The Saucy Kettle, Surbiton

This place has the potential to be a good night out, however it is severely let down by rude and pretentious management and staff. They fancy themselves as a bit of a night club with their door policy, entrance fee and expensive drinks etc, however it�s nothing more than a pub with a DJ.

For the past two weekend visits, (with the exception of the football) this place has been pretty empty and had a really weird atmosphere. You really feel you are being watched and feel like you should be on your best behaviour.

I'm not at all surprised to read the comments below about people being ejected for the strangest of reasons such as not sitting down or not buying enough drinks. My friend and I were ejected (only AFTER handing over money for drinks which were promptly snatched from our hands) for asking why the bar was so empty and leaning on the bar whilst talking to the barman! I fully understand and support the need for a door policy in a place like this but they are misusing it.

I think this bar will continue to become less popular whilst they continue to adopt such an attitude. We were local regulars so god knows how badly they treat others! People who live around this area tend to have lots of money to spend but obviously the Saucy Kettle doesn't need any of it. I'm surprised they stay in business when they obviously don�t listen to their regular customers. It�s a real shame as this place could be really nice. There are other pubs less than 2 mins from this place, all of which are happy to take your money and provide a much better atmosphere and cheaper prices without the entrance fee.

19 Jun 2006 12:08