BITE user comments - GaryB59
Comments by GaryB59
I drink here every second Saturday lunchtime after dropping my kid off at a music lesson. It has a reputation of having a rough clientele, but I have found the staff friendly and efficient, even on really busy rugby days. The London Pride is excellent.
22 Jun 2010 16:02
The Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell
I was asked to leave when I complained about the surly rudeness of the person serving. A good pub let down by the staff.
26 May 2009 13:02
A perfectly good pub, but the issue of the music meant I had to leave as it was gradually turned up as the evening wore on, rendering conversation without shouting impossible.
26 May 2009 12:56
This pub is in a wonderful location � almost unrivalled for riverside drinking. I tend to hire a rowing boat half a mile downstream and row there for a couple of beers. I can�t say I�ve noticed that it is so much more expensive than other boozers in/near London. Comments about it being a toff�s bar are well off the mark � all humanity gathers there, especially on a hot day.
I would agree that quality of the pub management has declined since the old landlord moved to The Clubhouse up the road. I think they tried for a more chilled atmosphere to pull in the under 30s, but the service and catering went downhill.
The gents� toilet should have some sort of heritage order slapped on it. I can�t think of a more disgusting bog anywhere. If you have seen the film Trainspotting, there is a scene which is captioned �the worst toilet in Scotland�. It could have been shot in the Swan.
Despite these shortcomings it is still worth a visit.
7 May 2008 15:12
On my last visit to this pub it was friendly, warm and the beer was good. In fact it is now my regular pub whereas it previously just an occasional venue.
7 May 2008 14:43
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street
Nice pub for an evening visit. Good beer and friendly. Mixed clientele from business types to students to Japanese tourists. Very interesting architecture/paintings.
7 Feb 2008 17:49
The White Swan, Twickenham
6.1/10 ??? This is a great pub in a wonderful location. Will be kicking off my weekend there in one hour. It has been under new management for a while now and is much improved. I stopped eating there when the previous management ran it, but will be giving it another go. Got to be 8/10 with an upward re-rating possible in the future.
8 Apr 2011 16:17