The Last Post, Loughton - pub details
Address: 227 High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1BB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 3119)
Loughton (0.4 miles)
Chingford (2.3 miles), Highams Park (3.8 miles), Brimsdown (4 miles)
Chain: Wetherspoons
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
Pub suggested by John Curle on 13 Jun 2003
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> Current user rating: 5.8/10 (rated by 12 users)
> Local guide: Essex pub guide
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user reviews of the Last Post, Loughton
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| Plus side - The drinks are cheap. Staff are occassionally medicated pre-shift so you do get a smile now and then. Down sides - You can wait up to 20 minutes to get served due to the weekly changing staff needing to take their post-lobotomy medication. I asked for half a pint of Kronenburg today and got it in a pint glass, they're THAT gormless. The loud clans of old men hording the centre of the pub 24/7 with mouths like sewers need sorting out. I've several times seen children being served in there. No decent smoking area, making us all stand out the front door squeezed between the building and the rail making other people coming in and out of the pub breathe our smoke is very cramped and unpleasant for them and us. Fire exits - One leads into a very narrow alley containing wall to wall brambles so it's either get ripped to pieces or burn alive if there's a fire. The other leads onto a suitably empty area for a smoking zone which for some reason is not used as one. The chef needs shooting. I had an absoltetly vile chicken bap there the other day and threw up when I got home. The burgers aren't so bad though. Staff tend to leave the food sent down in the lift in there until it's just about cold enough to serve, this is apparently how they've been trained. Don't bother asking for it being heated up or replaced as this will take another 30-45 minutes and a refund is only offerred if you don't have time to wait. NEVER order Guinness there unless you have a taste for raw sewage. Too many Bitters and not enough Beers. The toilets are just filth, I'd imagine better amenities in a Cambodian prison. Apart from that it's a 'delightful' place, especially on a monday night when it turns into a college mess room. SpirosInLoughton - 22 Nov 2008 17:16 |
| I visited this pub on Thursday, 19 July between 11.20 am and 5.00 pm. First impressions were that it was on the small side and rather cluttered with furniture. The guest ales on offer were rather limited with the best being 'Old Peculier'. The other 2 were 'Stones' and 'Brew XI'. These 2 were so weak and pretty tasteless that a glass of water would have been preferable! These 2 beers can be bought at £1.39 a pint if you have a voucher from the recently issued JDW advertising newsletter. So obviously the company wanted a very cheap beer so that their profits would not suffer too much!! As well as these the old faithfuls of Abbott, Spitfire, etc were available. By 1.00 pm the pub was packed with office workers coming in for lunch. I would hate to see this pub on a Friday or Saturday night as there is very little room to move. The worst part was the gent's toilets. 3 urinals so close together you would be lucky if 2 thin people could use them at the same time. The third one is virtually useless as part of the access to it is blocked by the condom machine. When it's busy I imagine the washbasins must get used!! According to the manager this is the busiest JDW pub for its size. Having said all this, the staff were very friendly and pleasant. The food was of a good standard and served quickly. However, because of its size, lack of room and inadequate toilets I would not venture back. wyndham - 20 Jul 2007 19:33 |
| This is a great pub, it was my local for a good five years and me and my mates loved it and my mates still go there. it has i great selection of ales, like all jdw do, lovely during the day with all your old boys and lively at evering, specially on a firday and saturday. i miss the pub loads. petersaucepan2006 - 21 Jan 2007 08:07 |
| Time to dust off them student memories and bring them here... Cuz it feels like u are one spendin a friday nite in The Last Post. JD format is followed well with tables n chairs getting in the way to the loo and quiz n fruit machines. Bar is big... but lack of "working" staff lets it down so be sure to book you taxi 20 to 30 mins later than planned... Lovely carpet designs, Good crisp Lighting, and handy railing outside to stop u being run over in the high road makes this pub a solid 7. paulofchigwell - 1 Jan 2007 18:55 |
| Went in there today and had a very nice pint of Butcombe Gold.The bermaid was not the usual Wetherkid but an older and much more friendlier person.She even offered me a taster(of the beer unfortunately)which i thought was very good as i didn't even ask for it.Seemed to be better that your average jd. apa - 6 Sep 2006 19:28 |
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