Three Crowns, Stoke Newington

Nice place, always had good nights here. It's not as cool as it wants to be, but to meet up for a few drinks in a nice environment it's spot on.

31 Jan 2009 23:52

The Narrow Street Pub & Dining Room, Limehouse

Got to admit, what's happened to this pub is just plain sad.

The great outside space has been covered up to fit more tables, the food ironically is nowhere near as nice as it used to be (and yet several pounds per course more expensive) and the staff are plain awful - which is strange as I eat at GRs restaurants quite regularly and the staff are superb.

I really don't know what their problem is, often there's about 6 people behind the bar and it still takes ages to get served. They don't even attempt to serve people in order and i once saw a man in his 60s told off (yes, really) by a barmaid because he politely commented it took a long time to get served. It's almost like GR's concept of a "real pub experience" is bad staff so they've been told to behave that way.

If you want a drink by the river - go here, there's just not as much space as before. If you want a nice meal go to La Figa down the road. The food is fantastic and the service is brilliant.

31 Jan 2009 16:59