The Montagu Pyke, Charing Cross Road

Visited this pub yesterday for the first time for a while. First the good points... very central location, nicer than many other JDW pubs, prices are very reasonable for central London.

However... the beer is awful, to the point of undrinkable. My first pint of a guest ale was not good. I gave up trying to persevere with it after about an inch and returned it to the bar to swap it for a pint of Doom Bar. Unfortunately that was almost as unpleasant (and definitely not how it should taste) so that also went back. I sampled a further two ales before asking for my money back instead (which they did, without question) as none of them tasted good enough to be enjoyable. While I was there another customer returned a very dodgy looking glass of red wine too. None of the staff seemed to know anything about either real ale or wine. As well as this, the service was extremely slow, with one member of staff in particular moving at a snail's pace! I've previously had decent pints in this pub, but based on yesterday's experience, I would look for another venue for a pre-theatre pint next time.

16 Feb 2017 16:35