BITE user comments - MrWhiskey
Comments by MrWhiskey
Not bad but very smoky when it gets busy, and by getting busy you can only fit about 40 people in there. I think it would be great if they opened up the bigger function area. The pub is also pricy for what it is.
14 Dec 2006 02:27
I have not been into this pub for a while even though I live close by. I have to admit that I forgot what I was missing. Great ales, great service and a nice friendly atmosphere. After taking a look at some of the posts written by some people I wondered if it was the same pub that I am reviewing now (good excuse for a return visit). The pub is cheap, but at the same time I have found the service excellent. If people don't like it then they can always vote with their feet I suppose as thats what I would do. The staff have changed since the last time I was here, but the managers are all the same apart from the "Harry Potter" lookalike. Everyone calls him Harry Potter aswell. The managers are friendly and helpful and the staff are wonderful. I also agree with the other posters regarding the management style in this pub. It is something I have never seen before in any pub I have frequented. The managers are obviously running a tight ship here as they do not stand for any nonsense from anyone nor will they tollerate anyone being rude to their staff. I think that it is great and refreshing to see that the managers defend their staff in this way. I was also in this pub on Friday 8th Dec 2006 at around 9pm, and I saw the manager personally eject two Chavs who had verbally abused a female member of bar staff. I must say that I did not have to wait more than 2 minutes to be served, I was served in turn and I counted ten bar staff working that night. If I had to wait "30 minutes" for a drink, I would have gone elsewhere and never gone back.
14 Dec 2006 02:24
Mmm I have seen Bud on tap in five different Hornchurch pubs. The Kings is dark, smokey and certainly over priced for what it is. This is not a Central London pub, but the prices here are more expensive than in Central London. In fact I think that are more expensive than the Harrow, so get a bank loan before coming here.
9 Apr 2006 20:44
I stand by my last post in that this place is bad, chavvy and plenty of sniffing going on in the toilets. For anyone with self estime and street cred, this is NOT the place to be seen.
9 Apr 2006 20:40
Last time I was in here was about six months ago, but this time there is an interesting smell coming from the bar. It smells of vomit. I thought the smell was there to stop people congregating around the bar, but I was informed by a member of staff that it is beer rotting the bar. I was told that this is being fixed next week. There was a sign on the door to confirm this. I will wait to see if the smell lifts after the "works" are completed before passing judgement. The smell does eminate around the pub, and a few people had complained to management about it.
9 Apr 2006 20:37
I agree with RealAleMan, in that having to go to college to learn good manners is not something you should be proub of. Your parents should have taught you these at childhood.
Saying that the pub is not bad, and alright for a quick drink. It does need some work on the decor (maybe FeeFee has an excuse for this). I don't think this is a pub to stay all night in though. Alright before moving to Romford
9 Apr 2006 20:33
A dark dingy "locals" pub. To be honest you would fit more people in a match box. No atmosphere, and certainly not my cup of tea
9 Apr 2006 20:29
A dirty place that does not have carpets, but has dirty wooden floors. There is nowhere to sit, and very few tables to put drinks on. When you are in this place it feels like you are in the middle of a disused shop. The air extraction also needs work, as I was in there for about 2 hours on Friday night, and I felt like I had smoked 10 packs of Bensons. It is full of Chavs, and it is full of knobs, and I did try Lloyds, and although not much better, I would rather go there because I can sit down, and it has a no smoking area.
9 Apr 2006 20:27
Mmmm. Ages since I was last in here, and will be a long time before I enter again. Too young, too chav, too expensive and too long a wait for drinks. It is a nice looking pub from the outside, but do NOT judge this book by its cover.
9 Apr 2006 20:23
Not a bad pub. It has a friendly and relaxing atmosphere but the drinks prices are out of this world. Some of the prices here are more expensive than Central London.
29 Sep 2005 17:58
Not a very nice place. There is a nasty smell that eminates from the walls, and the place is generally unkempt. It is the type of place you expect to see sawdust and spitoons on the floor. When you see the customers you will realise why. Smoking cannabis in the beer garden appears to be the norm and quite a few people drink in there appear always to have heavy colds and eyes like saucers.
29 Sep 2005 17:56
A lovely pub with a relaxed atmosphere, which is something hard to find in Hornchurch. There are no intimidating bouncers at the door and the service is quick and friendly. The food has certainly got better over the past month or so and now comes on time, and is hot. The pub could do with a refurbishment as I have been drinking in here for fove years and this pub has only had some new mirrors up on the stage area. In contrast Lloyds Number 1 has been refurbished 3 times in four years, and it is a hell hole to which only the scum of the universe drinks there.
29 Sep 2005 17:52
The Fatling and Firkin, Hornchurch
Not sure about this one since the refurb. It has lost a bit of character, but the prices are reasonable.
14 Dec 2006 02:28