BITE user comments - after8
Comments by after8
Wonderful place. Great atmosphere, juke boxes and customers use deoderant.
7 Dec 2007 23:15
I finished my final exams and ended up in here for 12 hours. I drank countless pints of wobbly bob and attempted to ride home on a bicycle afterwards.
From what I can remember it was great and Mott the hoople was on the juke box a lot.
7 Dec 2007 23:14
Ahhh the Nags head. I haven't visited in years. The overcooked vegetable pies are homely (that's not a criticism). I wonder what became of Angie who would shout 'Glasses please' in her own inimitable way each evening.
It was always the venue for people in bands or, as was more the case, people talking about becoming the next big band to take the world by storm.
It always felt sticky and had the feint smell of gorgonzola but nonetheless it was always very welcoming and fun to travel from the bottom to the top bar on a friday night.
A welcome respite from 'Fightclub' in the main high street.
May your beard never wither...
7 Dec 2007 23:07
Yea I remember the free sandwiches too and when this place wasn't up it's own arse. Now it's full of sweaty metal heads. They smell and have never clearly transcended the pubescent crisis that had them running off to the tattoist. It makes me laugh to imagine how submissive they must be at home with their doting little mothers. This place definitely seems to attract the inverted dregs of chatham. Although rumour has it mencap regularly run nights out from Dartford. At least chavs from the cess pool don't pretend they're bathing in the med (that's meditterenean, not the medway!)
7 Dec 2007 23:00
The Wheatsheaf (Harvester), Coleshill
I don't make a habit of knocking the harvester chain. It is what it is and in my experience when you want to simply eat reasonably well at good prices I would not hesitate to visit one....but this one in Coleshill is to be avoided at all costs. It is dank, dirty and the bar staff go out of their way to be offensive. I was served in there last night by a young man. He poured a gassy pint, several drops were spilt as I lifted it up and on return for seconds he said without a hint of good hearted humour 'Try not to spill it on the bar this time'. I think he heard my accent, heard I was not a local and went out of his way to be offensive.
That kind of thing is all well and expected in a treasured regional local but I for one don't expect this from a reputable national chain.
The food was attrocious. I had mexican fajitas. They confuse chargrilled chicken with charcoal and the resulting oily tar flavoured all of the vegetables.
Final word. It was December 4th and there were flies in the restaurant. Global warming or poor hygiene. You decide. Wear gloves folks!
6 Dec 2007 20:29
Great place. Shame about the psychotic gandalf looking landlord.
30 Nov 2007 19:03
The Compasses, Tunbridge Wells
Well it's no wonder the landlord is encouraging punters to eat takeaway on the premises cos the food in this place is truly horrendous. I had one of the worse pub meals I have ever had. I needed a drink just to take the taste of cremated onions away. I guess that's one way of ensuring you sell more beverage. The ale on offer has gone downhill too. This could still be a gem of a pub if the landlord got serious about it. Nice open fire.
30 Nov 2007 18:53
The Flag and Whistle, Margate
This place is a human sewer.
It's remarkable just how much noise a couple of burberry apes can make in the place on a quiet saturday afternoon after the pool table. It's akin to bonobo monkeys chattering in the tree tops. The toilets are filthy and if you look carefully enough you can see humanity flushing down the pan. Make sure you watch 'Ray Mears' before approaching...
7 Dec 2007 23:20