The Horniman at Hays, Southwark - pub details
Address: Hay's Galleria, Tooley St, London, SE1 2HU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 1097) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
London Bridge (0.2 miles), Tower Hill (0.4 miles), Monument (0.4 miles)
Tower Gateway (0.5 miles), Bank (0.6 miles)
London Bridge (0.2 miles), Fenchurch Street (0.4 miles), Cannon Street (0.6 miles)
Chain: Nicholson's
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz machines (multi)
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 4.4/10 (rated by 88 users)
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user reviews of the Horniman at Hays, Southwark
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| Waiting for the Thames Clipper to the O2, spotted this place and decided to give it a try out. Delighted to see that this clear tourist trap had a small selection of real ales ( not the large selection the Nicholson’s would have you believe if you read their website). Can’t go wrong with Doombar. Its off. Ok. Tribute then. Sorry it’s off. Oakleaf IPA? No! At the risk of the conversation deteriorating into something reminiscing the Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch, I asked what they did have – London Pride - Yuchhhh. I started to turn one of the tap badges round in the traditional manner to show that the beer shop did not have any beer, and nearly got my hand chopped off by the barmaid who said that it was company policy to keep them facing forward and if I wanted to complain I should visit the Nicholson’s website. So there you have it, tease your customers that you may have beer at sometime, but don’t communicate with them that you don’t. Now where can I buy a Norwegian Blue? Braveheart - 28 Dec 2011 12:25 |
| Not enought staff - but can't believe someone has seriously made a comment about pub/bar staff in London being foreign. Maybe they don't get out much. Mickburr - 24 Oct 2011 11:48 |
| not a bad pub...would be better without the tourists who seem to take up the outside seating and sit and talk for hours with their COFFEE! Otherwise it not a bad pub - good location, good beer. Staff were ok....mostly foreign...had to ask for a top up on the ale..Another Nicholsons pub.. d.franks - 8 Oct 2011 17:02 |
| It seems to me that the staff couldn't care less due their complacement attitude re: the "tourist" trade. Appalling service. I'm surprised that "Marcus" is actually still employed by Nicholsons. Rude, ignorant and quite frankly disinterested. A Friday lunchtime in a bar this size, only staffed by two bar staff. An orderly queue formed. My friend (eventually) ordered lunch which was 45 minutes in arriving at the table (outside). Said lunch was cancelled due to the fact we had to go back to work. Again - staff disinterested. Marcus is NOT the manager by the way. I could go on. However, my view on this place is that they really couldn't care less - as they are relying on the tourist trade due to the location so every day is a different punter (vernacular). If you want a nice view and don't mind waiting 20/30 mins to get served (don't bother ordering food) then yes, very nice only if you do manage to get a seat outside. Other than that - bring your own and sit on the one of the benches. bluegirl26 - 2 Sep 2011 15:50 |
| A large and expansive Nicholson’s pub alongside the Thames. There is limited seating around the perimeter at entrance level with the main bar area down a few steps, although this is a pleasant elevated position to sit and watch the rest of the pub. There are four large pillars at the front of the pub which makes negotiating the seating here slightly tricky. This main bar area is a large open space with four big chandeliers, an ornate plastered ceiling and an impressive wood panelled back drop to the bar with an integral clock built in to the top. There is a strip painting on the wall above the bar, and this continues around the side. The floor of the bar is tiled, with a couple of large inlaid brass plaques bearing an “HH” motif. I only spotted one plasma which was turned off, and discretely disguised with a brown leather surround to it! At the left hand end is an upper area with a good view of the bar, and below this another bar area that was crammed full of small square tables and chairs. There is also a good amount of outside seating adjacent to the river. Food offering seems to be a standard Nicholson’s affair, which nonetheless offers a good selection of “pub grub” at reasonable prices, although here the prices seemed to be a pound or so higher than some of their other outlets. I guess that’s the price you pay for a riverside setting. A queuing system seemed to have developed at the bar, with all punters waiting patiently to order at one of the two till points at the end. I’m not sure if this is always the case as I didn’t see any signs to this effect, but it worked well enough. There was an excellent choice of beers on tap as follows – Doom Bar, London Pride, Jaipur, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Butcombe Old Vic, Brain’s Milkwood, Coach House Gunpowder Mild, Caledonian Flying Dutchman, St. Austell Proper Job, Adnams Lighthouse and finally Honey Blond which is apparently brewed exclusively for them by Thornbridge. After this, the choice of ciders was slightly disappointing with just Aspall’s Suffolk. Blackthorn - 28 Mar 2011 10:08 |
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