The Earl of Spencer, Southfields

The Earl Spencer is often maligned I think. Personally I think it's head and shoulders above any pub in the local. The menu is excellent, varied and deserves the plaudits it's gathered from Time Out, Charles Campion etc. I've never had problemns with the beers and to say there's a stigma attached to just popping in for a drink rather than eats is quite the dumbest thing I've read for quite some time.
I find the two previous joy stranglers that have posted how rubbish it is rather suspicious - the timing specifically smells very fishy.
Particularly as they seem to be blatant puff pieces for how great the "new and improved" Gardeners Arms along the road. HulaHoops seems to have done a rather unsubtle hatchet job on every pub in Southfields apart from the Gardeners of course.
They must be pretty desperate for customers if they're resorting to this sort of sly & negative tactic. - I guess you can draw your own conclusions from this. I know I shall not be patronising the Gardeners again on the strength of this pretty shameful activity. Well done guys - you've just lost a customer and I'll continue to sit in the Earl to eat good food and sometimes... *gasp* just to have a drink!

28 Sep 2009 13:33