First Class Sports Bar, Wembleyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Not so much a first class sports bar as a second rate flea pit
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Went for the England v France 6 Nations game. Didn't count on Boyzone playing Wembley arena! On 30 mins into the rugby I bought another pint. Immediately after serving me the bartender went to the sound mixer and turned the sound from the rugby onto a Boyzone CD for the 6 women in the pub. When I asked him why it couldn't wait until at least half time he said "Its only rugby, I know my job". If he'd told me (wearing a rugby shirt) what he was about to do I wouldn't have bought another pint.
Sports bar replaces rugby with Boyzone! Guess its not a sports bar.
sk402 - 26 Feb 2011 22:13 |
Decent enough little boozer very close to Wembley Stadium and Arena and as such an ideal meeting point before any event and a nice place to have a couple whilst the crowds disapate on the way home.
Very friendly service which is also quick, decent drinks and not too steep on the prices (especially in comparison with the prices charged inside the Wembley complex itself!). Loads of sports memorabilia all over the walls, so if you have even the vaguest interest in sport there should be something somewhere here to at least briefly peak your interest.
Well worth a drop in if you are in the neighbourhood.
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This a great place to start off if you are going to Wembley. The bar has got everything sorted.
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In this place, you would be better off eating the plastic glass, and throw away the shoddy lager contained within. The memorabilia is quite interesting , just a shame you can't bring your own beer. The managers a character, true enough, not so entertaining that I want to pay �3.50 a shocking pint to be in his company though.
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Located 200 hundred yards from Wembley Park Station and just a few minutes walk from the Stadium complex itself, the First Class Sports Bar is, needless to say, very busy on event days. The bar itself is fairly small but opens up towards the rear to a wider area centred around a pool table. As a museum of sporting artifacts and memorabilia, it is second to none although 80% of it is geared towards football. The walls are plastered with shirts, balls, photos, programmes, ticket stubs, boxing gloves, cricket bats and so on, all autographed by some of world sports biggest stars (an autographed Pele Brazil shirt must be the pick of it all). There are also several interesting photos and models of the Stadium (old, new and inbetween) and multiple screens providing non stop sporting action. Sadly, as far as beers go, it is very standard with no Ales and just the usual kegs / lagers.
For stadium events, the main bar is closed and punters are steered through to the enormous permanent marquee in the large, decked beer garden to the rear. The marquee is at least 4 times bigger than the bar itself and there are also plenty of covered benches outside and a few portaloos to cope with the additional outward flow. The marquee is equipped with a decent sized central bar and multiple screens although the beer choice is just as limited and at �3.50 a pint on event day, they do exploit the additional customers. That said it is well organized and despite being exteremely busy, service is good although there is a problem when barrels start to run dry.
Overall it is an interesting bar to visit if you are a sports fan and there are certainly a lot worse pubs and bars in Wembley although the increased match day pricing policy (in tandem with several other pubs in the area) is rather galling.
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