BITE user comments - precinct13
Comments by precinct13
Fairly cosy pub, renowned for food but be sure to book ahead. We didn't but the landlady worked hard to accommodate us.
The food is good, there is a selection of traditional English fare or a curry menu. Reasonable selection on the pumps.
Also live music in the garden, although a bit loud (or I'm just getting too old!).
29 Apr 2009 13:49
On hols, Sunday afternoon with one of the party demanding a Sunday Roast we chanced upon the Sportsman and decided to give it a go.
We were not disappointed - this is a cosy bar with polite and friendly staff.
The Sunday lunch was excellent, and no skimping on the servings. We all left pleasantly full.
As an added bonus the sign proclaims they serve food up until 5pm on a Sunday, which makes a pleasant change to many.
29 Apr 2009 13:40
Nice pub, lovely food at a nice price. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Good bar selection including a lengthy whiskey menu for the enthusiast.
7 Apr 2009 11:36
The Rose and Crown, Hawridge Common
We originally went to this pub several times before it changed ownership last year.
We went again shortly afterwards and were not impressed. The food - whilst acceptable - was far short of the standards we had previously experienced there and the service simply abysmal.
What really hasn't improved is the service. Although we were shown to our table (an improvement on last time) we received service with a grimace. The coffees we ordered to follow dessert did not turn up at all - we asked two of the staff, the first insusted they were "on the way", the second claimed she was making them but this seemed unlikely given that she was predisposed with chatting, cleaning tables, and other non-coffee making activities for some 20-odd minutes after the dessert bowls had been cleared. Eventually we cut our losses and went home for coffee.
There are no menus any more, just a single board with the day's meals, placed beside our table so we endured a procession. There used to be table menus which you could peruse online but the current owners have ceased to maintain the (once very good) website and the address is inactive now.
However, thinking they'd now had time to settle in we decided to go again. The food was better than some I've had but the beef was simultaneously rare (almost raw) in the middle and tough as boots on the outside. The desserts were good.
The one saving grace of the staff was that they were just as diligent (i.e. not at all) with the bill and so didn't charge for all the drinks.
All in all there are worse places to eat but there are far better too - just don't be swayed by most of the reviews below as they refer to the pub before it changed hands and they need to do a lot of work to get back to those standards.
22 Mar 2009 21:42
The London Regalia, London Bridge
Closed down and sailed away.
31 Aug 2011 15:27