BITE user comments - anthony2
Comments by anthony2
Seems that John Bond (the landlord), has moved to pastures new (Plough in Sheen?).
Great memories of this pub, can't see it being the same without him.
Haven't been back for a couple of years, so I'd love to know what it's like.
And yes - Eustace, no-one cares about your name-dropping/delusions of grandeur. Get a life.
11 Jun 2006 20:36
The Kings Bar & Bistro, Amersham
Oh dear - re-opened as part of the Zola Hotel Group.
Best to look at the local Amersham forum for reviews.
Terrible - and they know it.
Revised my old review for the pub (9) to (0).
What have they done?
11 Jun 2006 20:31
Having been back recently, I'd have to lower my score slightly due to the 'Surly' barmaid we encounted. If it was just myself then I wouldn't have created this post - however three of us were unhappy about the service we were given. I've reduced my rating by 6 points.
12 Aug 2005 02:47
Sorry about the spelling mistakes.
I meant 'Just' and 'Hindsight'. Still no loss (like my spelling).
12 Aug 2005 02:41
The Elephant and Castle, Amersham
Agree with the 'thebluereview' - It's a great pub during the day - very friendy and the staff are great. If you're over thirty, then not the best place at weekends.
12 Aug 2005 02:36
RIP Iron Horse - It's a shame that when you closed, you let your customers destroy the other pubs in the area - those with customers who wanted to be left alone (perhaps with those who justed wanted to read a newspaper alone)in peace.
In hindsite, a block of flats is the best that could have happened to you.
12 Aug 2005 02:30
One of the oldest pubs in Amersham (you can refer to other websites about it's ghosts/martyrs etc).
Excellent books about it's history are also available from the Amersham library.
It also supplies a very good B&B service.
That was the good news, now the bad news.
Unfortunately, since the Iron Horse closed down - the place has become full of nut-cases (one of whom is well known throughout the area).
It's changed from a welcoming pub, to one whereby I've been threatened with physical violence (purely because I was reading a newspaper and wouldn't respond to a nutter who was hitting me on my arm - believe me it happened.).
The owners and staff are extremely nice people, but will not do anything about it. To give you an example, they'll serve 11 pints of understrength lager to one local nutter as he can't tell the difference. This same nutter has lots of friends who laugh at him, and not with him.
Never take a girlfriend into this place - it's extremely embarrassing, as the local idiots will point her out and then sit next to you and make disgusting remarks.
I'll make more comments later - but I'm currently writing a novel about this place - it makes 'Bedlam' look like a bloody duck pond.
A nice 'zero' for this place at the moment.
12 Aug 2005 02:21
The Shooting Star, Liverpool Street
Bit like having a pint in your local Tescos (but more expensive).
Quite rubbish for this area of town, and the Fullers ales (despite the amount sold), are pretty poor.
Language barrier as well (which doesn't help when you're ordering a pint).
Rubbish.
11 Jun 2006 20:40