BITE user comments - Pistol
Comments by Pistol
Harvey's Tom Paine on draught was excellent as was the chilli con carne. Well worth a few minutes walk from the town centre.
30 Jul 2011 09:16
Harvey's Tom Paine was as tremendous as always in July and the rabbit pie delicious. Staff weren't too sure where the rabbit came from (possibly France). Just hope it wasn't China.
30 Jul 2011 09:09
The Duke of York, Tunbridge Wells
Excellent pub. Harveys Best is always on but also Timothy Taylor's Landlord from time to time. The latest time recently it was truly supurb!
28 Jun 2011 21:41
Marvellous to find Tom Paine on tap this year - a pity that no food is available.
9 Jul 2010 10:21
Timothy Taylor Landlord always in top condition. Sometimes have to queue but it's worth it!
14 Nov 2009 19:12
Nice to find Harvey's Best here in an area dominated by Shepherd Neame.
10 Aug 2008 21:11
Visited this pub during folk week. Very friendly and traditional.
10 Aug 2008 21:08
Staff on a Friday lunchtime seemed totally uninterested. Food nothing but chips. Who wants chips with a sandwich? No Harveys seasonal beer available despite it being a Harveys pub.
19 Jul 2008 20:11
Despite being a Harveys pub, only one Harveys beer was available. No food available on a Saturday lunchtime (or by the look of it at any other time). What's happened to this pub? It used to be excellent.
19 Jul 2008 20:08
We came for a weekday lunch. The waitress greeted us in a rude manner, telling us sternly to sit down before she would even consider talking to us. The patio was dirty with lots of rubbish strewn under a lob-sided barbeque device. An electrician carried on working on the lighting over adjacent tables, with people sitting all around him. There were no tables set aside for non-smokers - all had mucky ashtrays on them. The waitress stroked the ownwer's dog, that was allowed to run about without any constraint, and then served food without washing her hands. To cap it all my beer glass was filthy with hairy fluff all around the rim.
The food? Very much better value and taste in umpteen other Tunbridge Wells establishments.
20 May 2008 22:19
Excellent Harvey's beer. Hot food also very good but spoiled by being served on a stone cold plate!
7 Dec 2007 15:48
The Crown and Greyhound, Dulwich
Waited nearly half an hour for a steak pie when there were only about six other people in the pub. Excuse was that there was something wrong with the printer!
Was offered a free pint in compensation that I did'nt really want, but accepted anyway!
I was surprised and very pleased to find that they were selling Harvey's Best.
23 Feb 2007 10:08
Previous report should have read 'had many excellent pints of Bonfire Boy and Christmas Ale' during November and December. The latest seasonal offering is also terrific - Harvey's 'Kiss'.
14 Feb 2007 10:08
Had many excellent pints of Bonfire Boy and Tom Paine during November and December.
13 Jan 2007 20:47
The Crystal Palace, Tunbridge Wells
Against my better judgement, but feeling thirsty, I called again to sample Harvey's Bonfire Boy. This time it tasted almost perfect. Two families were turned away on a Saturday lunchtime as they were not doing food. Fortunately this time next year there will be no smoking in this pub or any other.
14 Nov 2006 09:37
The Crystal Palace, Tunbridge Wells
Full of stinking smoke as usual with bar staff smoking at bar. Harvey's seasonal beer 'Bonfire Boy' OK but not quite up to scratch - slow turnover?
7 Nov 2006 08:59
Filthy gents loo with mould on the urinals. Insipid Wychwood beer. No food at lunchtime on the Tuesday I visited. Odd clientele.
8 Sep 2006 19:19
Visited at lunchtime - lovely weather.
One of Harvey's finest ales 'Tom Paine' tasted as if it had been in the pipes overnight.
The barperson was eating crisps while serving beer and the ploughman's lunch had a half-cooked baguette and the butter portions tasted half-rancid.
18 Jul 2006 16:27
The Bull Inn, Bulverhythe
The worst pub 'Sunday Roast' I can ever remember. The meat smelt fishy and had obviously been overly re-heated. To rub salt into the wound the 'chef' was puffing away at a roll up in clear view outside in between serving other customers. I've no doubt he washed his hands after smoking but it's not something I like to see when I'm eating a meal.
A pub to avoid.
27 Jan 2015 19:24