The Railway Bell, Tooting - pub details
Address: 284, Mitcham Rd, London, SW17 9NT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 8672 2777
Tooting Broadway (0.6 miles), Colliers Wood (0.8 miles)
Tooting (0.2 miles), Streatham Common (1.2 miles), Haydons Road (1.3 miles)
Pub suggested by Dean on 1 May 2003
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> Current user rating: 3.5/10 (rated by 10 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Ramble Inn, Tooting (0.1 miles), Gorringe Park, Tooting (0.1 miles), Long Room Bar and Hotel, Tooting (0.2 miles), Golden Anchor, Mitcham (0.3 miles), Jack Beard's, Tooting (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Railway Bell, Tooting
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| Shithole. I used to drink there a lot. With the right crowd in, some good rock tunes (SOME) on the jukebox, and drunk, it was OK. However I had pretty bad taste at the time, and wasn't well mentally, and it's my local. I left because the drug dealers were too intimidating (one of whom I recently saw was still there as I thought they'd cleared-off after the change of management). I hate coke heads, they get paranoid easily, and generally love to fight, especially mixed with Stella. I've met great people in here, but they lived upstairs and were wiser than me to who to avoid. I'd support it. My ex-friend who used to work there and is a thief said he once found someone's heroin shooting-up kit in the toilets. Apparently he knew whose it was too, but didn't tell me who. He is a self-confessed arsehole. He now lives there again. Go figure. It also featured in the paper in 2006 for the highest number of 999 call-outs in the area's pubs. The same clientèle frequent it now, so you can't say that's likely to have changed. All of this is the truth, all of it fair. Tough if you manage the place, but only let people in who don't have criminal records and I suppose you'd have 1/5 of the customer base. Sad but true. The staff have always been pretty fair with me, but no matter how hard you squeeze a lump of coal, it doesn't become a diamond. Groovehound - 28 Jul 2008 22:32 |
| a lot of the reviews here are incorrect and unfair. i have seen no evidence of the accusations in the reviews. as for shagging at the bar, was you walking past the right pub or was it a drunk hallucination? this pub was taken over recently by new management.the staff and manager are very plesant and do a good job. there is a good customer base in the pub, a mix of young and older custom which is fantastic for the atmosphere. its a proper pub-not many of them around now.people should be supporting it, not slating it. happyfeet - 26 Jun 2008 21:56 |
| A dingy hole. Full of common people - in front and behind the bar! Dreadful. Worst pub in Tooting. Sprue - 27 May 2008 12:56 |
| funny thing about this pub. Inside its very big which is why maybe it always feels quiet whenever im there(even if there are people inside). It's ok for a pub. Nothing special but nothing awful. House doubles, prices ok. The thing that makes me laugh though, is every time i've walked past this pub very late after i've had a night out there always seems to be someone shagging at the bar.CLOSE THE CURTAINS GUYS noggintnog - 20 Apr 2008 13:18 |
| The less-evil twin of the Gorringe. Both have 'interesting' looking clientele, but the Railway just seems that bit less intimidating (I hasten to add that after you've had a beer or two there a few times it's not so scary). The pub is huge, and has 'entertainment' on a weekend which is standard fair. If you've finished work and need a pint (but can't be ar*ed to walk down to the Ramble) then give this a try, or turn left and try the Gorringe. anonymous - 16 Aug 2006 18:20 |
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