Porter Black (PB's), Kingston Upon Thames

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user reviews of Porter Black (PB's), Kingston Upon Thames

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This pub is now called the waters edge. there has been a change in management. The new management team have introduced a new menu, which is very good value for money. the staff behind the bar are excellent, alays happy and smiling. the beer is alway nice. all in all it's a very nice friendly pub to go to.
hannylous - 21 Jun 2007 11:35
one of the better bars along the river decor a bit sparten but the beer was well looked after, good selection of music playing and the barstaff were freindly 7/10
anonymous - 13 May 2007 13:19
I haven't been in here since last summer. I went to the bar and asked for a wine list... there wasn't one, fair enough I thought. So, what wine do you have? Chardonnay, Chardonnay or errrm Chardonnay.

I haven't been back since!
fizz190 - 27 Feb 2007 14:34
Now known as Waterside, either it doesn't serve beer in the winter or it won't open at all in the winter. One or the other but people weren't sure which.
beeronaut - 12 Dec 2006 11:24
I went into this pub tonight for a quick pint but having walked in the door past the barman who was playing on the gambling machine and waited at the bar for five minutes as the other barman was more interested in his sums I never even got served. The barstaff were more interested in what they were doing.
Nobody could be bothered to serve so went next door to the Ram which is much better. On the way back home past the pub the first barman was still at the gambling machine and the other was playing darts with his girlies. Sorry not normally negative about bars as like beer but the owners of this pub must be getting no income and employing cheapo muppets as a result to keep it going. Don't bother with this place - too many other better places around! This place will be gone within 6 months I reckon, they can only survive on Summer trade. It's such a good location by the river though - shame!
davidkano - 16 Mar 2006 23:16
Don't see what all the fuss is about. The "trendy" atmosphere extends to the decore and no further. Seats comfortable, if a little sparse, and bar staff very friendly. Excellent in the summer on the river front of an evening.
pintofstrongbow - 18 Jan 2006 22:38
This bar is pretty naff inside, there's ALWAYS a sticky floor and sticky bar. The toilets are absolutely disgusting, last time I went there was no toilet seat, a broken bowl, and human "products" all over the floor, you really have to lower your standards to set foot in there and some good advice is to bring your own toilet paper as generally there is none. On the plus side, it's nice in summer when you get to hang around on the waterfront.
weekendboozer - 3 Jan 2006 13:10
Proper beer, goth barstaff, a lot better than other places along the riverfront. I was pleasantly surprised (considering I wasn't expecting at all much).
beeronaut - 22 Dec 2005 19:00
This place is another one of those 'stylish' = soul less places. Good to avoid the wetherspoon massive if you catch my drift but overpriced and not very warm. Okay in the summer when you can escae onto the river outside
amumd - 10 Feb 2005 15:12
Expensive, but definite plus I saw one of our project managers getting a kicing in here.
andrewjames2004 - 30 Dec 2004 18:55
Good news, apparently they are lookinf to get this place back to it's former 'pub style' glory days, admittedly it won't be Seamus, but it'll be damn close. Heard fromt he horses mouth, so here's hoping......
Scotty boy - 7 Sep 2004 11:23
The bar is very average and the prices are on the pricey side but the pub has it on the location front in the summer, situated on the footpath beside the thames it's great for peoplewatching and watching the swallows dipping low over the thames catching flies as the sun sets and watching the boats slip past down the river...

It's also worth visiting the ram, busy at the bar but lower beer prices! (and it's right next door!) :)
I - 27 May 2004 22:36
It brings a tear to my eye when i see this place and what they have transformed the great Seamus into, yes it's another poncey pile of shite bar, which is always empty (unless England are playing then I recommend it), go to O'Neills, you'll have so much more fun.
Scotty Boy - 13 Jan 2004 13:14
good in the summer to sit out at but now the winters on its way will prob not venture down there - ok but why no cranberry juice!!!
lb - 6 Oct 2003 14:43
A great laugh on a Wednesday night.... but only if you're a very drunk girl who fanices members of the Uni rugby team.
Lilias - 23 May 2003 13:16
Bring back Seamus O'Donnell's. This pubs former incarnation had everything. The only good thing that remained when it changed was the Landlady.
Liz D - 2 Apr 2003 13:24
Quite simply a very dull and average bar.
Angus - 19 Mar 2003 14:19

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