please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I visited this bar and also “the Beehive” this week, and noticed some negative changes compared to previous visit (last year): The selection of real ales was reduced to only 4 – 5 types of rather boring ales; If I remember correctly these were “Old speckled hen”, “London pride”, “Bombardier”, “Young’s Special”, “Doombar”, + one sold out. Nothing wrong said about these ales individually, but they don’t vary too much in taste. And there were no guest ales on tap. All these ale types have all been well established for many years, except Doombar, and I find it strange that this ordinary cask ale from Cornwall now seems to have been spread out all over UK. I looked forward to taste some local guest ales, but left the place in a disappointed mood after a pint of the boring Doombar at the price of pound 4,20.
How can the local breweries survive when the business is totally controlled by the big distributor chains?
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The place to go if you have a few minutes or hours between flights at London Gatwick Airport. Rotating offering on some of their taps, so there might be a couple new scoops for you when you return. The cask ales ales I had were served at cool cellar temperature. Standard JDW fare foodwise, not bad though.
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One of the better airport 'spoons in my opinion.
Have used this place every time I have flown from this terminal at Gatwick.
Again like the other airport 'spoons the prices are hiked up but there's always a good selection of ales on.
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Strange sitting in a pub this time of morning.
Anyway usual airport spoons.
Bit slow but coffee and brekkie nice.
Ibiza how i love you.
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One of the best things about British airports is you might get a Wetherspoon in one. The flight out to Marseille was very civilised with a good value meal and a couple of decent beers. The selection isn't as good as in Stansted, and they have an awkward policy of having a greeter at the entrance which confuses people into asking her which table they can sit at, but it's still the best way to wait for a plane. The flight back from Marseille was a bit more stressful as all that is available in that airport is expensive 1664 and cold cheese rolls or pizza eaten out in the public area rather than in a cosy pub like atmosphere.
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It's okay considering it is an airport Wetherspoons but it is landside and you have to ignore the 'greeters' who want to escort you to a table. (We are NOT the U.S. so why do we have their customs foisted upon us?)
anonymous - 30 Oct 2011 00:38 |
After recently having visited the airports of Gatwick, Madrid and Frankfurt, I feel I need to give a definite positive review to this Gatwick pub.
At The Flying Horse you get good food and drinks at reasonable prices, and 4 - 8 real ales are normally available. Allways a pleasure to "kill" some waiting hours here.
However, I wish there could be a wider variety on the real ales, as they don't tend to vary too much in taste. (but that is common to many pubs in UK)
But compared to the highly overpriced eating bars at the Madrid and Frankfurt airports "The Flying Horse" really deserves some positive comments.
(My rating and comment is based on comparisions between international airports)
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You would have to be a hopeless optimist to expect a great deal from an airport 'spoons, but this one really isn't too bad. Yes, it's hidden away upstairs in the ghastly shopping 'experience' but there is a small amount of natural illumination from a skylight and the arrangement of bookcases avoids too cavernous a feel. It is also efficiecently manned, and there are six handpumps offering things like Exmoor Gold at �2.99 (and in good condition, if a bit cold).
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for an airport bar this is pretty good 7/10
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Well JD Wetherspoons have improved the pub experience of air travellers, in the case of the Flying Horse, only just. Pricey by JDW standards, the JDW beer festival was on and the beer wasn't bad at all. Had a lukewarm all day breakfast, when asked if everything was OK, I replied that it was not very warm, it came back about 5 minutes later still just as warm.
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A fairly decent airport Wetherspoons, but with prices above normal. Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Hook Norton Old Hooky, Greene King Abbot Ale, Ruddles Best and Marston's Pedigree were the real ales available. Exmoor Gold was 'coming soon'. Marginally better than the Bridge Bar in the same terminal.
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Not at all bad for an airport pub. Had my last pint(Exmoor Gold) before a dry three weeks in Libya. Infinately better than the terrible O,Neils at Heathrow Terminal 3.
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better than when it was yates, nice pint of pedigree, didnt try the food , wouldnt go to a 'spoons out in the real world but not many options when airside here. was a good pint , service was functional and pretty quick so will score a 5
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expensive. cool food and air conditioning set too cold avoid
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New Wetherspoons in airside South Terminal. When I was there on 10 July they had GK IPA nd Abbot and Marstons Pedigree and Old Empire. Spitfire and Bishops Fnger weren't on. Had the Old Empire which was very nice. You know what to expect, pub is decked out with bookshelves but obviously a high turnover polace. Tables didn't seem too strewn with rubbish. Best place for a drink in the area.
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