Nice looking place, lovely setting for a date, It looked like a nice place to eat, but was only passing through briefly to grab a drink, after filming at Teddington Film Studio's, with Ray Winstone, before heading back to St Albans. But I'm not sure I'd be able to afford to eat there, seeing that they charge an obscene £2 for a half of Diet Coke (The cheap Pump sort, not the bottled variety) that was also flat & needed more syrup, as it tasted watered down, like the syrup had almost run out (I use to run pubs & nightclubs, a few years ago & know how much of a huge mark up that is, for a pump mixer)
I'm afraid £2 is a bloody ridiculous price for 250ml of on pump Coke. You can get a Pint of Diet Coke, off the tap for £1.50, in pub's in St Albans, and St Albans is a rich area, that is the Mayfair of the New Monopoly Board!! A glass of wine, half a Coke & 2 pkts of crisps £11 crazy, my travel-card, return train fare, to St Albans, was only £1 more at £12!!
Two Large bottles of Bulmers & a shot in London's Soho earlier was £10, which I'd expect for 3 alcoholic drinks, but £11 for 1 alcoholic drink, one soft drink & 2pkt of crisps, is NOT reasonable, and a rip off! I think it's this kind of pricing, not smoking bans, that lose pubs trade!!
It was a spacious, nice looking place though, but some of the clientele looked a bit colourful/rough & ready, so not sure if they are locals or were passing through? Nice building but the prices need looking at.
I did complain about my flat, watery tasting coke & the Manager did exchange it for a bottle of Pepsi, but it was only a 200ml bottle, not the 250ml I'd paid £2 for (I'd of been better off getting a 330ml can of Diet Coke at the Kings Cross station for 60p) Best to visit while your feeling flush. read more