The Green Dragon, Croydon

Great pub, good choice of ales and lagers. The food is especially good, and have a wide range of flowers to choose from. On the many occasions I have visited this pub there has rarely been any trouble although u do get a few oddballs in there. I can recall on one occasion this stumpy bald middle aged Israeli man wearing a Greece football shirt( which I found very peculiar) wandering around drunk..... Shouting about the great battle of spreadeagle of 2015" and that he was in his prime at 28, although I have to say he looked nearer 50 to me. With him was this little tubby fella with all cuts up his arms ,, issued he was looking for his carer , but it turned out he was with the suspicious looking Israeli chap. I think the tubby one had dementia as the Israeli chap had to repeat everything to the fat one about 5 times, although that maybe because of the language barrier. The two friends seemed on the same wave length though and it was sweet seeing them talk to each other..... However at one point they seemed to be getting angry with each other.......after what seemed like a hotly contested game of rock/paper/scissors.... the pair of them started reeling off their birthdays and year of birth... For some reason this was when it turned ugly .... After what seemed like an age... They had a ferocious game of mercy, back and forth the tussle was and the punters were watching with anticipation what was going to happen next... As they both grew tired ... With neither warrior giving an inch... The pub was aghast.... this was truly a battle of epic proportions and for all to see. As the battle continued long into the night with each combatant refusing to give in, they arose to their feet with their heads held high and proud of holding their ground and fighting for what they believe in. To this day ... I find myself lying in bed... Awake at night ...thinking to myself.... For what cause was those 2 mighty warriors fighting for???? World peace,, abolishing hate crimes , equal opportunities no matter what sex, colour or creed they are, or maybe even trying to cut fossil fuels to make our world a nicer , safer and more habital planet for which ourselves and future generations can bloom and thrive in. Whatever the case I'm sure it was something along those lines and they are truly brave men.!!!!! Oh yeah and there's also a couple of got tarts behind the jump!! Recommended👍👍👍👍

15 Jan 2017 21:02

The Spread Eagle, Croydon

The spreadeagle is a fantastic old style boozer, a fine range of ales and a couple of treacle a behind the bar. Had a really nice lunch with my family in there , when a fracas ensued. This entailed of a little tubby fella (who looked remarkably like Ricky gervais character "Derek") having a wrestling match with a small bald dude who was shouting obscenities (at the character we identified as "Derek") in what I think was sounded Israeli . Our family was very distraught at the trouble which ensued with neither party backing down and which ended up with people looking at this wrestling match which was like 2 seals sliding about on the ice . The tubby one was particularly aggressive and after all was said and done with , kept arguing "that he was not to blame". On what was a lovely day out , this "Derek "character and foreigner spoiled what would have been a fantastic experience at this hidden gem of a boozer in Croydon !

15 Jan 2017 17:23