The Prince Regent, Herne Hill

Sorry Fred, the Lord Regent moniker is just because I'm a long standing regular. I find it hard to believe however that all 12 of you had a rubbish meal. It's constantly fully booked, so why would people keep eating there if it wasn't good?
Lots of kids is annoying though.

2 May 2008 14:54

The Prince Regent, Herne Hill

My there's been some nonsense posted recently about this pub. I've been drinking (and since the revamp eating) here for many years and I can say it consistently delivers.
My view of recent posters complaints:
Overpriced drinks - all the pubs round here are expensive, the Regent compares well. if you drink Premium beers or wines, its going to cost.
Overpriced food - �10 for 2 courses on a Monday - pared down menu but it includes steak, burger etc.
Overlong menu - my criticism is that they don't change the menu enough.
Food quality - nothing on the menu is advertised as organic, free range etc. If you want to know which farm your beef came from either buy it yourself or eat a top restaurant, this is a pub. The chefs are good, but it does get very busy at times - would you complain if Ramsay swore at you?
Service charge - is discretional but as this includes all drinks and food brought to your table - it can get very busy at the bar, what's 10%?
I could go on but why bother. The Regent is a great neighbourhood pub (there's lots of us regulars) in a nice location, with decent beer and it does food. Judge it on more that 1 visit, you may revise your opinion.

22 Apr 2008 15:28

The Commercial, Herne Hill

In light of my previous comments re The Florence and its policy of only selling premium brands at premium prices and 5% alcohol content, I was always cheered when visiting this pub as it had Carling on draft. Alas no more, on Saturday I was informed that they didn't do Carling (or Stella) anymore as it didn't fit with their customer profile!! However Becks Vier was available (only 4%) at a 20p hike from Carling. What is going on in Herne Hill? Judging by the emptyness of the Commercial, clearly lots of people don't fit their customer profile. You cannot get a pint of ordinary cider (Strongbow etc) for love nor money (admittedly I haven't visited the Half Moon), it's all Magners etc. The Commercial is still a decent pub but surely there is sufficient demand for pubs to be different?

10 Jul 2007 10:51