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Their website says that it is children friendly. We tried to book at 14:30 a Saturday but were asked to get there one hour earlier to find place instead.
When we did, we were told that pushchairs aren't allowed because there was one there already and that we could leave ours outside...
No, thank you very much.
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A pleasant gastro pub, not cheap but excellent food and drink.Friendly helpful staff who realy made you feel welcome.
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Disapointing.Visited here for the fist time in ages last week, and it was so sad to see what was once a lovely bar becoming yet another turgid 'gastropub'. Wall to wall suits & there 'feisty fillies', all of whome are unwilling to move to allow other people to pass - despite being asked very politely. If all you want is a drink, then you will probably have a long wait as the staff have obviously been told that food buying customers are the only customers who really count.
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After my disappointing visit last year, I thought I would give it another go. Hmmm... not bad, I went at the right time this time. There were no suits in the place and it was more enjoyable. It reminded me more of the pub it used to be.
I might visit it again next year!
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Love this place. Never had a bad night in here. Always full of feisty fillies too.
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Pricey cashews are always a big turn-off for me when it comes to choosing a pub. I don't mind bad service, bad beer, suspect clientele or dirty toilets.....but pricey cashews make my blood boil!!!
Apparently, it is 'National Inanity Day' today.
anonymous - 22 Jun 2006 13:26 |
It was quite nice, but the cashews were a bit pricey.
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I'm afraid I have to agree with others about the changes this place has seen over the 20 years I've been visiting. Used to be full of interesting-looking people who apparently didn't have jobs to go to and now.......suits, suits, cellphones & foreign languages. So sorry.
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I worked here in 1981-83 when Brain & Liz Short were the managers my name is Frank,I was there when we did a scene for The Love boat, Also we did a commercal for Fosters Larger.It was a very good pub it was used my the old bill across the road and lots of tv and film stars use it. Food was alwas good for such a small house
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This pub has great food, I had Roast Beef and it was very good and at £14.00 it should be. But we all know that it's not always the case.
The service was below average, very slow and this annoyed me. We were not offered any Condiments and you could not find anyone to ask. This pub would be better if they took some of the tables out, you feel so squashed. For 2 mains, 1 starter, 1 very small wine and 1 lemonade £39 excluding service. Good value? No, sorry. Would I go back? I reckon there are far better places to go than this. But the food did taste wicked!
anonymous - 20 Sep 2005 13:44 |
I was very disappointed the last time I visited this pub. During my time in W11 in the 80s this was a great little pub, you could relax over a nice pint and it had a good "local" atmosphere many pubs in London lack. Now it's upmarket but bland and boring and not a place I'd want to revisit. What a let down.
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I work very close to this pub and have watched its sad decline over the last few years. What used to be a nice friendly bar is now an expensive,uncomfortable, crowded hell hole. If you don't mind being looked down on by those who think they are a cut above,then you will be fine.Otherwise walk towards the near by Notting Hill where you will find plenty of far friendlier places to enjoy a pint.
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Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Don't want to sound like an old fogey but I used to drink here regularly when it was an old fashioned boozer like the Uxbridge nearby - big horseshoe bar, comfy seats, great beer. Then it was gastrified. Actually it was one of the first in the area. They did silly things like move the front door to the middle of the frontage so in cold weather cold blasts of air routinely fill the whole pub instead of beoing contained at the side. A triumph of style over common sense. And an idiotic layout of table and chairs so that it only takes about two people to block off about 8 other seats. Expensive though apparently good food (but do you go to a pub for haute cuisine?!). Awful braying young professionals. I went in there at about 5.00 recently and some people were actually having a business meeting, rabbitting on about profit margins and the potential market for something or other in Russia or something. Classic yuppie pub now, very upper class. Good place for a date but not for social drinking with chums.
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A good range of ales, and comfortable enough if you can find a chair. Personally, I have difficulty enjoying a beer surrounded by extremely wealthy people scoffing huge plates of rich French cuisine. It's right opposite Ladgrove Grove police station, so they probably feel safe coming here.
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Food good, nice, quiet place.
Aureo - 28 Jul 2004 16:53 |
A small, very comfortable, upmarket pub serving very good wine and the usual trendy beers. Food is excellent. Rather expensive, so attracts a wealthy clientele, as well as the occasional famous local. Located on a quiet residential street, with a small area out front with tables for drinking and eating.
Sam - 23 Jun 2004 17:16 |
