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Visited this pub yesterday Afternoon as part of "THE THEATRELAND" Dick Whittington Beer Trail. Four cask Conditioned Ales on offer London Pride (off),Harveys Sussex Best (off) & Robins Ransom, But I went for BeeZone, which was not really to my taste, far too aweet. Small Pub with Dining area upstairs quite busy with friendly foreign Staff. Quick service. Lots of people spill out onto the pavement, blocking the enterance. Barman should watch the punters entering to ensure he knows who is next to be served. Not sure if I would go out my way to go back
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Have visited a few times at lunchtime in last 3 months since returning to the area after anumber of years away. I remeber it being a rally dingy, fifthy, unwelcoming pub but now under the Nicholsons banner the range of beers has been interesting and those I've tried from Batemans, Jennings, Hydes to name but three have been in in good nick and at £2.65 a pint or there abouts its good value for central London. Bar staff friendly and know about their beer. Food looks good and reasonably priced but not tried it myself.
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There’s nothing special about this pub, but it is good for watching the football and having a couple of quick pints before stumbling onto the tube. The quiz machine robbed me of a few quid but I can’t really blame my stoopidity on the pub.
I’ve happened upon a lot worse pubs than this so I can’t grumble, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit again.
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reasonable pub and one of the better in this area of very poor pubs can get a little over crowded
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Not a bad pub for a quick pint or to watch the football.
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We had to leave.
After we had waited with other friendly punters for one of the bar staff to return from whatever they were doing and asked for food and drink they just couldn't deliver anything!
They had a food deal on which was a sausage, mash and a pint. But they only had about 3 of the 12 types of sausage left, and they weren't sure about which ones. And they had no beer! Not a single bitter - from 4 pumps plus a guest ale! We just walked away. I suggest you do, they're just surviving because of the location....
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Fairly typical after-work pub that is nice enough (decor and atmosphere) but has nothing particular to make it stand out. The night I was there it was pretty full and only had one barmaid working so it was a looong wait to get served. And they had no bitters on. Shan't be back in a hurry; well, to be honest, I can't see why I would ever go back.
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I like this pub. Very nice. Great friendly staff too.
Sarah Witten
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Service not great and pint not too hot either. Not a good advert for Nicholsons.
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This Pub is what made my expericance in London worth while the staff was the best. I came home with new freinds. Also it was just a nice place to hang after a long days walk around London.
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Have to agree with some of the other posters, of all the nicholsons pubs we visited on the Dick Whittington ale trail, this was probably the worst, the real ales although not off were not great
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came in with few lads after orangeman parade was good quick service considering quite busy and loadsa singing etc . well worth a pint if get off train at charing cross
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Definitely not one of Nicholson's best, but you can usually get a reasonable pint with less hassle than the 'smarter' pub just up Villier's Street (and certainly better than the 'Block Hole' inside nearby Charing Cross station if your train is late).
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A fairly average pub for the area, neither great nor rubbish. Well kept beers and nice freindly staff (occassionally!) The food is some of the best that I have tried in Nicholsons although I work near here and go there all the time so maybe thats why i like it! A little worn around the edges although I was talking to the Manager and he told me that they are about to have a refurb although have been waiting for one for the last 18 months.......it really needs one too! I also asked him about running out of beers (Fosters and 2 out of 3 ales were off when I was there) and he said that they had a tiny little cellar and were selling more than they could keep!
Also, why do people complain about a pub being too busy and therefore rubbish? If its busy then they are obviously in the minority thinking this?
anonymous - 28 Apr 2007 17:56 |
As another correspondent has said, the Nicholson's bunch of pubs are generally pretty good but this one is less good than the others. I had a coke, but thought the range of ales looked less good than at some Nicholson's houses; also the pub itself is rather uninteresting and (I suspect) full of commuters. Better pubs in the area.
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Smoky and poky – the least attractive and welcoming of the Nicholson pubs in the area.
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I used to frequent this place all the time while waiting for a train to somewhere better..then it took longer and longer to get served. 15 minutes seemed about par...now i find out why...
...The barmaids are recruited for being "Cute", maybe they should be recruited them for being efficient and industrious ....
..plus the recruiter must have been drinking because they weren't that cute either....
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Been in here a few times on a Friday for a last pint as they have a late licence. Very busy and all the beers were available and pleasant. Top Drawer.
Unfortunately I made the error of going in last night to watch the second half of the football. After waiting ten minutes to be served on a quiet night by the slowest barman in history, I was told that none of the beers were on although none of the handpumps had been turned around. No beer and no apology even though the surly gentleman in question realised that I had been waiting a while.
A pub with no beer - didn't the Dubliners sing about this place?
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I popped in The Princess Of Wales prior to getting the train home on the 27th Dec. As started in an earlier review, it was indeed dimly lit and I must admit to finding it rather smoker and untidy in here too. It was fairly busy on my visit and a little uncomfortable because of it, but it seemed likely a friendly enough crowd. Prices were reasonable and overall, I found it to be acceptable enough in here. It’s just that I can’t envisage myself paying a return visit anytime soon.
HTM69 - 30 Dec 2006 11:37 |
may mate runs this place so I may be somewhat biased,but the venue itself is cosy,the beer of reasonable standard and has good large sports screens.The bar maids are well picked and cute and the prices arent too bad..phew right howard does this mean I get a free beer now??
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Handily placed for Charing Cross station but a rather dull pub by Nicholsons standards. Unadventurous beers (Bombardier, Pride and IPA) although reasonably priced for the area. Quite dark with very little natural light. Decent screens for footie although the big screen suffers from poor definition during daylight hours. Good service even when packed with World Cup viewers. Nothing particularly offensive but there are better pubs around if you know where to look.
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Its reasonably priced, very small and not a bad TV for the football. Handy if you have a while to wait for your train at Charing Cross.
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I agree entirely with TheBeerMonkey - I went in last Wednesday early evening and all the draught beer was off. Pointless place.
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Visited here for the first time last week. What a lovely little pub! Great service from the barmaids and the food was far beyond what we expected for a pub. And it was very reasonably priced too, considering this is in Central London. We will definitely visit again.
Congratulations all round
Lizzienrob
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This pub isn't too bad - the beer quality is usually good. However, I have lost count the number of times I have been in this pub midweek and most or all the beers have finished. Considering this pub has a cask marque and also a board outside advertising that the establishment is on the 'London Ale Trail' defies belief when you can't usually buy a pint of old and filthy.
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not a bad pub always busy make sure you get a seat because you will get bumped into alot if standing
juzza - 31 Mar 2006 14:23 |
was very busy when we went here , mind you this way around 5pm , nice pub nice drop of beer , seemed ok only stayed for the 1 as was getting jostled and bumped all the time
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Further to my comment of 30 Dec, I think it's only fair to add that Mitchells and Butler have since phoned and apologised to me for the poor service I received that evening.
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Go here on a saturday night and this place will be heaving but god knows why? it's small, loud with half cut drinkers and if you're lucky enough to make it to the bar be warned that just dangling a limp tenner at the bar staff (assuming there's more than one behind the bar on the busiest night of the week)will get you noticed, the insanely few (1 barmaid on last visit) staff are stressed out and the competition of the other drinkers doing exactly the same as you is more or less gladitorial....AVOID!!!!!
PS...There's grub upstairs but I didn't have any will left to suss it out!
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Went here last night, and I can honestly say I was stunned by the rudeness of the barlady.
My friend ordered a pint of lager, and when it arrived with a large head on it he politely asked if she would top it up. She turned around and said "I don't need this", to which my friend replied that he was only asking for a top up. She replied with "I really couldn't give a fuck", snatched the pint with a huff, topped it up and slammed it back down onto the bar.
The pub itself was ok, although not the best I've been to, but I'm afraid the service has completely put me off. I've no idea what her problem was, but there's no excuse for talking to anyone like that, let alone a customer.
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Not a bad pub, with a nice (but typical for the area) range of beers. However it's always packed with rather loud unfriendly businessmen, which always detracts from the experience. Easy to find and get to, but there's better in the area.
anonymous - 21 Sep 2005 14:34 |
Very nice freindly pub for it location, TV is blocked by signs for the bogs, but otherwise an 8/10
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OK boozer for the centre of town. It is a bit cramped and not ideal if there is a crowd of you. Pies are legendary...Worth going in if only for that!
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Not a bad boozer, although the big screen does seem to be in the wrong place. If you're watching it, you're bound to be in someone's way.
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Just had a refurb. And looks all the better for it, though it still stank of wet paint. The beer (Stella) was not upto the usual standards normally seen in here. But still somewhere to go for a quiet end of evening pint before going back to the 'burbs.
Rob - 2 Feb 2004 15:32 |
Watched the rugby final on saturday - full house from the off.... Great, friendly atmosphere with zero trouble all day. Beer good, staff on the ball - good for a session or for meeting. (Didn't notice any old man smells....!)
JB - 25 Nov 2003 23:41 |
this is dirty, old mans pub, not great - cheapish pint for meeting point etc but not very nice. nice staff but odd smells and small size makes this not great for big night out!
fred - 26 Oct 2003 21:15 |
They've got Staropramen on tap, which qualifies any pub for 10/10 by default. Friendly staff and the usually lively crowd all add to the engaging atmosphere, but what's words anyway: drop by and have a swift one, or two, or five...
Thomas - 20 Oct 2003 15:43 |
Cheeky chappy type of pub, nice service, good food upstairs, can get lively downstairs.
Nice one
Jim - 10 Oct 2003 11:58 |
Great atmosphere when there's a game on the big screen. Good range of beers (4 lagers/ 3 ales). Guinness the best I've tasted in the West End! New manageress and staff always seem to be having a good time - and it reflects on the customers...
John - 26 Sep 2003 00:45 |
Small pub, fairly nondescript to be honest. Its not the Kent Tavern, which is a good thing.
Pauly H - 12 Nov 2002 11:11 |
