BITE user comments - OCW
Comments by OCW
I've had a handful of good nights in here, and despite the fact it can get busy, for an Upper St bar, it does pretty well in my book.
4 Mar 2006 19:02
The Slug and Lettuce, Waterloo
'Had' to go in here to meet a group prior to a do at the aquarium. Pretty dire, from prices, to service to ability to get a drink in under 10 minutes. Predictably there was no draught ale either, but then I wasn't really expecting it. Felt kind of grubby too... The All-bar-one next door is less bad
4 Mar 2006 18:53
The King and Castle, Kidderminster
If you are more bothered about beer and surroundings than going tomewhere cool - this is it. Attached to the restored Severn Valley Railway station(where else can you have a pint in Victorian England?!), the selection and prices of beers is very good. Expect local beer (eg from down the road in Hook Norton), and a step back in time..
4 Mar 2006 18:45
The 'old Baring' (pre Xmas 2005) was fantastic: a cosy, funky extention of your own living room. The food was also very good. Unfortunately the new owners seem to have stripped it of all its "baringness" and the new Baring is pretty bland and uninspiring. Maybe it is fine if you didn't know the old place, but to me it isn't worth going back to: I was heart-broken on my most recent visit.
27 Jan 2006 14:50
The Marquis of Granby, Westminster
I'm never sure if I like this place or not - there is nothing to rave about, but equally, for a 'normal' pub nothing really to complain about either...
3 Dec 2005 20:03
The pub time forgot - especially random given how close to Oxford Circus it is.. if you like collecting pub experiences, go and have a drink and revel in its randomness, it will be a cheap experience if nothing else. Probably at its best in summer when you can sit outside.
3 Dec 2005 20:00
The pub is pretty good, and the restaurant looked very promising. The trouble was 3 of our 4 meals were completely bland - looked good, well presented etc, but no flavour. The steak was perfect, but the risotto flavourless, and the "rare" tuna steak about as well done as it could be. When I sent it back, and reminded them I'd asked for "as rare as possible", the 2nd came back little better. In my experience this means the steak was several days old... shame because up until the 25% rating for the food, we thought we were onto a winner. Hopefully for them they will improve - until then, just stick to drinking
3 Dec 2005 19:55
The Rosemary Branch, Islington
I have been here three times and can say it does what a pub should - there is real ale (well kept), some decent largers and pub food. It also, whilst not being a completely traditional pub, is a bit random, with sculpture and some unusual touches. My wife hates it, but we don't share the same tastes in pubs: I like real pubs, she is more of a polished, modern, bar girl. Unless I've been lucky, the food is fine (if a quid or two a dish too pricey), and beer good to. Staff are a little odd at times, but I've not suffered as badly as anon who posted on 19 Aug 2005
3 Dec 2005 19:51
The Famous Cock Tavern, Islington
This pub is awful. A poor man's Weatherspoons but without the low prices: it is exactly as low-quality, sticky-carpeted and atmosphere-less as you would expect from a pub that is next to a tube station.
12 Aug 2005 17:01
The William IV, Kensal Green
First visit wasn't too promising - their guest ale had turned to vinegar, and despite being polite about asking for a replacement, didn't get anything approaching an apology. Service was pretty lacking; nobody seemed to be particularly interested in serving, and once in the nice beer garden waiting for tapas, we were fairly sullenly told one of the dishes we chose was off the menu. He wasn't prepared to wait for us to select a replacement either, so we had to walk back inside to order the replacement dish. All in all, the attitude we seemed to get was that we were putting them out by being there. To cap it off, I'm 99% certain it was one of their oysters that gave me food poisoning.
6 May 2008 12:31