The Endeavour, Whitby

Best pub in Whitby!
Not catering solely to the tourists as this is packed with regulars too. Good beer, lovely staff and even lovelier punters.
When we were in, there was a choir singing sea shanties! Terrific - likes pubs used to be and could be again if they had a guv'nor/matriarch who CARED.
Highly recommended.

21 Aug 2012 22:09

Sir Garnet Wolseley, Norwich

Ah, the SGW! Used to go in here many moons ago back in the day when such old classics as the Fruiterers was doing its stuff!

Right: bar staff were friendly but seemed 'edgy'. The reason for this soon became apparent as the guvnor' called from his top floor lair (on the phone natch) and admonished one of them for some minor oversight to do with shifting 'customers' off the outside tables. This seemed to be a real pre-occupation with him during the time we were there. A small family group sat at one of the tables and drinks were duly bought; suddenly, the guv appeared on his upper balcolny and began ranting at the family to take action as their son had insidiously taken to eating a small jar of cockles ... bought from a nearby market stall! For a moment, I thought I was in a scene from Oliver, as 'Bill Sykes' raged from above. What a dreadful and bullying character -- awful.

I'll not be going back, primarily to avoid having to look into the fear filled, supine eyes of the terrified bar staff!

21 Dec 2008 07:32

The Angry Friar, Gibraltar

Where do I start? Khazi would probably sum this one up. OK -- so it's a high turnover, bang 'em out get 'em in kinda place; but that doesn't excuse the often surly bar staff (not, in truth my experience with the waiting staff)and dreadful, dreadful tap beer (think nuance of Jeyes cleaning fluid). Met with a 'Keep Gib British' sign on entry only to find the Union Flag bunting hung upside down througout -- I certainly sent out an SOS after tasting three different tap pints in here and being admonished by the Salfordite behind the bar for not rattling off my 8 drink order in one go rather than trying to help by conveying it in 2 drink increments. Awful!

5 Oct 2006 10:23