The Cherry Trees, South Norwood

Lets face it, South Norwood is totally lacking in decent pubs. The only good thing about this pub is that it is right outside the station and on the way home. I though another selling point could have been the outside space but not anymore. The pub has a serious rat problem and the dirty little things are not afraid to show themselves. When I moved to the area I had high hopes that the Cherry Trees could provide something more than another smelly old man pub. How wrong I was. This pub really has an opportunity to give South Norwood a bit of a facelift. It's the first pub you come to as you leave the station after a long day at work. It has such potential to capture thirsty London workers by offering a clean modern environment, a decent pint and a nice beer garden. Istead it offers a rather grubby interior, grubby glasswear, unpleasant toilets and a rat infested garden. Not really the place you want to walk into after work. A pub needs locals to survive but just think of all that passing trade you're missing and the opportunity to encourage new locals.

4 Jul 2008 17:03

The Junction, Islington

I went to The Junction last Friday (30/03/07)it was a truly unpleasant experience and I would have left had it not been for the company I was with. The place was packed for starters and took approx 15-20 mins to get served once you had finally battled through the 3 people deep crowd. The ladies toilets were disgraceful - no toilet paper - broken cubicle doors -broken soap dispenser - broken hand dryer - broken door handle untidy and dirty. Quite frankly there is no excuse for this given the volume of customers - I'm sure this bar makes a tidy little profit! The only plus point - it's location!

2 Apr 2007 17:40