BITE user comments - bootsyjam
Comments by bootsyjam
Went to the Greyhound today for a birthday lunch, and all I can say is regarding the negative reviews on here: there's no smoke without fire.
Overpriced and extremely average food with indifferent service.
Venison casserole was very nice, but had a slightly firm film over it that looked like it had been standing for a while. My pork Sunday Roast (�10.50) was rubbish, 3 slices of meat, bisto style gravy, yorkshire pud (decent), soggy veg, 3 sad and very dark soft potatoes. For 10.50 (maybe it was more)-absolute rubbish.
You know what, there are so many bad things that I just don't have the time to go into it.
The menu looks impressive but don't be fooled, it's average pub grub and nothing else. The menu has lots of fancy terms and fancy The only thing is, you have to pay �10-�15+ for an average main, �6+ for an average starter, and �5-8 for average desserts.
Oh yeah, �7.50 for the cheese, not exactly generous with the cheese either.
Hold on, here's a great example, the 'cinnamon roasted ginger biscuit' (just looked up the menu-can't find the desserts and their exact description but it was more detailed & fancy than that) that accompanied the dessert? A biscuit from a packet. The chantilly cream flavoured with a hint of whisky and vanilla? First time: just the cream. Second time, had some whisky added. Third time, waitress came back and said she had to tell the chef how to make it. Shame, it was uneatable with the vanilla flavouring that was added.
Ok there's still more but I need to stop. It's expensive, and I have no idea why people would go there to eat. That's all you need to know.
13 Feb 2011 21:25
Well good stuff if the food has been sorted. Unfortunately the toilets are still absolutely disgusting. On a busy night the floor is wet with a mixture of piss and water and you squelch out leaving wet footprints behind you wafting the smell of the loo behind you. Gross.
13 May 2007 13:01
Great happy hour-drinks are more expensive (obviously) outside of this, but still worth it as is nice atmosphere and they taste good anyway. Try the ice cream based ones that are on the last page:)
Always worth going to if you don't fancy any of the pubs and want something a bit different.
28 Nov 2006 12:03
Has a new landlord/manager who has brightened the place up a bit. Some damn good club nights going on now (has a dancefloor) that last until late. It's good for that, not so sure yet as a place to sit in and have a pint/have some food. Men's toilets used to be skanky as hell-don't know if this has been sorted yet.
Sunday roast portions were small when I was there, and my friend had to finish off my burger as he was still hungry-burger was not that great either. Long way to go to be a decent pub, but good as a boozy clubby night IMO.
15 Jun 2006 13:44
Is a standard City bar, a safe pair of hands if needing a place for a drink. Food is ok, if a bit overpriced (but where isn't round here let's face it). Staff are friendly enough, have not lasted long enough to comment on their 11.30pm throwing out policy.
The downstairs bar is very nice, bit more atmosphere than upstairs which can be a bit like a air hangar. This is our company 'local' I suppose-is decent enough, but I don't do PR so won't gush about it like Dave71's paid review below.
15 Jun 2006 13:34
The Greyhound, Carshalton
Update on my review-the fancy titled biscuit was in reality a plain old Lotus biscuit. Sums up the place, fancy terminology masking the fact that it's plain old pub grub but at much higher prices.
14 Feb 2011 11:45