The Volunteer, Baker Street - pub details
Address: 247, Baker St, London, NW1 6XE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 5421)
Baker Street (0.1 miles), Marylebone (0.2 miles), Regent's Park (0.6 miles)
London Marylebone (0.2 miles), London Paddington (1 mile), London Euston (1.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Outside seating, Dogs allowed, Late licence, Credit cards accepted, Air conditioning
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 52 users)
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user reviews of the Volunteer, Baker Street
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| Beer is fine - reasonable selection - but bar service is truly awful. Don't think I've ever seen the same bar person twice, and they usually give the impresson of being pretty new to the job. The sort of pub where, when you go in, you KNOW, regardless of how empty it might be, it's going to take ages to get a pint. andymac2807 - 6 May 2009 09:41 |
| What's the point of this pub? Apart from calling here to use the toilets, the answer is that there is none. Why not go to the off-licence and drink in the park. Great toilets vera_shaw - 14 Dec 2008 15:14 |
| The first thing that hit me in the volunteer was the smell. The, obviously unpleasant, smell of surfaces soaked in stale beer. The barflies (not ‘hip’ Camden pub regulars but actual flies) circling in November further point to the presence of questionable cleaning/hygiene standards. The decor, while overshadowed by the smell, was quite nice although a little gloomy. The strange charcoal sketches of naked people on the walls coupled with the melancholic deep house that periodically fell out of the speakers bolsters the feeling of gloom. The beer was of a good standard and, while not the coldest pint I’ve ever had, it was cold enough. I did like the selection of beers the pub had and I was quite impressed to see Sierra Nevada on tap. The pints came across a little overpriced, more expensive than the Windsor Castle; a pub which has a notice stating ‘never knowingly OVERsold’. Aside from looks the pub’s bar staff have proved themselves to be less than top notch during previous evening visits. The place has a lot of potential and only needs a change in management style to really make it a nice pub. robandall - 6 Nov 2008 14:52 |
| Not sure what to say about this place. Good selection and quality of beers/spirts, good location and if you're in the right company it can be OK. BUT - very poncy,poor staff and if i'm honest you should go somewhere else if you want a pub to create an atmosphere for you. No music, no real regulars and worst of all a very sterile feeling to the whole thing. If you're with people you know, who don't really mind, great, if not then jump in a cab for somewhere out of the area. Aussie/Irish bars are normally great. Good for the area anthonygallg - 26 Sep 2008 00:32 |
| This is a nice bar with a good selection of lagers and beers from all quarters and what with the renaissannce in cider, this drink is realy well represented behind the rather then just sticking to the usual suspects the have some quite obscure marques, well worth checking out if you have the time, as the amount of choice can be a little bewieldering theregent - 10 May 2008 16:41 |
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