The Greyhound, Streatham

Went in here the other Sunday for a roast dinner. It was OK, the dinner was nice, and the staff were friendly enough. It's all a bit sterile though, very newish-looking, with not much character. Also, there was some banging house music being piped out into the beer garden, which apart from me and my friends was populated by about 15 people who were over 50, so the music seemed wholly unsuited. But I'd happily drop in again for a pint if I was passing, although it was very quiet when I visited, so no idea what it's like on a busy night (if it ever gets busy).

24 Jun 2008 23:24

The Edinboro Castle, Camden

Beer garden is a great place to sit and chill and there are some nice beers, but I have to agree with most other reviews, that the slow service undermines the whole experience. Last time I was there for about 2 hours, and I'd guess about 45 minutes of that was spent waiting at the bar to get served.
The staff really are useless - they all seem to end up congregating around the till and spirits area which is out of reach of the customers and chatter away to each other when they should be serving people.
But because of its nice beer garden people will go there regardless, which perhaps explains why the staff/management don't seem to give a toss about decent customer service.

2 Aug 2007 22:12