BITE user comments - meatboy
Comments by meatboy
Having read a few comments on here before I went to The Engineer last weekend, I was bracing myself for a stuffy, snooty and bad customer service-based boozer. However, I was very pleasantly surprised indeed! St. Peters Organic Ale on tap (possibly my best pint of ale ever?), very tasty celeriac soup and pork belly with canneloni beans; and an absolutely lovely waitress made a family outing a genuinley memorable one. My only disappointment was that I had no room left for pudding. Hoorah for The Engineer!
23 Oct 2008 13:49
Ahh, poor jimmyay 1, who can't read. I am called 'Meatboy' which implies, does it not, that I am, in fact..wait for it.. a male! Which means, a Dad! Which is obviously something you'll never be as you have clearly insinuated that you have no penis and therefore no cum. Sorry to disappoint you. Oh and, um, my son is not, in my opinion, 'unruly' so what gave you the ill-conceived thought that children are automatically fitted in that category? Breastfeeding? Shock- horror! Were you fed bile from birth? Cos that's what you're chucking up now! Ah poor sod.
4 Oct 2008 00:19
Excellent food (especially the pork belly on a Sunday), friendly staff and very nicely designed. Oh and great on-the-premises- brewed ale. SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE BLOODY ROSENDALE!!!!!!!!
4 Oct 2008 00:11
Having been to this pub on quite a few occasions and generally really enjoyed the experience (fine ales, good food and warm, friendly service) I now have a completely different opinion after lunching there yesterday. ALL the staff were rude, cold, impersonal and damn right unprofessional. Firstly, as I came in with my 8 month old son and my mum and dad- we asked a waitress if we could have a table, she replied, 'have you booked?'. What? If we'd booked, we wouldn't be asking for a table now would we? Things got from bad to worse as menus were plonked down in front of us without a word or being asked for drinks, one of the waiters- after hearing me ask if we could order food- asked me to 'wait for 10 minutes while it dies down in the kitchen' (Durgh, it wasn't even FULL in there!). Also, I asked the same sullen waiter if he could heat up my homemade food for my son for which he replied, 'It'll be done in about 10 minutes' (is there some 10 minute rule in this godforsaken place?). When it came back, it was plonked on the table by another waiter without a word and was STONE COLD.
DON'T go to this place if you want good service. The service is BAD. Go to The Florence up the road. Despite it's good food, I will not be returning to this place in a hurry.
13 Jul 2008 09:01
The Honor Oak, Honor Oak
Had Sunday lunch there today- roast beef and all the trimmings- and it was very nice indeed. I had to ask it for it rare to get med rare, but that's a trick I've learnt with most gastropubs these days (only good restaurants really know how to cook meat properly. Fact). Great beer too, a welsh brew called Brains and possibly the best service in South-East London. Great pub, recommended!
7 Dec 2008 18:34