BITE user comments - gomezcat
Comments by gomezcat
The Bricklayers Arms, Beckenham
I'm amazed that the Bricklayers has remained open all this time. We've lived in Beckenham for 3 and a half years and it certainly hasn't improved in that time.
25 Jul 2009 16:41
I remember the Lion from when I grew up in Heaton (over twenty years ago). My abiding memory was going in there for the first time (my mate and I were both over 18, honest), sitting down because there was no space and we were both half-cut. The landlord said "stand up lads, this isn't a doss-house".
25 Jul 2009 16:38
A couple of points looking back at the reviews. The beer has improved greatly since I last wrote on here and, yes, whoever it was who wrote about the wizard and the cat- either it's true or we both had the same alcohol-soaked delusion!
25 Jul 2009 16:34
Great pub to visit, once all the usual crowd (as others have said, City boys and their hangers-on) have gone home or when it's nice enough to sit outside. The interior is amazing and well worth a look. Great range of beers from all over the place.
4 Apr 2009 15:36
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street
Food isn't great, the beer is Sam Smith's, but I still love this place. It is very atmospheric and is well worth a visit just for all the nooks and crannies. The staff do a good job to be fair.
4 Apr 2009 15:30
The Coach and Horses, Beckenham
I quite like the Coach and Horses, personally. Having said that, I tend to go in when the Rugby is on, so it always has a lively atmosphere and people are very friendly. I'm not sure if it's always like that.
I think they had Courage on when we last went in. I don't remember there being a great range, though.
4 Apr 2009 15:27
Not a bad pub, but we weren't bowled over by it. It did feel a little cliquey, but it may have just been a one-off. Beer was fine and so were the bar staff in fairness. As others have said, it is pretty noisy.
4 Apr 2009 15:22
The beer is decent (Greene King IPA comes to mind as being good) and they often have Harveys on. However, it is quite a cramped pub, and is particularly crowded on weekend nights. The 12am closing time might have something to do with that. Not the friendliest place in the world, but then that applies to too many pubs these days....
3 May 2008 12:59
It's an OK place to go to during the week, but I would avoid it like the plague on a Friday or Saturday night; the atmosphere is really "moody".
3 May 2008 12:54
The Coach and Horses, Beckenham
Not a bad pub. It's a great place to watch the Football and Rugby and doesn't seem to attract the more aggressive crowd. It doesn't seem to have the greatest range of beers, though- I seem to remember that it was Courage when I last went.
3 May 2008 12:51
I'd echo redjim's comments. It's a great place if you love rock music (which I do) and like it loud. The beer is OK, but not brilliant. The DJ will play requests if you ask them nicely!
3 May 2008 12:47
The Rising Sun, Smithfield
Agree with wellinformed's comments; the Sam Smith's in here is way above the normal standard.
25 Jul 2009 16:45