The Woolpack, London Bridge - pub details
Previously called: London Scotia Bar
Address: 98, Bermondsey St, London, SE1 3UB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 1509) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
London Bridge (0.4 miles), Borough (0.6 miles), Tower Hill (0.7 miles)
London Bridge (0.3 miles), Fenchurch Street (0.8 miles), Cannon Street (0.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Jukebox
- Fruit machines
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 41 users)
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user reviews of the Woolpack, London Bridge
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| I frequent this boozer a fair amount. It's a popular place in a great location and can get quite full. Good selection of grog on tap, great pub garden, large room upstairs for hire, and by and large, the staff are quite cheerful. The management also seem to have a policy of making sure at least 80% of the bar staff are young, buxom, attractive women in vest tops, which for someone who is ferociously heterosexual like me, always a good thing. However, this charm fades at approximately 10pm if you are still in the pub, as it is like a switch where the staff just lose interest in what they are supposed to do, and would rather spend their time giggling or flirting with the one or two blokes they hire. I have been in here before with only five people waiting at the bar towards the end of the night, and seven people behind the bar, and not one of them serving, rather doing such vital tasks as looking at the coffee machine, turning a glass over in their hands, or opening and closing the door to the cellar. The layout is also a bit awkward, if you are standing, you always feel like you're in someone's way. Still, I'll go back from time to time. Once the desire to throw the people that pay their wages out as quickly as possible at the end of the night goes so they can get on with some mild petting goes, it will be a great pub. Oliver_Reeds_Tash2 - 4 Jan 2012 16:37 |
| Good beer, especially when they have becks Vier in Becks Vier glasses. Have had some very good staff and some poorer ones. In gneral friendly enough place, but as previous reviews have alluded too, their attitute changes somewhat as 11pm approaches as about 1 member of staff comes up to you every 10 seconds reminding it will be time to leave soon. Good that they take bookings for areas in advance and table service is a plus. However, I feel the pub is miss-managed because it should treat regular customer's better. Last time we were in there, after spending hundreds of pounds already we were informed that table service would stop immediately and we would have to chance it at the bar which was 3 or 4 deep all the way round. Better managed and it could be a great pub. Heart_of_Gold - 26 Sep 2011 17:32 |
| Went to the Woolpack for a friends party last night, who had the upstairs area reserved for them. Very pleasant and popular pub - good beer, interesting decor and reasonably good service. So, for 95% of the time we spent in this pub, we were singing its praises, and would have happily recommended it. However, when it came to closing time, the staff had a complete change of attitude - at precisely 11pm they stopped serving, including refusing to serve people who had been patiently queueing for 5+ minutes. Then at 11.10pm, we had a constant stream of staff telling us to leave - it was virtually one every 30 seconds. I suspect the need to close promptly is part of their license (it does have residential areas around it), but we quickly got the message, were complying, and didn't need it hammering home. In summary, a very pleasant pub, but severely let down by the staff being sticklers for the rules (this seems to be consistent with other reviews). Given that our friends spent quite a lot of money last night, this left a sour taste for everyone in our group, and we won't be returning. Oktup - 24 Jul 2011 17:46 |
| Doesn't have Sky. The TV's were advertising mulled wine on a Sunday afternoon when I was trying to find the football - looked nice enough though. TinosTheBest - 17 Jan 2011 19:59 |
| Nice pub. Went for my brother's birthday today, with my partner and my newborn baby (six weeks old). What was dreadfully disappointing was that the barstaff announced to us that we would have to leave by 5.30, as their licence didn't allow children in the pub after that time. Our daughter was asleep the whole time we were in the pub, and wasn't causing any disturbance to anybody. Despite the fact that the barmaids were courteous when ordering drinks, they repeatedly came back to tell my partner that she had better be out of the bar by 5.30 or else. When we were packing up, and about to leave, at 5.32, with coats on, a barmaid - Hannah, perhaps? - came up and was extremely surly with us, despite my reassurances we were leaving (it was clear we were). Upon my suggestion that they make it clear on their website that they DO NOT welcome children after 5.30pm, she just shrugged and said 'Tell the manager'. I suggested SHE might tell the manager our thoughts, and she simply rolled her eyes and walked off. All in all, a nice pub, but don't bother if you've got kids with you. You won't get a warm reception. A real shame to be thrown out of my own brother's birthday celebration, due to the attendance of his silent niece. Hopguzzler - 28 Nov 2010 18:58 |
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