BITE user comments - issas
Comments by issas
Went there recently after their refurb and they've made a total horlicks of it losing cosy seating inside and installing too much bench-seating outside.
Where you were once able to sit outside & enjoy a relatively quiet family lunch you are now unable to fit a wheelchair (or even a buggy) between the seats. Guess they've tried to cram in more outside seating because of the smoking ban - at the expense of accessibility.
No point going back I suppose, oh well.
13 Jul 2007 15:40
The Duke of Cambridge, Twickenham
Initially I was pleasantly surprised.
But on every occaision I've been there since the new landlords arrived...
* They've let the squaddies back in.
* Dogs have been allowed to run around in the "garden" area.
* & on the last two visits there's only been one lady serving behind the bar. She's really friendly and doesn't let anyone jump the queue but the poor thing's hopelessly overworked.
So last week I gave up and went elsewhere - had to wait ten minutes to be served which really isn't on.
13 May 2006 09:09
Had a drink here recently and sat outside, never had any problems personally and the carvery is good value. The barmaid made a fuss of our toddler and gave him a St Georges Day baloon which we thought was nice.
Unfortunately some other parents turned up who seemed to think it was ok for us to mind their kids for them so we left. Apart from that no problems, wouldn't make it my regular though.
8 May 2006 16:04
lol,
Actually, it's a R E S T A U R A N T !
a mere typographical inexactitude.
:-)
27 Oct 2005 12:03
Ladyboy? erm, nope. Footballer? ahahahaha, with my gut?
Clearly I've been in the wrong frame of mind on previous visits.
Alright bigb, you've talked me into it. I'll give it another chance. I really will. I'll walk in with an open-mind next time and start afresh.
I did go back to change the shit-flavoured pint by the way, but the barman had vanished.
9 Sep 2005 16:10
True, it's not a bar or a pub.
It would be even hard to call it a restaraunt...
'Meat Balls in Tomato Sauce' translates as 'Manky rolled-up mince in Heinz Tomato Soup'.
I was left feeling somewhat fleeced and traumatised.
6 Sep 2005 16:39
The Beer's reasonable (cost and quality), friendly enough, pleasant inside, no chavs.
Yeah, I like it
:-)
6 Sep 2005 14:05
Yep,
Chav HQ!
Although like many pubs the flavour changes at different times and on different days so if you catch it right it need not be too bad.
But the over-riding feeling is one of depression mixed with a hint of menace. Shame really as Whitton deserves better, this place could really be quite nice with a refit, a bit of effort and a firmer hand.
6 Sep 2005 13:46
Alas poor Spotted Horse, I knew you well.
Three pounds and ten bloody pence for a pint of wife-beater. Yeah ok, I know Stellas not exactly beer and it probably serves me right for drinking it, but they've overstepped the mark this time.
Yes they're friendly, yes you can sit there and break your weary journey home from work in relative peace and quiet, yes I know they've got a screen and yes I know the foods not bad but �3.10? Almost as pricey as the Orange Tree in Richmond (and that's saying something).
Naughty, and not nice!
26 Aug 2005 21:26
The problem with Whitton is that there isn't enough decent competition so as a rule what few pubs there are don't seem to try very hard.
Of them all though this is my favourite, friendly enough and the Beer-garden's nice enough (although a tad sparse) in the Summer.
Only one thing has put me off to be honest and it's not the pubs fault...
Don't, under any circumstance, go in the garden with a toddler. Within 10 minutes you will be descended upon by other older children - bored out of their minds and looking for a distraction because their parents have switched off and are quite happy for complete strangers (aka you) to provide a free child-care service.
This has happened twice now on different days with different kids/adults.
The pub itself though? No complaints at all.
26 Aug 2005 12:48
Love it here, never noticed any hostility either, always been friendly to me at least.
Only gripe has to be about the size of the Thai meals. Really nice but there's just not enough of it.
25 Aug 2005 23:27
Dreadful bloody place with a dreadful reputation and not just on Rugby days. The only reason I ever pop in here is because it's close to the Station and I sometimes fancy a bit of a change.
The last time I was here I walked out thinking 'never again' - and the time before that, and the time before that etc etc. Lord alone only knows why I keep going back, I must be under the sad but hopeful illusion that the bunch of comedians running it have been booted out and replaced with a more professional bunch - fat chance!
Last time, in April I think, I waited nearly fifteen minutes to be served. No problem, one of those things, it happens sometimes but I'm sure the barman was pissed. This probably also accounted for the fact that he ignored me and served two other obvious regulars who had just walked in. Right, well I've waited long enough for a sodding pint and I'm going to have one even if it means waiting all night!
Once our customer service champion had finally got round to providing me with the good stuff I found a table and settled down with a paper. But hold on, what's that smell?
The glass smelt as if it had been handled by someone who had just wiped their arse without washing their hands. Reminds me of a story about a squaddie who stuck his finger up his backside then wiped it round the rim of his mates pint when he wasn't looking. I can't describe it any more succinctly than that, it stank!
I mean, not only is the service shit but your beer smells like it too!
That finally did it for me. You pay good money for a pint and even if the service isn't that friendly the very least you should reasonably expect is fair and prompt service - and beer that doesn't smell like it's been been mixed with an enema.
Not good.
25 Aug 2005 23:15
The Duke of Cambridge, Twickenham
Yes, you too can wait patiently in line for your beer as two other completely ignorant and selfish people jump the queue and get served first.
Pocket your unspent money, about-turn, exit the premises, turn left and head straight on to the White Hart where they do seem to give a toss about customer-service.
Used to like it here, what a shame!
Note to the barman...
W A K E U P !!!!
25 Aug 2005 16:21
The Admiral Nelson, Whitton
Blimey,they actually went and did it. Now refurbed & under new management. First impressions are good, could it be possible that Whitton's got a decent pub again?
I'm going back again :-)
25 Sep 2008 12:23