BITE user comments - macdive
Comments by macdive
Awful, terrible. Hideously overpriced and without doubt the wost pint of Deuchars IPA I have ever tasted. Avoid at all costs, London has so much better to offer.
15 Jul 2011 12:30
I'm afraid I have to agree with LocalNE. It is starting to slip back into the old ways, especially regarding the use of the toilets...... I now give Friday nights a miss as it is full of the 'just been paid' 18-21 mob (what happened to over 25?). Not to late to stop it, but as it is making money hand over fist I doubt anything will be done. I don't mind (much) the higher prices but it's not keeping the bad element out which was the original idea.
9 Jul 2011 11:31
OK, this pub whilst still very good in terms of service, atmosphere etc is now starting to get too expensive. A 15p rise on all pints, leaving a lager at �3.50, a bitter at �3.30 and a Guinness at �3.60! This rise is twice the rate of inflation.
Of course the owner knows he has a captive market as there is nothing else around here, but he is getting greedy I think. He will start to see a fall in numbers, I am sure. Also, he is going through barstaff like there is no tomorrow.........?
8 Jan 2011 11:57
This pub just gets better and better. Went in yesterday (Sunday PM) and there was a singer (good), busy, with a viverse range of people from couples, 'blokes', ladies groups etc. Not a sign of the threatening atmosphere of before, people just having a good time. Had a pint of pride, very nice it was too and at a reasonable price - under �3. My rating of 6 in July is now 8.
12 Oct 2009 14:42
First visit to this pub yesterday - what can I say, simply excellent. On my own, so looking to watch some sport. Two choices, football and cricket and there is also a small bar TV. Volume was off which is fine (and correct) and the background music playing was not intrusive. Excellent ale, I had some Lancaster which was lovely. Books and newspapers available and the menu appeared reasonable. Nice staff and clientele. All in all an absolute winner.
3 Aug 2009 09:26
Popped in there yesterday at lunch - what a change. Clean, refurbished - complete with carpets and comfy chairs and spotless toilets. Some nice old local pictures as well. Real ale - I had a very acceptable pint of Black Sheep, and the bar appears to be well stocked. The pool table and TV's have gone too. Personally I dont miss the pool table, but I would have stayed longer if I could have watched the cricket/open golf. A TV if used sparingly (ie not every football game every day), can be an assett to a pub I feel.
Now, will this last - you can change the pub but you need to change the punter as well if you want to make it work. I have heard that the two new guv's are hands on, and getting rid of the people that gave this pub its none too good reputation. If this is so, then New Eltham will have a nice pub. It's an over 21. The test will come on Saturday nights. Down to us now, we have been given a nice looking pub - lets support it! Giving it a 6 now - lets see what happens in 6 months.
17 Jul 2009 09:50
OK, lets be fair to this pub. It is an ordinary pub, catering to ordinary people - I am one of those, 2 kids, estate car, the works. I go there at weekends when I can get out of the house for an hour or so!True,it does not serve real ale, which would be nice, but that is not the end of the world.. However, I have never seen any trouble, indeed last week one guy got an earful from the bar staff for shouting out the c-word when an open goal was missed on the televised match. It welcomes families and serves acceptable food. Nothing special, but if you are after a quite drink, watch the football, read your paper, and not be hassled or have to watch your possesions the whole time then it's fine. Give it a chance, tey are trying to improve. Also, the staff have always been fine to me. Beats some of the pretentious pubs uptown - that's for sure.
14 Jan 2008 14:24
Beehive, New Eltham
Yet another price rise - has the chancellor just raised the duty again and I missed it? 3.75 for a pint of Fosters - in a so called 'local'. I get cheaper beer in the West End, where they pay West End rental. It is heaving on a Sunday, so he can't complain about lack of clients. It's a case of 'I'm the only pub around here, so take it or leave it'. Guess what I'm doing........
8 Oct 2012 14:21