The Slug and Lettuce, Wimbledon

This place isn't too bad to drink and the bar is big so you can quite easily get served. However it appears to be one of those places that attracts a certain type of drinker so might be an idea to avoid on fri/sat evening unless that's your thing.

Having said that food isn't anything to write home about, even when they are running a 50% off deal. Better to go to the chippy next door!

19 Apr 2009 11:59

The Bear, Oxshott

Nice pub with attentive staff and a good selection of Young's ales.

Food was a little disappointing though. The steak in my open steak sandwich was perfectly cooked however the chips were very oily and only moderately warm. Wouldn't usually have dessert at lunch time but the selection of sorbets sounded too good to miss - sadly when it turned up I was disappointed as I was given bowl of slush dusted with icing sugar. The sorbets had obviously been left out and refrozen as they were very icy in the middle, and maybe the bowl was left under some heat as it turned up half-melted. Not what you would expect for fivepence shy of a fiver.

22 Mar 2008 11:28

The Hop Poles, Hammersmith

After reading older reviews of this pub I can't believe it was the same place I visited this afternoon!

Had wonderful food (2 sandwiches, priced around �4 each with chips for �2-ish) and a few pints of guinness (�2.90 each). The atmosphere was welcoming, the staff friendly and the sofa we sat on was wonderfully soft - we didn't want to leave! The toilets were also better than many other London pubs that I've visited.

Don't live in Hammersmith but if I was ever going past I would go back without a moment's thought - much more inviting than the Wetherspoons across the road.

Giving this 9/10 to hopefully increase the average rating somewhat to reflect that this pub is much better than its previous incarnation!

9 Mar 2008 22:53