BITE user comments - stableboy
Comments by stableboy
Sure you're not confusing London with Southend topboy? There have been quite a few of those foreign Johnnies in London for quite a few years now. Bet you drink Carling in the Red Lion in Benidorm!
21 Oct 2009 11:49
Snarling_Mallard's not a bad old bird. I think I understand his position - it�s certainly true that pubs have been under enormous pressure in London. His allusion to the pub companies is pertinent. As a case in point, The Rising Sun was suffering particularly badly as a result of declining numbers of regular beer-drinkers. Food was not bringing in the punters. It is doubtful, given the tied relationship of the pub to Punch, that beer could have 'saved' the place. What we have now is a very busy local establishment. Lots of locals - i.e. people who actually live locally, as well as those trekking to the pub - have returned, or in many cases ventured into the place for the first time. Their experiences, from what they tell me, have been generally very positive. Of course, you can't please all of the people all of the time, but I for one am glad that the pub has a new lease of life. Cheers!
1 Aug 2009 14:52
Are Snarling_Mallard and stemginger one and the same? Snarling_Mallard can't spell either - what does 'prooving' mean? And what exactly is a 'psyhciatrist'? Maybe he has the multiple personality? Whoever he is, he can't be all bad if he visits the Sun occassionally. Brilliant 'pub', 'restaurant' or whatever else you want to call it. Au revoir.
30 Jul 2009 10:33
I fear that Snarling_Mallard may never be satisfied. I don't think he/she has ever posted a positive review of any establishment. The fact is that the Rising Sun was dying. A few - wonderful - locals propping up the bar was never going to enable it to survive; and the number of locals who did visit regularly was declining. Some nights there was nobody - NOBODY - in there for hours on end. The pub has now been taken on by a lovely family who have put heart and soul into revitalizing the old place. Yes, the food is superb - but they have made it clear that the heart of the Rising Sun is, and shall remain, the bar. I have no reason not to take them at their word. Sometimes, if busy with food - given the unique layout of the pub - it can get a little intimate! I've never been made to feel 'in the way'. But then, I realise that 'clogging up' the bar ain't such a good idea sometimes. Give and take a little! I'm extremely pleased to see the pub thriving again. Get with it Mallard. Ever thought of changing your monica - 'Smiling_Mallard' perhaps? All the best mate!
2 Jul 2009 10:36
The Rising Sun, Mill Hill
Without doubt the best pub in the area. I haven't had a bad night in the Sun. Can't understand the moaners. Still, I suppose you can't please all of the people all of the time. I say "Bravo!" to the Rising Sun. If you like to drink alone try the Adam and Eve. Oh, sorry, the Adam and Eve had to shut down. No customers!
5 Apr 2010 17:03