The Plough, Coldharbour

My wife and I stopped off for lunch here over the weekend and were unpleasantly surprised by the attitude of the lady behind the bar (presumably the landlady). Reading the comments on this site, I see this is not an isolated experience. I read the menu at the bar and asked the landlady where we could sit, while my wife went to the loo. Literally 1 minute later, as we walked across to the dining room, she stopped us and began to tell us off for coming in to use her toilets without buying anything. This seemed both rude and bizarre to me, but I hadn't come for an argument so didn't start one.

However, when this uncalled for aggression was coupled with some very mean ploughman's lunches (see below) and a pint of orange and soda for �3.20 I felt the need to comment. The food was decent but definitely far too expensive for what you get. The price of soft drinks seems to show serious contempt for the public. The only pubs that charge �3.20 for orange and soda are the ones that don't care what their customers think.

I certainly shan't be coming back here, but as the pub seems to thrive on passing trade from walkers I expect it will continue to get away with it.

3 Jan 2012 16:11

The Sutton Arms, Barbican

A fantastic pub, run with imagination, care and attention. The landlord is both friendly and professional, the jukebox is the best in London, the beer top notch, and both the bar food and the full meals are genuine value for money. If there's a better pub anywhere nearby, I'd love to know.

6 Jul 2006 14:42

The King and Keys, Fleet Street

This place has a decent pub quiz (7.30 on Weds nights), but that's the only redeeming feature. It seems to be full of aggressive lawyers, settling down to get really drunk.

Both times I've visited, the only bitter, allegedly Landlord, has been off. They're "waiting for a delivery."

13 Apr 2006 11:06