The Greyhound, Bromley [Closed] - pub details
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Address: 205 High Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1NY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14349) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bromley North (0.2 miles), Bromley South (0.3 miles), Shortlands (0.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Late licence
> Current user rating: 4.6/10 (rated by 20 users)
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> Local guide: Kent pub guide
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user reviews of the Greyhound, Bromley
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| This has reopened as a JDW. 5355 - 8 Feb 2012 12:17 |
| Visited to-day. Can't quite make my mind up about this JDW pub. Tends to be a little on the dark side with an enormous amount of oak stained wood panelling. The gent's toilet are very clean and functional but are not immediately apparent as they are hidden by a rather wide wall. 6 guest beers on, 2 of which were definitely passed their sell-by-date. As already mentioned prices are much higher for both the beers and the food. 2 examples; a 14 oz rump steak being 1p short of £13 and how can it be justified for 2 small fish cakes with chips etc to cost £6 17. It was very noticeable, especially when we were there, that this pub was definitely a candidate for 'god's waiting room'! ( I can say that as I am in that age group!!). One good point is the number of staff working there. Compared with most other Wetherspoons this came as quite a shock. I feel I wouldn't visit again unless I was in the area as it is definitely preferable to their other one at the opposite end of the High Street. wyndham - 12 Aug 2011 19:54 |
| Well I did a very thorougher visit there Sunday lunch time, and in the end, quite liked it. The decor is brilliant, it's all new and shinny, very clean and spotless. The toilets are clean and very functional. Ther have what I can only call a servery, this is a couple of stainless steel hot shelves that are open onto the pub, giving a sort of open visibility to the kitchen area. The furniture is a mixture of different chairs, Deliberately done tom break up the appearance of a the dinning area. The staff are ok, but seem to be mostly female all with long dark hair. The manager appears to be from the Bromley South branch, a lookalike for Jeff Capes and his welsh wife. The staff are just leaning the ropes, and it took about 3 attempts to get one of the guest ales, including having to point to it. As to the era, well the rule of thumb is the further in, the better it gets. On Sunday lunch the place was packed with diners, most of them for the first time. The DSS tend to be smokers, and these tend to stick near the front doors, and while I was there the manager was keeping his eye on people that had been barred but still kept hanging about. Prices are slightly higher, about 20 a drink more, and meals between 50p to £1 more. This is a comparison to the Weatherspoons at Bromley South, however this one is just about to undergo a refurbishment, so I expect the prices here are about to go up after the over haul has been completed. So in summary, It's a nice place, good beer selection, excellent food, nice cheap place to take the in-laws, but make sure you go well past the front of house and keep away from the feral front door hoggers, or least until the management have had a chance to stop them from even hanging about outside. Shagnastie - 25 Jul 2011 09:58 |
| I walked through The Greyhound on it's opening day. First thing that struck me were some scary types at the front of the pub. Past them were very busy tables full of what looked like Costa Del Crime types. I didn't feel at all comfortable, but I went back a couple of hours later to try a half. It was a lovely ale - £1.22 - but if anything the clientele looked even more intimidating. I left to take an updated photo of the pub's front, but after one shot I was clocked by three drinkers who looked like they'd break my legs if I didn't stop. Next day a shopkeeper said there'd been some trouble the previous night, and I can confirm there was trouble on Thursday evening, and I saw police were present. Fantastic start... Spritus - 24 Jul 2011 17:44 |
I have had 2 seperate reports that there was a fight there at about 6pm on thursday evening, so looks like this one has kicked off with a very bad start. Pity because the one near Bromley South is so good like that. I intend to give it a good audit this Saturday, and will post again. I did hear rumours that they wanted this one to be a bit more up market, well if thier idea of up market is to charge another 30p per pint, then I'm just not sure where this one is going. Wonder if the food is a bit dearer as well. Shagnastie - 22 Jul 2011 10:14 |
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