The Britannia, Richmond

Not bad at all if you fancy a swifty whilst you're in the town centre. Barmaids are usually quite fit too!

12 Jul 2010 16:21

The White Swan, Twickenham

Kenbabs you do adopt the moral high ground don't you? And please feel free to scroll through my pages of reviews and you will also find positive comments, giving credit where credit's due.

I am also more than happy to supply my name, so how about we all 'un-mask' (at the risk of our discussions becoming more of a masquerade than the Investors' care for the Swan's existing regular trade)?

The facts, my friend remain:

1: The balance of opinion is that the interior has been poorly done, which radically alters the feel of the place. Put simply, I understand you disagree with this Kenbabs.

If the Investors cared a jot that this was important they could simply hire a real designer to put the mess right.

2: The atmosphere has been sterilised by replacing the staff with untrained teenagers who have to have a large labels on all of the bottles in order to identify the contents.

I've nothing against these guys but as the quality of the staff make a pub, again here the poor Swan has taken a backward step.

I don't either want or need to debate this ad-nauseum when Kenbabs you clearly have some sort of relationship to the Investors who have cocked the whole thing up.

And I agree with the most recent review in that I think the Swan's trade will suffer in the winter when it had been we regulars that had been continuing to spend there, keeping the place afloat.

25 Jun 2010 13:35

The White Swan, Twickenham

Me, a disgruntled crony kenbabs??? Would you like to meet for a drink and say that to my face?

Im not a 15 year regular, just six years and feel I am entitled to my opinion. So Twickenham pub history is your speciality huh and you like the interior?

Kenbabs you are shyster sir and should return to the murk of the George and Web Ellis where you surely usually inhabit.

21 Jun 2010 15:11