The Lemon Tree, Covent Garden

Visited 6 months ago, and it was a buzzing friendly pub.
Visisted on Saturday 3rd July and won't be visiting again.
I'm guessing new management - decor is fine, but service was terrible. Bar man was slow, discourteous, and ignorant - Had to order the same thing 4 times. In between serving customers he'd go and chat to and kissing his girlfriend.
At 11:05, the young bar girl went table to table being very unfriendly insisting people drink up now and leaving - it's how she asked that shocked people. She actually stood waiting for people and arguing with people - the girls I was with thought she was joking at first, and then couldn't believe how rude she was. No smile, friendliness, or please or thank you during the process, or at any point in the evening. Pub was in shock - 4 groups of people all shocked at the way they went about asking people to leave.
Everyone said they won't be back. With friendly social pubs just 20 yards away, there's no reason to visit this pub.

4 Jul 2010 18:41