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The Halfway House, Earlsfield

Unspeakably awful, largely due to the unspeakably awful manager.

5 Jul 2010 14:07

The Box Bar, Earlsfield

Gone bust (feel mildly guilty re my comment below).

Soon to be a Carluccio's - can't imagine anyone being too upset by this.

20 Oct 2008 11:11

The Box Bar, Earlsfield

Seems to be really suffering due to the popularity of the 'new' Halfway House, so fingers crossed it goes bust and becomes a restaurant again.

Echo comments re outside seating in a bus stop, ha ha

30 May 2008 11:09

The Halfway House, Earlsfield

Ignore the Numchuck below, he she or it obviously owns 'mel's' down the road.

Halfway House - not for me, but it's a damn sight busier than it ever used to be so perhaps Youngs are onto something.

Ah well.

30 May 2008 10:43

Mel's, Earlsfield

<Looks at review below>

Hi Mel.

Not that good in Mel's really - Open Page was much better. 'The works' that the reviewer below bangs on about ends up costing about 30 quid for two by the time you've had a coffee or whatever - a little OTT for SW18.

Asked for a pint of Spindrift. 'Ohh are you sure that's an ale you know'. Resisted the temptation to tip it over the numpty's head.

4/10 overall, would be a 2 but the garden is quite nice.

30 May 2008 10:36

The Hope, Wandsworth Common

Bar staff comprehensively incompetent.

London Pride a very odd straw colour.

One to strenuously avoid, this.

26 Nov 2007 12:02

The Open Page, Earlsfield

No longer a pub. Has reopened as �Mel�s� Caf� Bar or some other such utter drivel. Another overpriced, mediocre, soulless and overpriced eating-joint.

Open Page wasn�t great but at least it was a boozer.

20 Nov 2007 17:20

The Crosse Keys, Bank

Not bad as Wetherspoon�s go. Decent wide beer selection, service is alright, always plenty of space. One for the serious drinker. Happy daze.

20 Nov 2007 17:14

The Halfway House, Earlsfield

It�s had a few months to �bed in� now so it�s fair to give it an objective report.

Another proper local boozer ruined by Young�s. Destroyed. A horrible mish mash of crap design in the interior, the beer tastes like water (mainly just lagers now anyway), food is mediocre and LUDICROUSLY expensive, staff are utterly clueless� another one bites the dust. Some sort of wannabe gastro �style bar� crossed (Jeff Goldblum in �The Fly� style) with some Islingtonite numpty�s idea of what an old fashioned pub should be� fails miserably on both counts.

I should have seen this coming, difficult not to be very disappointed by Young�s. Again.

20 Nov 2007 17:13

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