comfy. Good jukebox, but the staff turn the volume right down on tracks they like, and right up on ones they do.
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Whilst this pub has many good points, I consider that the lack of any drinkable beer is a bit of a downside. The current score here of 7.7/10 is a bit of a mystery when you consider that this web-site is primarily concerned with BEER, but I suppose that if you like cheap lager, then this is the place for you. As Cathy McGowan used to say, Oi'll give it foive. Or was it Janice Nicholls.
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Went here on Monday lunchtime. Yes this place has character (love the wooden toys hanging from the ceiling) but thats where it ends. Unless character to you is no draft ale, wonkey tables and ripped seats. Yes it's different from the some of the characterless pubs in the city but there are far better ones within walking distance. If you like your music heavy then this is the place. Felt like a bikers pub.
No crisps or food for those interested in that sort of thing. Eating is cheating after all. Nice blonde barmaid.
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Everything a pub should be, I only wish it was like this when I lived round the corner. Worth crossing town for, and open through the night at weekends (unless we were lucky). Look past the tatty fixtures and fittings, though they're part of its charm.
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Awesome pub! I love this place; it has great bar staff and one of the friendliest atmosphere's you'll find in London. The drinks are cheap as chips too!
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great pub (although the redecoration/mural is off-putting), very cute friendly cat (how many city pubs can boast that), a genuine east end atmosphere and fantastic prices.
derry - 11 Jul 2005 17:31 |
With friendly barstaff, a nice mixture of people from all walks of life, open fire and resident cat, you could while away many a happy and relaxing hour in this unpretensious pub - a real anti-dote to some of the characterless 'trendy' boozers that are popping up all around this area - you can sense that the place has had a rich and colourful history. In many senses the pub has an air of being frozen in time - even with a recent refurbishment of comfy sofas and a slightly naff (but charming!) trompe l'oeil of a castle interior and landscape views. I recommend climbing up the stairs to see the room with the pool tables as it uncannily captures the atmosphere of a strange youth hostel in the middle of nowhere! Prices are reasonable with lots of deals on during the week.
Helen from Birmingham - 6 Feb 2005 15:08 |
Decent local boozer. Darts board, 3 pool tables, plasma screen, never too busy, two real ales (Ridleys IPA and Old Bob) and only a short stagger from my home.. (ok only of benefit to me and few others but there you go)
Dave - 17 Jun 2004 16:49 |
