BITE user comments - scott7114
Comments by scott7114
The Crooked House, Gornal Wood
Visited this pub for the first time in several years. While the building is still fantastic and it is great fun to get the marble from the bar to examine the tilt, the service was poor and the atmosphere weak. Like previous posters we were forced to have plastic glasses outside, even though it was only 3 pm in the afternoon, whilst inside we had to ask the barman to stop playing the same song on repeat over and over again - he did this about 8 times in a row. A real pity as this pub used to be a real diamond.
11 Jul 2010 20:07
A bizarre experience like travelling back into the 1950s into an Agatha Christie book. Pub run by two old ladies and filled with faded photos and strange locals. However pub lunch was good particularly the crab sandwiches and beer OK
5 Aug 2009 18:50
Very commercial, but does have a late licence so it is one of the few pubs in Surbiton open until midnight.
17 Jun 2009 19:43
Great to sit by the river and watch the world go by. Unfortunately it will take so long to be served by the muppets that work in the bar that another Ice Age will have started by the time you get back to your seat
17 Jun 2009 19:42
The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
Great small traditional pub, where you can stand outside and have a decent pint
17 Jun 2009 19:40
Great South London booser - nothing fancy - but does what it says on the tin.
9 Aug 2008 22:10
Appalling service, took over 20 minutes to be served by a bored girl who seemed more interested in talking to locals
9 Aug 2008 22:07
The Pride of Spitalfields, Shoreditch
A great little pub, goood ales and excellent atmosphere and really different from the normal commercial barns found in central London
1 May 2008 23:01
Strange quite intimidating atmosphere, beer was disappointing
26 Apr 2006 19:54
The Ram has finally been renovated, the walls have been been painted purple, new Tvs bought and some better furniture - however the toilets are still as bad as ever and the pub still has a shortage of glasses.
26 Apr 2006 19:52
After a horrific year this pub now has new management and the early signs are promising. Better range of beers now available and some evidence that the toilets have been cleaned. Very impressed by the quiz night on a Tuesday night - highly amusing quiz master.
10 Feb 2006 07:04
Great Pub, good selection of beers, lively atmosphere and good service - I will definately be coming back
31 Jul 2005 18:34
Around Waterloo Station this is by far the best pub for a drink. Although it can really busy around 6.30 pm; it has agood atmsophere; a reasonable selection of beers and the food is good.
9 May 2005 18:32
If you want real ale and a fantastic traditional atmosphere this is one of the finest pubs in Sheffield
5 Aug 2004 11:40
Really gone downhill in the last two months inspite of a paint job. Staff are idle and content to chat at the end of the bar rather than serve, beer is often appalling and even on a quiet midweek afternoon staff require you to drink out of plastic glasses, while the men's toilets are full of grafitti and under several inches of water - needs new management urgently!!!
5 Aug 2004 11:38
Great local boozer, friendly atmosphere, lively locals and excellent service - one of the only 'traditional' pubs left in Surbiton and a real god send.
5 Aug 2004 11:35
A Bar 2 Far, Kingston Upon Thames
Had a horrific meal with work colleagues at this bar. The staff were rude and the service very slow. Would not recommend this bar to my worst enemy.
7 Jun 2004 13:39
Large barn-like interior and souless atmosphere. Menu is very limited and bar lacks decent variety of beers. The one saving grace of this pub is that on a hot day it has loads of picnic tables out the back and you can sit by the river and watch the world go by.
7 Jun 2004 13:36
The Vine (Bull & Bladder), Brierley Hill
Fantastic pub, great atmosphere and really good beer. Definately worth making the trip to visit
11 Jul 2010 20:11