BITE user comments - Bob_the_Bodger
Comments by Bob_the_Bodger
Agree with everyone else's comments here. So good to find a normal, unpretentious pub just far enough off the beaten track to avoid most Canary Wharfers. Great pint of Pride too.
9 Jan 2008 18:52
The Sun Burnt Arms, Dawlish Warren
Agree with paulb on the look of the place. They advertise as a family pub but need to make more of an effort - could start with a bit of decorating and a sprucing up of the garden to make it look more appealing.
3 Jun 2007 09:52
The Welcome Inn, Dawlish Warren
Agree with other comments on the staff. Felt we were interrupting by asking for service. Unwelcome Inn. Shame 'cos the carvery was good value.
3 Jun 2007 09:48
The Blackwater Stream, Broadstone
Went in for a lunchtime pint. It's a locals pub. Very surprised to see that since the last time I was in they now have a few sofas/chairs in the main bar area, presumably in an attempt to go up market? Didn't really work for me. The whole place was full of smoke and no way I'd take the family. Had that annoying thing where all of the locals sit/stand at the bar so you have to edge your way in to get a drink and hope not to upset anyone.
23 Feb 2007 20:10
Been here a few times during the summer. Not a snob but cheap beer attracts all sorts. Walked into the bar with my 4 year old to be met by an old boy just having been glassed. Prefer coming here during the summer when it's nice to sit outside.
21 Feb 2007 21:58
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The City Pride, Isle of Dogs
Nice enough but if it's been there since the 1920's you wouldn't know. The makeover makes it just as characterless as other modern pubs in my opinion. I stopped here for a quick pint and some food (food nothing special but would eat there again) and then headed for the North Pole for some character
9 Jan 2008 18:58