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It's re-opened. Still an expensive experience, still too trendy and a bit loud for my taste.
On the plus side we got served efficiently by friendly barstaff, and they serve Thatchers cider. Nice garden area even if it is too narrow.
Not good for me but credit where it's due.
anonymous - 12 Jun 2007 12:30 |
Closed for what looks like a major refurb at present. I'm pretty sure I still won't like it when it's done, but who knows?
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A year passes since anyone has posted and nothing seems different to what the previous poster said.
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Ok, last time I did this the place was great. How wrong am I now!!!!The place is falling to bits. Wish the owner would put his hand in his pocket and fix the joint!!! It's like climbing mount everest to get to the comfy sofas now because the floors have gone and there are hoels in the walls everywhere, not to mention the beer flies.
Did i mention the bar staff used to be the best loking in town....? Where have they gone? They've turned into smelly students with crap hair and no manners. You'll struggle to get a decent pint in there now and the whole exclusive thing... FORGET IT!!!!!
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Service is OK, music is a bit overpowering for an old boy like me (even mid week). Expensive "bar" for the "beautiful people".
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Cracking relaxed hostelry - cant fault it
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Macks has to be a great place for socialising during the week. It shows all the big football matches, has great big comfy sofas,nice artwork and has a really chilled atmosphere. The DJ's at the weekend play mostly funky house with a bit of kitch old school cheese thrown in depending on how drunk the dj get's. It's great fun in a classier setting with classier people.
The service isn't particularly great and the bar condition looks a bit poor but the greneral ambiance more than makes up for it. Food there is quite nice and fairly good on service but the restaurant upstairs gets busy and they can't cope so fall flat on their face and the whole experience is ruined.
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Posers pub....Service is always slow mainly due to inept staff trying to make cocktails, most of which never seem to have made one before in their life!....a problem made even worse in happy hour where they have to make two for the price of one...
Having said that though, once they open the back bar up, it is bit easier to get a drink and the garden is good in the summer.
Col - 14 Oct 2004 09:25 |
Full of blokes with spikey hair & girls with fake tan.
NIGEL... - 18 Aug 2004 13:34 |
I dislike this pub. Anything out of a tap is usually off and anything in a bottle is usually overpriced. Takes ages to get served, is always really hot inside for some reason and they nedd to hire some glass collectors. Saying that if you can get a seat outside on a summers afternoon it can be very relaxing and seem like a totally different place. Marginally better than Longs around the corner.
kev - 24 Jan 2004 13:29 |
The same as its rival around the corner (Longs), this place gets absolutely rammed over the weekends. High prices and slow service mean many people leave disapointed but there is a die hard poser clientel that are always there through thick and thin. This is probably one of the trendiest bars in swindon and so is worth a visit. Oh, the DJ's are pants....
damian - 26 Nov 2003 20:45 |
