BITE user comments - alan_kebab
Comments by alan_kebab
Excellent pub. It used to be a real drug fuelled hell hole, but they've really sorted the place out. I think the no shaven head and no visible tattoos policy has helped make the pub a really pleasing place to drink and dine. Well done. Great Twitter feed too.
24 May 2011 15:42
The Rose and Thistle, Frimley Green
I'm a Real Ale drinker, and when I find a drink I like, I tend to stick with it for the evening (I get a nasty head in the morning if I mix my drinks). However, this hasn't been possible down the Rose and Thistle on a Friday evening for almost 6 months*!
Take the popular Doombar & Tribute brands for example. More often than not, you will find that the taps will have little delicate signs on them saying; "coming soon" or "coming next". Coming next after what? The next lunar eclipse? All it really serves to highlight is the pub's inability to manage their suppliers in conjunction with the gregorian calendar. How hard is it to keep a regular supply of the most popular ales in stock which therefore brings punters and their money into the pub? It's not like the suppliers are ice-cream-vans which randomly turn up in the carpark for 5 minutes before vanishing, it's 2011 and communication has never been so simple and easy. Forward planning is the key!
That said, on those rare occasions when Doombar and/or Tribute is available on a Friday night I guarantee you that 2 pints will be the most you'll get out of them before they're "off". Knowing what they're like, I've even asked Bill before starting a session "Am I going to get more than 2 pints out of this?" and have been told that they'll easily last well into the next day. When they inevitably run out when going up for number 3 I question Bill on his promise, and his reply was "Naaaaaaaa gone".
Either the people who manage the Ale are complete idiots, or it's a classic pub con in which they get you in on the nice drinks, then force you to drink the money making varieties once you're underway?
Don't get me wrong, the pub is superb. Food is great, nice location, beer garden, toilets, opening hours. But the Ale management is so bad it makes you question whether the person responsible often forgets to get dressed when they leave the house of a day.
*to be fair, there has been one Friday night in 6 months where both Doombar and Tribute made it through the whole night
24 May 2011 13:09
Popped in there last week to see what the refit had done to the place, and was pleased to find that it was still full of people on the Broadmoor & Ridgewood centre waiting lists. They've changed the carpet and moved the toilet, but other than that it's exactly the same, John Smiths or Stella.
3 Apr 2008 13:47
Last week I went to this pub for the first time in about 7 years (I think it was called the Slurping Toad back then) and to my surprise it was still full of the same Tomlinscote and Collingwood drop-outs dancing to Bon Jovi like drunken spastics.
If this is the cream venue of Camberley, I'm seriously concerned.
6 Nov 2007 12:16
Pretty basic range of beer available and the food is totally average. However, they do have an excellent selection of tunes on the jukebox which in my opinion makes up for the poor decor, furry staff and underwater toilets.
As for Quarantine, well, it's the Agin Court on Friday night except that the bouncers are twice as nasty and 1/2 as clever.
28 Dec 2005 12:47
On the beer side of things it's pretty much lager or nothing. I once ordered a John Smith's in this establishment and the first half of it came out clear.
This place isn't quite as violent as the Staff (Sandhurst Tup) and the prices are ok....well, the prices are low but the beer is horredous.
Oh, and you can bribe the bouncers to let you in when it gets over populated
27 Dec 2005 21:30
If you like the clientele violent and gurning the White Hart on Frimley High Street is the place for you.
Beer wise, anything other than lager tends to be out of stock or foul tasting.
Personally, I wouldn't go there. But if you fancy trying your luck with "giro generation" just make sure you wear a stab-vest
27 Dec 2005 19:20
Toby Carvery, Frimley
If you love your pub toilets, this is the place to go. The landlord is insanely passionate about the toilet experience and has made sure every last detail has been honed to maximum effect. What other pub has a fruit machine and a guest book in the gents? And on special occasions, the landlord himself will personally supervise your trip to the bathroom to make sure you fully benefit from the special event. Be sure to ask him how he managed mount the Karaoke machine above the gold-plated urinals; it's an epic tale.
No idea about the beer or food, never left the toilet. Best pub in the area.
24 May 2011 16:38