The Partridge, Bromley

Lovely pub. Great staff. Great food. Great ales and even the lager is well kept. Am quite a regular now!

20 Sep 2010 13:52

The Turf Tavern, Oxford

Having heard only good stuff about this pub, i popped in whilst on a pub crawl last weekend. I have to say I was utterly disappointed. I'm surprised even the tourists waste their time in here.

I notice previous posters on here have commented about the friendly staff, well they must have been sacked or ill on this occasion. I asked for pint of ale, Shepherd's Delight i believe it was called, and before i could blink, a pint (if you can call it that) was slammed onto the bar, slopped everywhere, and looked as flat as pancake. By the time i got back to my table it had perked up a bit and didn't look quite so lifeless. However, after three sips, me and my group all agreed it was off. I strolled back to the bar and asked if i could exchange it for another. The barman tried some from the pump (not my glass!) and said it was fine and i'd have to buy another pint if i wasn't happy about it. That was it, case closed, no room for discussion.

Maybe it was an off day but i won't be rushing back anytime soon, especially when there are far better/friendlier watering holes in the vacinity.

20 Sep 2010 13:32