The Sherlock Holmes, Charing Cross

I worked at this pub a while ago as I was desperate for some cash in the holidays between studying, it was hell on earth.

I was so embarrassed to be working there it was unbelievable, I'd love it if it got shut down as it is such a bad example for tourists. Massively overpriced and intentionally greedy, this is purely a pub for one time only customers. The food was shockingly bad, worse than school dinners and priced at medium restaurant rates.

Everyone who worked there was in the same boat and hated it, just tried to get through the day. I tried to be as nice as I could to customers and tourists, helping them choose, speaking a bit of their language but I still had to serve them expensive slop.

Rules at the bar included:

- No tasters, so no beer was wasted. (This was 'covered' by a sign in the staff room saying "If you have to say there are no tasters, say sorry that's company policy" making you seem like the good guy even though you were told to say this.
- Plastic cups only after certain times on busy nights. This was worst when you serve somebody a pint of Peroni for �4.35 in a plastic cup

Once, the assistant manager went around pouring the waste from all the drip trays from the ale into a glass and sent it up to a customer in the restaurant upstairs. I looked on in disbelief.

All in all, this pub should be SHUT, closed permanently. This is shocking for the UK tourist industry.

I hope this message helped

29 Oct 2011 16:50