The Shakespeare, Victoria

As a past employee who worked there in the mid 90's I googled this pub for nostalgia. Some of you may be shocked to know that I whole heartedly agree with the vast majority of comments posted here.
I'd just like to point out that the toilets in this place are not frequented by the staff, so the disgusting state they are in is directly attributable to the patronage. I was one of the poor unfortnates given the task of cleaning the gents and the memory has scarred me for life. Urinals that overflowed continuously and toilets so bad that even the shit was creeping up the sides of the bowl trying to escape (well at least that's what it looked like) One customer asked me once "do we get a free pair of wellies with every pint? 'cos we need them for your toilets"
Serving the food to people was embarassing to say the least and the beer was always the most expensive in Victoria. Definitely not the best fish and chips in London!
Let's just say, the staff never frequented there and neither should you!

7 Oct 2010 05:42