The Horse and Well, Woodford Wells

watched west ham game here. There was a short annoying TOWIE style bloke called josh who couldn't hold his booze mouthing off in there but otherwise it was alright.

4 May 2012 11:45

The Southwark Tavern, London Bridge

Went on a Friday after work. About five of us in all. The service was incomprehensibly slow considering the pub was not busy- it seemed that each barperson needed hand-holding or advising by the others whilst serving even though they were not new. At one point there were three of us at the bar and three people behind the bar yet not one of us was being served and i waited c5minutes until i actually asked to be served . When it got busy it became a joke and we would have left were we not meeting others there. We pulled out a fold-out-table from the wall t orest our drinks on which was not being used and the inept, indifferent and obnoxious bar-manager came over and demanded rudely: "put it back, it's there for a reason". Taken aback by his demeanour we were told the same thing again with more force. This miserable bloke is not cut out for work in the service industry. He looked like he wasn't cut out for work in any industry to be honest. If you are socially incapable why work in a pub. The beer was good- i stuck to pride but there were other interesting guest ales- the pub is attractive, inside and out, and the position is good- 5 marks for that. Shame about the service and management which get zero.

17 May 2010 18:10

The Royal Standard, Wandsworth

I agree with London_Calling. It's one of my locals to which I always return. It's a welcome break from The Alma and The Ship ( 2 pubs which i like a lot) when they get a bit too much, i.e. too busy, too braying. Good atmosphere, friendly crowd and staff. It's good for rugby too if that's your bag. The ale changes relatively frequently- Landlord is always good and often on, although sometimes GK IPA's the only choice and I try to boycott them. My only concern is that, as mentioned below, it might unnecessarily be going down a balearic-beats slightly too-cool-for-school route. I hope not because, as it stands, it's a great boozer.

2 Apr 2009 13:40