BITE user comments - ElBurro
Comments by ElBurro
Got ID'd by big east german weightlifter type woman before we'd even got to the bar-and we weren't even drinking! Tried to order food as well but waited 20 minutes while evil barlady haraunged a confused old woman-(shouting 'shut up' to her at one point)before leaving for sunnier climes. Avoid like a plauge rat.
3 Apr 2006 22:02
Crawling with young professionals whining about their pointless middlec-class interests and generally annoying me. Once listened to some be-quiffed nobody discussing the merits of the gem squash over the common variety for over half an hour. Then I left. For ever.
30 Mar 2006 14:13
One of the better pubs in Reading. Usually pretty quiet-even with football on-and only really fills up for the Quiz. Which is ludicriously simple (easy pickings for all you quiz geeks out there!) Beer is tolerable yet expensive but don't touch the food unless you want to be poisoned for a week. One of my mates had a baguette here that laid him up for 4 days.
30 Mar 2006 14:07
Probably the best place to meet interesting people in Reading (and lets face it-there are few enough of them)-met a guy who claims he is table football champion of the UK. Soon showed us why-he is amazing! Usually lurks near the football table (unsuprisingly) if anyone fancies a challenge. Good range of bottled beers to(for Reading)and other interesting drinks available for the brave/foolish. Door staff relaxed and bar people friendly in an eccentric sort of way.
30 Mar 2006 13:59
What a hole. I seem to recall this place was the start point for a 300 man street-brawl when I was living in Reading. Seems pretty appropriate. Was probly a riot over the beer prices. Everyone in there is on the dole or has recently returned from a spell at her majesty's pleasure. Note 'review' from Tania. Trance, dance and robots. Constituent parts of my ideal night.....
30 Mar 2006 12:51
The Old Town Hall, Poulton Le Fylde
One of the better pubs in Poulton. A bit dank inside but interestingly decorated (The ceiling has a sort of cistine chapel thing going on). Decent Jukebox as well-Led Zepellin, Black Sabbath etc. One of the more down to earth pubs in Poulton-the place to go if you want to avoid the crowds of young professional wannabes that usually infest Poulton at the weekend.
30 Mar 2006 12:24
I'm with Terry on this one. The Bull is a big mess that largely caters for the Chav market. If you want to have a fight or pull a 16 year old chain-smoker with 3 kids the Bull is your best bet in Poulton. Having said that the food is reasonably priced and half decent, but this doesn't really qualify as a saving grace. A last resort.
30 Mar 2006 12:18
The Cube Bar, Poulton Le Fylde
Tacky decor full of Hollyoaks extra types. Wouldn't bother with a pint any higher then ground floor as is pumped upstairs and tastes filthy/flat. Actually wouldn't bother with a pint at all unless you want to be consistently upset/angered by hordes of twenty-something
nobodies milling around like pigs in a war.
30 Mar 2006 11:42
The Cambridge, Soho
Bar staff rude and aggresive. My brother was immediately accosted for ID before he'd even ordered a drink by a small angry woman with the manner and apperance of a bulldog. After we got our drinks we sat down and endured loud 80s disco music and angry glares from aforesaid 'woman' for the duration of our pints. Probably the worst pub I've encountered so far in London (Wetherspoons excepted)
11 Apr 2006 12:54