BITE user comments - doobydooby
Comments by doobydooby
no nonsense, no frills pub with a great Guinness
friend of mine drinks the Shere Drop and highly recommends it
pool table, roaring fire, music channel on plasma screen
just the job
3 Jan 2009 18:29
spit and sawdust, grumpy sod of a landlord, chav hell, not at all welcoming, especially when the pikeys are shouting at the Chelsea/Arsenal game on TV
enter to feel welcome as VD - the 1 rating is for the pool table when it's not got under age drinkers spilling beer over it
30 Dec 2008 15:29
run-of-the-mill slug and lettuce-style with a generous nautical rope/porthole helping
visited early summer before the mad rush and enjoyed nice enough beers and reasonable food in very chilled surroundings overlooking the harbour
would reccomend this place slightly off-season when it's quieter maybe...
30 Dec 2008 13:00
stayed here just after it had changed hands in early summer and thrown out all the rabble
the new landlord seemed a tad surprised but welcoming at request of B&B for the night. nice rooms, missing some very small touches but nothing to complain about considering his recent re-furb
great beers, nice roomy B&B and fantastic breakfast, secure parking in his car park if you ask nicely!
would reccomend this place for B&B, nice people, nice pub!
30 Dec 2008 12:56
recently renovated loos, massive improvement! was the only previous downside to a great pub
has a slightly studenty air about the place but also a great mixed crowd of people
some nice little nooks to hide away in and enjoy a pint and a bite, and a weekly poker night
why aren't all boozers like this?
only missing a pool table, but keeps the idiots away I guess
30 Dec 2008 12:45
sky sports, efficient staff, not a bad Guinness
loos could do with attention, was almost gagging in the gents
13 Jul 2008 21:12
enjoyed a great pint of Sussex and a generously sized korma and tikka masala this afternoon, all very good
nice polite staff who gave us a realistic expectation of kitchen waiting time as we'd just arrived at sunday lunchtime peak - met that timescale on the button.
great going considering the fussy beard-wearing sherry drinkers inside that were messing them about
very well kept, enormous gardens, pub standard benches all well spaced apart so you get your own space - got our own corner of the gardens to enjoy the sun
nice secluded Sussex spot for sunny arvo's in the sun, highly reccomended - plenty of room for parking, plenty of room to let kids run around relatively unattended in the gardens
also very tidy and clean smelling loos
13 Jul 2008 18:19
made to feel welcome - invited to play for pub dart team :o)
very good beer, nice friendly staff and punters
went the last night the current tennants were there so experienced their send off, will be going back to see if it keeps the momentum
8 Jul 2008 14:19
had a shocking lager in here recently
full of estates watershed doing karaoke
didn't feel remotely welcome going in on my own
8 Jul 2008 14:16
menacing door staff at entrance staring at your footwear
guest-list only, Weybridge winebar in Mayfair nightclub guise, hence has the air of a WAG/footballer wannabe hangout -
to be missed if you're claustrophobic, I wouldn't like to think what the official licensed capacity is but it's like a "how many people can we in a mini" challenge
used to stop serving tap beer after 9 as it got "too busy to serve pints" - the cynic in me says its so they charge double for way over-priced bottled beer, but surely not ;o)
but then some people love dressing up to be ripped off & drink in a bar resembling a rush hour central line carriage
if it were any more pretentious it'd disappear up it's own cellar with a pop
8 Jul 2008 12:52
IMHO, this can no longer be classed a pub
more like a beefeater/steakhouse chain
no locals = no banter/atmosphere
22 May 2008 16:41
had a pleasant few beers in here up until recently only for the staff to upset my girlfriend by talking badly about us when they thought we'd left
it's a shame the staff couldn't put in more effort as it might rub off on the chef - very bright, half-arsed attempt at a "gastro"-pub
we won't be going back
22 May 2008 14:45
girlfriend and I had a shocking couple of beers but the staff were very efficient and friendly in exchanging them for something bottled
big square box of a pub with big plasmas for the football - a good spot for a game with the lads
22 May 2008 14:40
chav-free environment worth the walk out of the town centre - a booza for the over 50's and retirement set, but also a nice spot for a quiet beer with the girlfriend
the manager is a legend, always good for a laugh, FANTASTICally well kept beer - you'd be hard pressed to find a nicer lager or Guinness, and the ales are A1
Good honest home-cooked food - nice spot for a Sunday roast.
The tables out front are a bit dicey for sitting outside, but it's the best place for smokers IMHO ;o)
worth a regular visit...
22 May 2008 14:38
first time in this booza since moving to the area some eight months ago and wish I'd found it sooner
nice chilled atmosphere (weds night - poker night) great Amstel, friendly staff, cavernous inside with nooks to disappear into, and a bit of slightly arty character, Banksy copies abound - all good
if they get the gents a bigger extractor fan It'd be a ten rating
will be going back at the weekend to see what's it's like - think I found my new local!
22 May 2008 14:31
have to agree with a comment a few down from this one
the last three times I've been here I've swapped beers as there's been something floating in it, it's been flat, or just tasted downright wrong - hardly surprising the barman gives a look of dread when walking through the door
shame as I went there a few times last summer and it was bang on for food and beer - get fixing the probs and it'd be a great booza, if a bit full of the poncey set
30 Apr 2008 14:07
nice little pub with good selection of very well kept ales, nice staff if a little nervous of the slightly rigid landlord, definitely not a place to be caught swearing and don't expect to drink your bottled beer from anywhere except a glass as it's the rules, along with no hats :o) this pub operates on the old "country hours" closing in the afternoon...
having said that a nice sized secluded beer garden for the summer, and a cozy little bolt-hole for the winter months. used to spend a lot of time in there and still go for a bit of seclusion as it's a little hidden away behind the cricket green
6 Dec 2006 19:09
caught a bite and a few beers here monday night, good Guinness, a good selection of real ales and a very well stocked bar. went for bangers and mash - was ok, not fantastic, but would go again and gladly try something else on the menu. nice enough staff, and fairly speedy service for the food, generally a nice pub in the thick of things by Moorfields
6 Dec 2006 18:59
Old Crown, Weybridge
fantastically well kept riverside garden; a favourite chill out spot in the summer
well kept beers and good pub food
having lived for about six years in Weybridge myself it wasn't my nearest local, but was worth the walk even on a rainy night
28 Jan 2009 13:26