BITE user comments - Wullie
Comments by Wullie
S'ok.
Seems to have changed hands recently although there's still a sign on the outside saying the boozer was seeking new tenant landlords.
London Pride seemed okay to me.
4 Feb 2009 18:22
It's the only pub for miles around - no wonder it's a 'something for everyone' pub.
But not for me, thanks.
7 Jun 2007 23:14
What a transformation. The new manager (well, not so new now) has turned this around - I'm sure it won Pub of the Year for Solihull last year.
The Chinese counter is a bit 'Phoenix Nights' :-D but there always seems to be a new guest bitter every time (which makes my pal very excited) and sport is very well catered for.
And was that a pole-dancing stage I saw in the other bar...?
7 Jun 2007 23:12
Popped in here a couple of weeks back - they've sorted themselves out for 1 July - nice new covered veranda etc.
But �3 for a Fosters and the toilets are STILL minging.
7 Jun 2007 23:08
Probably the best local I've had.
I don't smoke but I do sometimes wonder what'll happen to the place after 1 July...
Will report back.
7 Jun 2007 23:06
The beer garden is great but there's no way they can justify serving Fosters at nearly �3/pint. In Tulse Hill!?
And the toilets could do with a refit.
23 Oct 2006 20:41
Ask the Chinese (I presume) barman when he's working for a special 'green lager'. Top!
27 Mar 2006 19:32
Yes the barmaids are pleasant enough but one does miss the Polish lass that ran the show for a while.
And always order the shared dips.
27 Mar 2006 19:31
Liked the 'local' feel - brilliant antidote to the crush that is Waxy's a few doors down. Somewhere you could take your folks to for a quiet sit-down.
Extra point to the landlord for serving lager in the correctly-branded glasses.
29 Jun 2005 10:43
Only thing I recall about this place is that it had the WORST toilet in the world.
Think 'Trainspotting' and you're somewhere near...
29 Jun 2005 10:40
Would echo the earlier comment - it's a lot more friendly than it looks. Typical Sarf London boozer - when the blonde barmaid wears a T-shirt, it's a winner.
Played pool and watched footy here with no trouble, Carling Extra Cold served in labelled glasses. Just opposite West Norwood station, too.
28 Jun 2005 18:01
Well-run place. The shared plate of nibbles is a winner, just what you need when you watching the footy with your pals.
They get in Cheeky Girl type barmaids when there's a big match on so you can't really go wrong with the service.
One time I even won a Fosters mitt. Gotta be a lucky bar, this.
28 Jun 2005 17:57
Horrible and suburban. Either grannies dining out for lunch or middle-aged men in jeans and white trainers in the evening.
If you walk in dressed in anything approaching cool, you'll be asked to leave. Fact.
21 Mar 2005 21:50
The Eagle Ale House, Clapham
Excellent. There was football on but it didn't distract from the experience - there was a cosy TV-free area.
There was even a quality choice of ciders behind the bar.
Worth the walk from Clapham Junction (and definitely worth the smug walk back past the Bar Whatevas).
19 Feb 2009 18:22