Gable, Moorgateback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
So I gave this pub a hard time when I reviewed it before because of the extortionate prices the xmas before last but I gave it another go and the changes made me feel like I had to re-review. It's recently had a refurbish which, to be honest, had left it no better or worse than it was. The best change was that pints of Becks Vier was now only £3 during the lunchtime which was much more palatable than my previous visit. Coupled with the 'short skirts for bar staff' policy it's not too bad.
Aimed more for a sit down meal than a proper boozer and I still wouldn't recommend if you are an ale drinker (still only Adnams on) but getting better...
(ps still better pubs around the corner)
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The reviewer below had it spot on: drinking here makes you feel like a battery hen. It's also incredibly expensive, the first pint of Adnams I had was in terrible condition and by the time I asked for a second (it was the only ale) they'd run out. Best avoided, particularly given there are so many good places close by.
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I go here every other week, the girls at the door sort me out with a table every time. We had our office party recently and were serously paying for it the next morning, signs of a good time tho.
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Just been mugged at this place. Have been an on/off regular here for years as it's down the road from work but the price of Becks Vier is now �5.40!! And that's one of the cheaper beers - Star was about �5.70. What a rip off - it's well over the odds for an upmarket bar let alone this average place. Even during "happy hour" the prices just about work out ok. Judging by the last review from the previous week the price of beer is creeping up week by week...
Average place, extortionate prices. A few of the barmaids are quite hot but unfortunately not enough of a justification to visit. I won't be coming back here ever again. Much better bars in the immediate vincinity - Telegraph, Dr Butlers Head, Globe, Red Herring all better. I'd even prefer the Corney & Barrow down Mason's Steet.
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Oh dear... A misguided ex colleague of mine decided to have a gathering here last night to celebrate his 50th. I understand it was Happy Hour from 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. with half price drinks, but the background (the irony!) music started too loud and got louder. Of course I got my round in after 7.00 and paid a stonking �4.40 for my Adnams, which was flat and bland. The coup de grace were the additional pints of Becks Vier to go with it, weighing in at a staggering �5.30 a pint! I don't mind paying a level of premium for undeniably attractive staff, but good grief! Dreadful place - don't be tempted.
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Awful Place - This is the drinking equivalent of being a Battery Hen ..... too loud, too dark, too many unpleasant personnel
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Never had a nice time here, always too noisy, always too dark, the food is poor.
There are so many better alternatives if you just look up and down the street from the front door.
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THIEVES OPERATE IN THIS PUB..!!!!!
I went here for a drink after work and had my jacket stolen. It had wallet and phone etc in it. What really annoyed me was I was sat directly under a CCTV camera. I asked the bar manager if they could look over the footage. They said they didn't have time and couldn't help!! Clearly the camera's are there purely for their benefit. I asked if I could have the number of a the police station and the manager huffed, walked away talking over her shoulder saying, I'll see what I can do.
Rude f%&kers. NEVER going back.
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oh my god.. Further to my earlier review i am compelled to write about another visit to this establishment.
Decided to give it another chance with one of the lads from work on the night when Andy Murray was playing in Wimbledon. Incident 1 Got to the bar - No Guinness. Ok ill have a Starabraum.
Specifically went to have some of their overpriced food. Ordered a steak burger, guy came out 10 minutes later, we have no chips, potatoes or Burgers left. This is 6.30 pm. I asked had they anything to eat. Yes a pizza he said. I had already paid for my burger but he insisted on me paying the extra 3 pounds or so for my replacement order which i didnt even want. The least they could have done was offer it free. When the Pizza came out it was rank and bland. And way oversized for one. It was designed as a share for 4. So had no extras or nothing which the moron who served me failed to point out. I would go as far to say the Gable is in the top 3 or 2 of the worst bars ive ever been in.
AVOID AVOID AVOID. Try the much better Telegraph across the road.
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Bland bar & crowd , no atmosphere. Bad service, (wait a long time to be served). Only OK for a wet midweek pint...
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Busy, but big enough to avoid the usual City bar crush. Lots of staff on, and two handpumps hidden away amongst the shiny lager dispensers. Easily the most over-chilled pint of Pride I've ever tasted, and not really my type of place, but it did seem to have a good atmosphere.
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The Gable used to be great for pulling birds. Like so many new bars in the area however, as the birds arrived the sausages did too. The fresh summer smell of perfurm on soft warm female skin has been replaced by eau de fat city trader sweat. The irony of course is that the girls used to come here to find traders and all the men knowing this come dressed as traders but are really local workman wearing their suits they've bought in especially to go out on the Friday. You can tell by the paint on the back of their ears.
There are some cracking staff behind the bar however, they have some of the best hired guns in the city. The little blonde is very tasty.
As for my boss Tim, I'n pleased he's heeding the will of the team and so for that I'm going to withdraw my Downing Street petition to close the Williamson's.
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Is a standard City bar, a safe pair of hands if needing a place for a drink. Food is ok, if a bit overpriced (but where isn't round here let's face it). Staff are friendly enough, have not lasted long enough to comment on their 11.30pm throwing out policy.
The downstairs bar is very nice, bit more atmosphere than upstairs which can be a bit like a air hangar. This is our company 'local' I suppose-is decent enough, but I don't do PR so won't gush about it like Dave71's paid review below.
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Been invited to this city bar last week with my firm for a Do' and, not expecting it, i had a very good night... all our team loved it as well. The service that this guys gave us was amazing, coming to check us every 10 minutes, bringing us buckets of beers and wine for the girls we did not had to move to go to the bar... The buffet style food who had been ordered was just perfect, much better that the usual stuff you get in the city, mix of vegetarian dishes, pizzas and tasty original ideas like those chiken + chorizo brochettes... and in quantity.
We all finished dancing on cheesy Micheal Jackson (well we where all drunk at that stage...)
I went back there yesterday for a beer and the staff, who remembered my name warmly welcomed us.
We've definetly find our local now!!!
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I'm not trying to turn this review section into a discussion board, but I'd like to respond to dave71's comments.
My review was an honest account of a Friday night at the pub. I've worked in the city for an IT company for 3 years so I know most round this way, and was simply unimpressed with this one. Perhaps it is better on quiet nights, but my rating remains the same (note, I haven't rated again with this post, to keep things fair).
If I was a bitter landlord, why would I point people towards their other pub, the Prophet!?
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Well the gable, not being from the city enviroment i was pleased that my stereotypical view vanished after entering the bar. The wide open space and large bar differs from the view of city workers in corners drinking and bitching about money.The best factor of any bar is the staff and the gable dosen't disapoint just listening to the bar staff chatting between serving gives you an idea that they are real people a step above the kind of robotic service that city workers look for . So if any suits are reading this get down to this pub because it will reach above all your expectations.
ps On this site you often get rival pub lanlords having a go at there opposition not only is this childish but in this case by superfibre it is boring
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I visited the gable on a Friday evening when the bar had just opened.
The surroundings are comfortable (especially the leather sofas!) the decor if pleasent and modern without being overbearing.
There's a wide range of lagers and beers which was absolutely ideal, and despite being in the city it was reasonably priced. In contrst for a more relaxed and sophisticated experience the cellar wine bar is also excellent, although not a wine buff myself my partner was impressed with the range of wine on offer.
Another bonus for the gable, is an excellent range of bar food, which was again a reasonable price. I found it to be very good value, well presented and we were look after by our waiting staff (Tony)who was extremly personable throughout our experience.
Overall if your looking for a pint and some grub in the city or a relaxing wine bar experience, you can't go wrong on either front.
in short Wicked!
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This is a new pub along Moorgate. First impressions were not good, although to be fair it was Friday night in the city. It was absolutely packed, and impossible to get to the bar, let alone get served!
The pub itself looks more like a shop, and inside it is pretty bland to be honest. They have the usual visible air-con ducts hanging down, plain seating, and nothing to get me going.
The beers were fairly good, but no care was taken in serving them. The barman looked like he'd rather be making a posh cocktail or sunning himself on the costa del sol, and hence the beers, already flat, were served with no head and not even to the top of the glass.
Come closing time we were shouted out the bar, even though we were all finishing our drinks quietly like reasonable people. The barman insisted on virtually sitting next to us and bellowing "Hellooo! Time to go!". Plain rudeness.
All in all, not one I'd go back to. It has a cellar bar downstairs that I didn't visit, and might be its saving grace, but I doubt it.
This pub is owned by the same people as the Prophet, by Finsbury Square, and that pub is much better!
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