The Woodman, Highgate

Six guys in our mid 40's having a low key 'school days' catch up on a pretty quiet Thursday night.
The garden is a nice space, lost of shelter and heaters, not so cramped that it gets smokier than the insides of pubs in the old days. Spoilt by big TV screens.

At 11pm we were asked to move inside. In a very abrupt, 'I wish I wasnt working here tonight' kind of way from the barmaid. We didnt say anything just shuffled to a table inside. Then at closing time got another abrupt 5 min 'warning', and then exactly 5 mins later she interrupts all conversation to say we have to get out. When I started to point out that she had handled the situation rather poorly she threatens to call the police. We just laughed and walked out.
Whoever runs the place should spend a quiet evening there observing how utterly p1ssed off their bar staff come across.

9 Oct 2015 11:51

Bar Story, Peckham

I think Bar Story is great. Cool tunes, cocktails, imported beers. Food I have always found to be good. Last night I had a humous plate. Thats loads of hot pitta bread, freshly made humous, and a generous dollop of olives, enough for two to share - all for �3!
Let the 'East Dulwich' types stick to East Dulwich - I think Bar Story (apart from having the word 'Bar' in its name) does a great job of getting away from the much overdone chocka-mocha-beige and dark wood gastro pub stereotype.

4 Dec 2006 14:33