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Was unkempt and empty on my visit one Saturday afternoon
Now unsurprisingly shut
Another lost London pub albeit largely I believe due to poor management and over zealous doormen
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The reason most of the previous reviewers have not made any mention to the beer here is because it is just dull Greene King IPA on draught..... nuff said
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Watch your handbag and your pin number in here. My friend and I both had our purses take from our handbags, then our maximum daily limit of cash taken out of our accounts using our pin numbers (we had used our cards at the bar)!
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This should be my heaven, pub in Borough with good ales and serves proper curry. The first curry we had there was fantastic and though we'd found a real winner. Next couple of visits the food was fairly poor though. So decent pub, great concept of pub with proper curry house attached (they have their own restaurant upstairs but also serve food in the pub below) but hope they raise the quality of the curry. (Non-Indian food is also available)
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I keep going back as the bar staff are fit (apart from the men) and they have nightly karaoke which is always welcome.
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walked in randomly one day and i keep going there.... even tho its a pub. but the curry menu is pretty good... enjoy the occasional indian for lunch.. A+
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One of those places where the fewer people there, the better... Have had great times there when it's been quiet but if it's packed it's probably best to avoid.
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fantastic...great and wonderful...these are words you would not use when thinking of the staff......cheers for a sh*te time.
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dropped in on a monday, tuesday is karoke night. choice of a few ales, narrow long bar suitable for staning, seating out the ack, or outside inthe alleyway
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Popped in for the CL final. Ok without being special.
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Very poor pub in an area that has many better options. A pint of Landlord, a J20 and a lime and soda for �10 would be considered pricey almost anywhere in London, let alone the far reaches of Borough High Street. Food was cheap but also largely unedible. Lots of screens showing football but the layout of the pub is such that there are still few decent spots from where to watch it. Would recommend checking out one its neighbours instead.
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This place is ok for a quick drink. Toilets are terrible though - probably worth holding on until the next pub!
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Visited today at 1600 so not particularly busy. No problem with service, music unobtrusive. Only GK beers, so had lager at standard price for the area. Will check it out at a busier time.
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In an area rich with good quality pubs the Blue Eyed Maid has clearly decided that competition on the beer front is not worth it and has opted to be, effectively a sports bar. There are a large number of plasma screens scattered around what is a fairly small pub and I would imagine that it get crowded when a big game is on. Other than the nearby Belushis there are not many pubs around Borough Station targetting the footy fan so I suppose it has found a niche.
I'd come here for a football match but not much else.
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nice selection of beers,,nice looking bar/pub.rude staff.I wont be going back,plenty of places out their to spend my money thank you very much.
toilets pretty bad,dont understand why they let them get that way.always seems more staff than customers,and they are far too aggressive.
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dreadful staff,,i was made to feel i was imposing on their secret gathering at the hatch.tried the food,,not at all polite when it was brought over.
Left my beer and food after staff turned music up so loud that I couldnt even talk to my friend without shouting.If staff wanted us to leave,they should have not served us the food.
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Shabby pub. Beer is okish, but you do get an odd crowd in here, especially "after-hours" when they have a late license at the weekend. I wouldn't bother with it at any other time, too many other better pubs around in the area.
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The �4.95 buffet is really good value, and it's quite nice to have a normal pub menu, but have the option to choose from a full Indian one as well. 3 screens for sports, bloke was quite accomodating when I wanted to watch a minority sport. Quite a friendly bunch. I noted they went out of their way to help a group that had a disabled friend.
Only odd thing which I haven't come across before is that when there is a decent sports event on where they know they'll get a good crowd, they increased the price of the beer I was drinking by 50p a pint for the duration of the game.
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visited on Saturaday early eve - half bar half pub really, quite good for all that. Patrons studiously watching Manu v WBA. Lots of wine to be had, fair selection of larger and beers. I had a pint of IPA - fine. Mix of people from Borough High St drifted in ready for the delights of Sat night...
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Looked good to begin with and it did show the cricket at least but the manager played the fruit machine the whole time which was really annoying. Was thinking of having a curry but the amount of flies in the bar put me off. If I thought there were a lot of flies in the bar then the toilet was shocking. Swarms of flies...it can't be that hard to keep a place clean.
Shame looks like the place has some potential, but I won't be going back.
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real ale & a good curry under one roof!Heaven
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"No atmosphere"..Ah yes, in other words no Carling-ed up losers missing high-fives with each other whilst hollering 'Wonderwall' hopelessly-off-key. A real loss eh?
To those of us who understand what pubs SHOULD be about, this place ticks many a top-notch box. Takes a bit of finding (like the best ones always do), a more than fair pint selection, and food more than acceptable for that of the pub variety. With two channels of sport being shown at any one time, you have it all here. Oh sorry, no aimless hollering of "OI-OI!!" Such a loss eh..?
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A good pint of Star, but pricey at �3.40!! Agree with other comment about lack of atmosphere. Seems to be just somewhere people pop into randomly rather than return to. Lots of outside benches. Hand dryer sounds like its about to die.
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OK, but nothing special, and just dull Greene King IPA on draught when I visited...
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Beer was more than drinkable but all a bit ho hum and if the barmaid had smiled her face would have cracked in half. Must be dozens of better pubs in Borough alone.
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I quite agree with the previous comment, it's a nice enough place but there is absolutely no atmosphere and it was so quiet when we visited that we felt a little uncomfortable and left after one pint. Up the road to the George for a quality pint, plenty of people and a truly stunning place to look at.
anonymous - 6 Sep 2006 12:57 |
Having read the previous reviews I was a bit disappointed when I finally got round to visiting this place recently. The seats are unusual but they are also uncomfortable. Beer was also a disappointment as the Tim Taylors Landlord was off leaving only grotty old Greene King IPA. Place was very quiet also so there was a distinct lack of atmosphere.
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Late licence place usually. Risk of death or disease is significantly less than the alternative, Belushi's
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The bright blue frontage immediately catches the eye of this pub come bar come indian restaurant. The Spice Lounge upstairs does the Indian food but manages to avoid stinking out the main bar downstairs. Not being an Indian food eater I cannot comment on prices / quality of the food but other sites suggest that it is quite cheap and quite edible. The main drinking area on the ground floor is geared to being more of a trendy bar with stacks of wine bottles and spirits etc but the traditional pub fanatic should not be put off - there are 2 Real Ales that tasted fine and the atmosphere quite comfortable and not too clubby. Note the unusual wooden seats. 1 small TV. Unobtrusive music. Friendly staff. One of the better bars of it�s kind and well worth a visit if in the area or part of a crawl.
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Friendly and helpful bar staff. Good beer.
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Very friendly and relaxed, the food is delicious!
Marie - 11 Nov 2004 03:40 |
Nice pub with friendly bar staff and good (indian) food. Easy to get served although always empty on weekdays.
Matt - 7 May 2004 14:49 |
A bright, cheery, chick-friendly pub, like an "It's A Scream" but for grown-ups.
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