The Bunch of Grapes, London Bridge

I have visited this pub twice, and will not be going back a third time. The decor and layout is ok, fairly standard i guess. The beer is on the expensive side, but hey, it's London. The main reason I would reccomend anyone I care about to steer clear of this pub is the staff.
On both my visits the service has been terrible, the staff seem to be too interested in their conversations about who wears the tightest jeans to notice the appearance of potential customers at the bar holding empty glasses. In the abscence of any conversation or text messages from their friends, they will, on occasion, serve members of the public a tasty, though slightly overpriced beverage. Be warned though- in order to appear quirky, they will sometimes do away with the time honoured tradition or serving customers in the order that they arrive at the bar.
Oh, and don't EVER point out the fact that you ordered the steak, when they (eventually) bring you the steak pie. They will insist that YOU are mistaken. Despite the fact that you clearly remember specifying 'Rare'

In summary, Imagine that scene at the end of Shaun of the Dead, you know, where they put all the zombies to work ferrying supermarket trolleys around car parks. Imagine that, but in what would otherwise be a reasonable pub. And the zombies wear tight jeans and have trendy haircuts.

11 Nov 2009 15:43