Wheatsheaf, Southwark

This Wheatsheaf which was formerly a transplant of the original in Stoney Street has suffered from the reopening of the latter and, despite for years having been a wonderful traditional cellar pub with great old furnishings, long wooden tables, cosy niches and fine ale, has now hopelessly 'rebranded' itself as 'The Sheaf', got rid of all the furniture that made it special, gone 'minimalist' with silly perch tables, and the beer is barely drinkable. On a recent visit they poured Bombardier from the Young's tap (I know, I know - they even admitted it, but not many of their customers could tell the difference!!!), and the next two pints of an alternative were vinegar. We got refunds and left. AVOID.

16 Sep 2013 10:40

Dean Swift, London Bridge

This is my local so obviously I love it. Not remotely the same pub as before 2010. Complete remake as a Local Beer House. Not cheap but the beers are great, superbly kept, regularly changed and with a superb selection on cask, keg and in bottle. Local London breweries well represented, including Kernel just around the corner! The staff know about beer and are immensely friendly. It also has nice opening hours - to midnight Sunday through Thursday, 1.00 am Friday and Saturday.

30 Mar 2011 19:14

The Horseshoe Inn, London Bridge

This pub has got one or two pluses and a huge minus. The Mongolian food is interesting and the Mongolian barmaid pleasant (despite some adverse comments), but the landlord is extremely nasty. Went there about 10.10pm the other night to be told 'get yr drinks down you, the suits are gone so we're out of here. we've had our money and don't need any more'. When a woman asked for Kronenbourg he poured her a pint of Becks saying, 'that's as near as you'll get' without asking if she wanted it. The brakspear was good but the atmosphere lousy. By far the worst pub in the area.

21 Jul 2010 11:05