The Goose on the Market, Croydon

I'd walked past this place countless times but always given it a wide berth. the way that they always seem to have a bouncer on the door no matter what the time or day made me worry that it might be a really rough/dangerous place.

But then ended up in there by chance recently and was very pleasantly surprised. Not a whiff of menace at all in there, a perfectly decent place, with the patrons being a really mixed crowd, right across the ages & gender spectrum.

The drink in there is seriously cheap & seems to be of a perfectly acceptable quality.

Only slight gripe was music a bit too loud but then I suppose this was a Friday night...

20 Dec 2014 11:17

The Manor Arms, Streatham

A pretty good place overall.

Main pros - beer selection, interior, very child-friendly. .

Main cons - food prices, for a single course they seem just that bit over the top [on a Sunday I think that the cheapest main was £15.50].

17 Dec 2012 11:07

The Nightingale, Balham

Very good.

There are a few nice little touches like board games, wireless internet, a good baby changing room, and so on but the best things about this place are very simple - it's cosy, friendly, just all-round very pleasant really...

9 May 2011 19:06