The Masons Arms, Battersea

Oh dear, this used to be my favourite pub when I was living on Queenstown road,have been there recently whilst passing through and I was severely disappointed.

I ordered a pint of Hoergaarden, and half a pint of Leffe. Instead I ended up with a pint of Leffe and a bottle of Hoergaarden; they no longer have Hoergaarden on tap, and in its place there are two taps of London Pride. What a shame! I still had to pay �3 for the small bottle which was just over half a pint. Felt very ripped-off and I doubt I will ever go back.

It has recently been taken over and the food menu doesn't have the same pizzazz it did a couple of years back, I used to have eat here every Sunday. Nothing appealed and the starters start from about �10, �15 for a platter of continental meats -to me that is a bit outrageous to say the least.

The paintings/prints they used to adorn the walls have gone and in its place there is a God awful record collage type thing.(imagine old records superglued to the wall randomly).

All the nice old comfy chairs at the tables have changed too; they look TOO new and cheap to be honest. Atmosphere has soured, I wish the new people who had taken over had left this pub alone, as it used to be great. It's barely a shadow of its former self and not as busy as before.

17 May 2006 14:28

The Goat, Battersea

Drawn into the pub whilst strolling through the backstreets of Lavender Hill, as have been on the hunt for London pubs that serve Kriek.2 types of Kriek beer on draught here,Liefmans and Belle-vue! A huge variety of beers/bitters listed on blackboard.

Seating area is very random and quirky interior, very comfy seating and a relaxed atmosphere.

Ordered food too,which was ok, not great nor particulary filling. Only been here once,but not sure i will be sampling anything besides the bar snacks.

17 May 2006 14:16

The Black Sheep, Camberwell

This is my local, though I dont enjoy going there as much as i used too. Live football draws in slightly yobbish crowds esp. on football wednesdays,and it gets pretty busy.

So far on two seperate occasions it has taken over 10 mins to get a mojito,would not really dare ordering it for a 3rd time, the thing is it wasnt even busy at the bar!Has anyone had the same problem or it is just me? If so i think they should just take it off the cocktail menu, as its pretty ridiculous to wait so long.

17 May 2006 14:06