The Defector's Weld, Shepherds Bush

Totally agree with the last review. Even the food has gone downhill of late (the burgers used to be pretty good), so now ther's no redeeming features to speak of; never had a problem with the doormen but the bar staff are the rudest I've ever come across - even when there's hardly any punters at the bar, there could be four of them behind it ignoring the few poor sods who are actually waiting. You'll see them walking around, moving bottles in the fridges for no apparent reason, chatting amongst themselves, anything but actually serving customers. When they finally do get round to serving, they don't give a sh*t about who's been waiting longest. I've known them to actually 'forget' to return your change (!) and I honestly can't remember the last time I saw any of them SMILE! :)

The pub itself looks nice but it would be nice if they'd wipe the tables down every so often as they're usually filthy.

This could be a great pub (esp. with the cosy snug bar upstairs which does live music) but they've got to sort their lives out first; as it stands, avoid it like the plague as it really is P*SS POOR!

25 Sep 2008 12:46