The Crown and Sugarloaf, Bride's Lane

Has now gone all-smoking. Strangely only about 2 people out of 50 were smoking on my last visit, so seems odd that they changed policy on account of not making enough money. Personally I now have no reason to go there above and beyond any other pub, so I probably won't. One customer lost...

29 Dec 2004 16:48

The Phoenix, Victoria

Went almost completely non-smoking, with good ale and big screen sports. Seemed like a winner and worth going across the centre for, even though the food is cheap and correspondingly dreadful.
Unfortunately the non-smoking policy was a bit of a joke, as the landlord and his mates spent most of their time standing in the no-smoking section chugging away. They've now done away with the pretence and ended their 'trial period', so it's totally smoking again.
Shame, but one of those places where the landlord makes you feel like you're intruding, as he'd rather be smoking and playing on the fruit-machine with his mates.

29 Dec 2004 16:43