The Fountain, New Malden

Not bad but lager is bloody expensive. The food is rank, but cheap. The staff are ok and some of them have been there for a while. They show football on a big screen and there is lots of floorspace. The previous landlord (known affectionately as FC) ran it quite well and kicked out of a lot of the local scum(who all moved on to the Railway and then Bar Malden). It is a bit of a drinkers pub with its share of old soaks, including a local drunk called 'Soapy'. The Fountain has a big beer garden and car park andis very well located being less than 10 mins walk from NM railway station and at a crossroads on the major bus routes through new malden. Just a shame the beer is so expensive (but a decent selection though).

9 Jul 2008 10:07

The Royal Oak, New Malden

Not bad but needs a facelift. There is a nice selection of beers so the drinker isn't just stuck with the usual big brands. Also they show live football at the weekends and its quite comfortable. Its a bit dark and dingey on the inside and could do with a lick of paint but there is a decent sized beer garden. Not a lot of trouble here either so in my opinion this is the best of the high st pubs in new malden. Foods not bad either.

9 Jul 2008 09:56

Bar Malden, New Malden

WHAT A DIVE! I'm sorry but this place really is the pits now. It looks ok from the outside but half the staff are reluctant to do their jobs, they kick you out and hassle you out ten minutes after they close,and the staff are quite rude at times, often provoking rude responses from customers who otherwise are no bother.If i pay �3 for a pint i expect to be given the chance to finish it!!!

Also Sean is not a great manager otherwise he's start barring the psychopaths who used to drink in The Railway before they got barred from there (and how mental do you have to be to get kicked out of there!). Nice one Sean, i really enjoy drinking in the same place as a lunatic who once went to prison for attempted murder and serious ABH!Of course psychos like that only hang around with nutters so well done to Sean for letting them make it their local. In future i shall stick to the Royal Oak.

Lastly there are some really dodgy looking barflys in that place, and why is it old soaks like that have ropey looking moustaches?

Honestly, this could have been a half decent place but nobody seems to know how to run it properly and its not cheap either. Sean, employing rude staff certainly isn't the way forward and letting people drink without getting hassled either by your staff or headcases would be a nice start!

8 Jul 2008 20:52