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| Young's pub/hotel in [[Locale Carshalton|Carshalton]], in the Good Beer Guide. |
Good Beer Guide pub serving Young's. The food is very good. Food served until 10:30pm Sunday-Thursday and until 11pm Friday-Saturday. |
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[[Kake]], [[Bob]], Robbie, and [[Martin]] visited on a Thursday evening in February 2008. Beers available were Young's Special, Young's Ordinary, and Bombardier. Kake arrived early and took advantage of the free wireless while enjoying a very generously-sized pot of tea (£1.70 for a pot large enough for 3-4 cups). |
Currently (July 2007) the main bar is undergoing refurbishment to provide outdoor seating for smokers, with rain cover and heating. The rest of the pub is open though. |
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On our previous visit in mid-2006, we noted the food as being very good. Unfortunately while the steak has retained its quality, the rest of the menu may be best avoided. [[Kake]]'s grilled blackened salmon with chilli noodles (£8.75) was so bad she didn't bother finishing it - the salmon was overcooked and had clearly been sitting under a heat lamp rather than cooked fresh, the noodles were basically just mixed with sweet chilli sauce from a bottle, and we were taking bets on how many days ago the accompanying rather grey-looking green beans had originally been cooked. We were also unimpressed by the charcuterie plate (£11) we shared as a starter; although the portion looked generous to begin with, it was quickly revealed that the pile of meat in the centre was actually a couple of slices of parma ham carefully arranged on top of a mound of undressed leaf salad; and the plate was padded out with a large quantity of (decent enough) bread. |
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/1451/ Beer in the Evening comments] |
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Service was friendly, but it was clear that they were understaffed. The sole waitress was rushed off her feet - though she stayed calm and friendly throughout, this is probably the reason why she failed to ask why the salmon dish was being sent back only half-eaten. |
<div class="last_verified">Food times taken from the Greyhound Hotel website, April 2007. Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide.</div> |
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Other points of note: we found it slightly too warm for comfort - perhaps an overreaction to the slightly chilly weather outside, perhaps a side-effect of its double identity as a hotel. Also, the piped music during the afternoon was extremely cheesy, and not even quiet enough to be easily ignored. |
Comment added by Kake: Free wireless internet via The Cloud - ask at reception for a 24-hour username and password. Available to pub customers as well as hotel guests. |
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Free wireless internet is provided via The Cloud - ask at reception for a 24-hour username and password. Available to pub customers as well as hotel guests. |
Pot of tea cost £1.70 and is <i>enormous</i>. |
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Food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat; Sunday roast is served noon-9pm on Sundays. |
Piped music a bit annoying... and has just started playing adverts! Could be a radio station with no talking? |
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See also: * [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2287189074/sizes/l/ Kake's photo of the menu as of February 2008] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/1451/ Beer in the Evening comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1810.html Fancy A Pint review] <div class="last_verified">Food times taken from menu in pub, February 2008. Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide. Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Bob]], Robbie, and [[Martin]], 21 February 2008. Food prices and free wireless confirmed on that visit.</div> |
Comment added by Kake: £5.84 for a pint of Ordinary and a pint of Special. |
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summary='Good Beer Guide pub in Carshalton.' |
summary='Good Beer Guide pub in Carshalton' |
Good Beer Guide pub serving Young's. The food is very good. Food served until 10:30pm Sunday-Thursday and until 11pm Friday-Saturday.
Currently (July 2007) the main bar is undergoing refurbishment to provide outdoor seating for smokers, with rain cover and heating. The rest of the pub is open though.
Food times taken from the Greyhound Hotel website, April 2007. Opening times taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide.
Comment added by Kake: Free wireless internet via The Cloud - ask at reception for a 24-hour username and password. Available to pub customers as well as hotel guests.
Pot of tea cost £1.70 and is enormous.
Piped music a bit annoying... and has just started playing adverts! Could be a radio station with no talking?
Comment added by Kake: £5.84 for a pint of Ordinary and a pint of Special.
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