BITE user comments - liamhamilton
Comments by liamhamilton
Great atmosphere, good food and drinks selection. Well worth a pint
17 Jan 2010 20:39
Great decor inside, friendly staff, typical Nicolsons selection of drinks, slightly overpriced, location I guess, full of tourists. Better than I expected. Food typical fare.
17 Jan 2010 20:15
The Shakespeare's Head, Islington
Friendly staff and local, great food, understand the 70's comments, but thats part of the charm. A bit off the beaten track, behind Sadlers Wells theatre, but well worth visiting.
17 Jan 2010 20:13
One of the better Wetherspoons in the area, friendly staff, usually pretty busy.
17 Jan 2010 20:09
Just changed hands, owned by the people who own The Whittington Cat in the town. Food great, simple home cooked fare, consequently is pretty full all the time, which is a problem at the bar, which often appears understaffed. Has also been refurbished, and looks a million times better.
17 Jan 2010 20:01
Awful atmosphere, and full of drunks. One of the towns few late night drinking venues and it shows. That being said good selection of drinks, helps if you've had a few when you go in.
17 Jan 2010 19:59
Good atmosphere, great drinks selection, one of the towns pub highlights.
17 Jan 2010 19:56
Indifferent staff, the venue is under threat of demolition, and it shows. Shame used to be great, now its pretty soul-less. Beers not great
17 Jan 2010 19:54
Blue Bar and Restaurant, Whitehaven
Great atmosphere and music with a good wine list.
17 Jan 2010 19:52
The Shipwrights Arms, Whitehaven
Pretty unpleasant and patronising bar manager. No atmosphere, not particularly welcoming. OK selction of drinks, at regular prices. Nothing particularly to recommend it.
17 Jan 2010 19:51
Unfriendly staff, who threatened to ban 2 seemingly respectable customers while I was watching, for complaining about the temperature of the beer, after telling them to drink somewhere else if they didn't like it - seemed very excessive. Seemed to take ages to get served.
They'd ran out of wine glasses so served it in a half pint glass, also refused to serve a bottle of wine after 10.00 incase the four of us hadn't finished by the time they closed.
Food tepid, typical Wetherspoons offering.
One to avoid.
17 Jan 2010 19:49
The Friend at Hand, Bloomsbury
Its very very dark inside. That aside, good food menu, with various offers available, concentrating on a 'Great British' menu. Good selction of drinks. The female staff member that served us was really polite and friendly. Had the same problem with one of the staff on another visit, the manager made her apologise! Definitely needs lights.
17 Jan 2010 19:44
Friendly, sometimes too friendly staff, good service, and good selection of drinks, that are slightly more expensive than neighbouring pubs, also found the house wines a bit ropey. Great atmosphere - have been drinking here for 6 years, and it has really benefitted from the last change of owners.
Food menu is great, when they say the platters serve at least 4, they mean it ! - quality of meals is excellent, service times good, and prices competitive.
Avoid Friday nights when it is packed, and queues deep at the bar. Would recommend at other times, do a great Saturday brunch.
17 Jan 2010 19:35
Nicely laid out traditional pub. Found staff pretty indifferent, but owners friendly. Seems very much a locals pub, busy at lunchtimes as food is pretty cheap (around �5 per meal). Not Egon Ronay, but doesn't pretend to be. Pretty basic, which I don't mean as an insult, good selection of drinks, similar prices to nearby pubs.
17 Jan 2010 19:28
Since it changed hands, this pub has been completely transformed. Friendly warm atmosphere, welcoming owner, great selection of drinks, and a well thought out menu, with good quality ingredients. Now one of the area's highlights. Can be manic on a Friday night, but service doesn't slip. Closed at weekends which is a shame, as there's a lack of good Sunday lunch pubs in the area.
17 Jan 2010 19:23
The Pakenham Arms, Clerkenwell
Great place for a relaxed Sunday lunch. Its the type of place you would walk past if you weren't into sport - big mistake. Friendly staff, cheapest drink in the area at the moment, good quality reasonably priced food. Very impressed
17 Jan 2010 19:18
Had a leaving party here, totally spoiled by the patronising attitude of the staff, inedible food, and couldn't care less attitude of the manager. Wish I'd visited one of the other better pubs in the area. Will be avoiding in the future.
17 Jan 2010 19:14
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THQ, Clerkenwell
An amazing little wine bar, in the middle of Grays Inn Road.
No draught beers, but a decent wine list and bottled beers sold. Prices miles cheaper, for wine, than nearby pubs.
Food is the key selling point, its incredible. served by really friendly staff.
One of Grays Inn Road's best kept secrets that deserves to succeed, its a small business, that I am very impressed with so will be supporting
27 Feb 2010 22:36