BITE user comments - sceptic
Comments by sceptic
Had my first pint in the Ole� Spotted Horse in 1974. Fell in love with Young's Ordinary - fell in love with pubs ... it has a great deal to answer for!
Still visit occasionally. It is worth it.
The revamp was overdue. The last landlords were better than the new.
It still serves great beer and provides sports TV - for those who want to watch.
In a horrible location it is a good pub.
Despite the changes it has survived better than most of the others.
9 Jun 2006 09:21
The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
6.5! You have to be joking!
There might be a complaint about the �men in suits� - but it is in the middle of the city - the chances of finding agricultural labourers knocking about after a day in the fields is a little unlikely.
It is a proper pub.
Excellent beer - at an extraordinary price �2.10 a pint - before 5.30.
Good solid food at a reasonable cost.
Staff that actually seem to care about their customers.
Sorry about the lavatories ... but it is a tiny pub in the middle of Covent Garden ... hence the 8 instead of a 9.
9 Jun 2006 09:14
The Marquess Tavern, Canonbury
Funny thing; 3 reviews over 2 years then 5 in one month.
Might this to be something with the publicity conscious owners?
It is not a bad drinking house - attempting to be a pub.
The food is excellent - if overpriced.
The problem is that the place is never ready. It seems to be continuously preparing itself for something that never arrives.
It is still being painted. There are carpenters and electricians all over the place. The bar is regularly covered in paperwork. Meetings of the extraordinarily large staff take place in public.
Young's beer is always worth a trip. But who wants to by beer at �22 a bottle? I am not sure that that makes a pub.
9 Jun 2006 09:04
La Bar La Piazza, San Quirico
Lovely little bar -
Home cooked food - in season -
In Piazza -
Late licence - until you leave -
I live round the corner.
19 Jun 2006 11:50