The Custom House, Romford - pub details

Previously called: Bar Mango

Custom House

Address: 72-74, South St, Romford, Essex, RM1 1RX [map] [gmap]

Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 11542)

Nearest train stations Romford (0.1 miles), Gidea Park (1.2 miles), Emerson Park (1.8 miles)

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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 20 users)
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As Romford goes this place is OK but that is only as Romford goes. Reasonable pint of Marstons Ped, food usual pub grub. Service (now there's a word). Told by male bar oik that there was waitress service so went to sit down. 15 mins later went and spoke to female bar opo who took my order at the bar. Confused??
twineyboy - 17 Jun 2009 00:28
Went here for a lunchtime leaving do as it was a nice day so we could sit outside (although the outside area was in the shade). From the extensive menu - you know the sort of thing: 'prime succulant hand reared beef dribbled in balsamic vinegar etc.. - I chose the 'gourmet' burger. It was not bad, a nice big burger topped with bacon and cheese and a fair portion of chips. My colleagues were quite happy with their food. Reasonable price. There is no real ale here so I had a pint of Stella. The place was empty when we left at three.
HornchurchJohn - 29 May 2009 15:56
The atmosphere is too thin on the ground. The whole setting looks like a city worker's studio flat than a pub. The staff are inefficient when it is busy.
This is not my type of pub.
pubboi28 - 29 Dec 2008 13:58
This is my favourite bar/pub in this end of Romford, which sounds like faint praise, and it is.

The atmosphere is at least friendly and you are unlikely to get into a drunken scene(fight) with the local pondlife in here. Not much else to actually recommend it other than that.

Standard lagerpub with no proper ale, decorated in a style which is a cross between a modernist loft appartment and an Edwardian Gentleman's club (go figure!), I would never eat there(or anywhere else in South Street, Romford, anyone who does deserves all they get.
Jay28 - 1 Apr 2008 13:11
Laughable would be too kind. I feel slightly conned and cheapened by the whole experience.

My Work Colleges and I were looking forward to our Christmas party that had been arranged to be held there and everyone had high hopes of what was to come. Which were soon dashed to the rocks like a sail boat in a tempest.

To start of with I wasn't expecting any Michelin star food or silver service, just some honest hot pub grub thats all. I'm a man of simple means and don't expect that much out of life. However what was shoved under our noses the by surly staff was neither hot or any thing closely resembling food.

The first course was a choice between merger serving of 3 very small spring rolls with a limp side salad, a few greasy deep fried mushrooms or half a tin of vegetable soup.

The main course was inedible. Described as Turkey Breast with stuffing.. (Mmh the traditional Christmas meal you'd think). What we got was dry limp boiling in the bag rubbish of the highest order. As you can imagine I didn't stay long enough to find out what wondrous garbage they had planned for the pudding.

However this pales into comparison to the attitude of the manger who really could do with a few weeks a charm school. Trying to pass off a bottle 0f 75p French Battery acid as an apology just won't cut it.

I feel deeply conned and hope to the God's that they get a visit from Gordon Ramsey, because others should not have to suffers this.
Plymouth73 - 7 Dec 2007 12:08

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