Rachael's reviews
Review of David Lloyd Leisure Club
30 May 08, 14:16
Nice pool 
David Lloyds are quite pricey, that's why I left them in favour of a much more reasonable one in the neighbouring town. The sales people are really pushy! I only went in there to have a look around and the next thing I knew I was signing a contract. However, this is a nice gym, it has all the standard fitness classes. I particularly liked the pool, which feels really private, in a room that lets in a lot of natural light from a high window, and is designed to permanently overspill (I think these are called eternity pools? Might have that wrong). They don't allow children in there at all, it's purely adults-only. The only thing is, it's pretty small for serious swimmers.
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Review of The Kingston Tup
29 May 08, 14:03
Popular but pricey
This is a good pub but a bit on the pricey side. It has salsa classes on a Monday, one of which I've been to and he's a good teacher. The food is fairly good also. I think it's run by Australians so it is big on screening all the big sports matches. The staff are pretty friendly and very efficient.
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Review of Boots The Chemists
29 May 08, 13:56
handy
This is a good Boots, large with plenty of staff on hand to help you out. It is always busy but the queues move quickly, and it's handy being so close to Charing Cross station (and bigger than the average in-station branch). I love their two for one offers and the advantage card is genius.
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Review of Evans
29 May 08, 13:20
A little expensive
Evans is situated in Kingston high street. Although I think it is the original ladies fashion store to do larger sizes I dont think it is the best. They do quite a wide range of different styles and fabrics but very rarely does something jump out and grab your attention. I think they are also on the pricey side. Bonmarche which is only a bus ride from Kingston do better clothes at a fraction of the price. I would not recommend this as the best store for larger women.
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Review of The Albert
29 May 08, 09:02
Expensive!
Well I suppose this IS the nearest pub to the Kingston entrance of Richmond Park and therefore they can charge what they like - but under £3 change of a tenner for 2 drinks? It is a nicely decorated place though, rustic mirrors and nice art on white and green walls. Downstairs are some interesting conservatory bits. They have a few tables outside on the ground level too which is good for summertime.
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Review of Six Bells
28 May 08, 14:15
Not it's real name!
This pub is now called The Honest Cabbage. It can be a bit scary in the sense that upon walking in all you get is stares off the locals...one of those joints that is almost TOO local, if that's possible haha. Women with goled 'mum' chains round their necks. Sometimes they sing karoake in there really badly. There is a Thai restaurant too, which I have not tried, but there's no way it's rivalling Kai's Thai in the Cricks, nohow.
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Review of Post Office
28 May 08, 14:10
Busy busy busy
This is a huge post office in a central location so you can't really expect it to be any less busy than it is at peak times like lunch. I do feel that the closing of the smaller ones everywhere will only serve to put more pressure on these larger ones. The queue for the windows is a perpetual massive snake but it slithers quickly. You can't even buy a lottery ticket or stamps quickly at the retail desk. The photo booth did not work when we needed it last - that was a poor show. And admittedly, it could do with a make over as the interior is basic and archaic.
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Review of Subway
28 May 08, 14:01
Not bad
Subways are pretty standard wherever you go - my rule is not to order anything which requires heating (other than toasting the cheese on the bread). The meat fillings like pizziola (or whatever it's called) don't taste great and are even worse when warmed rather than heated properly. I have heard tales of rats here but have never seen them, nor have I seen pigeons anywhere near the food. This Subway is more of a stall than a shop though, so you do wonder how safely the food is stored. When I go here for my 6 inch tuna on the odd occasion it's usually been fine. They take card payments now.
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Review of Reflex The 80's Bar
27 May 08, 14:09
happy bar
I really liked the fountain too - I remember stepping in it once when very drunk and had to go home with one wet foot. And yes, I would have said this bar is more known for the gay vibe than it being an 80's bar. It's a good place for a fun night out.
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Review of Surbiton Flyer
25 May 08, 19:04
Bit on the rough side
This pub is right on the high street in Surbiton, and the crowd is usually either really young or a bit rough, or both. Outside there once I saw some police whacking a guy to the floor and then chucking pepper spray at him, surrounded by a crowd of squawking women. It has live bands at the weekends, the one I went to see was a covers band.
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Review of The Antelope
25 May 08, 18:48
Average boozer
This pub is a favourite with the locals, you get crowds of blokes around the pool table singing along to the juke box - sounding a lot like bad karoake. Prices are quite high - typical of Surbiton. The toilets are quite ropey. They were showing the Eurovision on the screens when I was last in there, making for an interesting atmosphere...
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Review of McDonald's Restaurant
22 May 08, 13:02
Busy for it's size
Because of the location of this small franchise, right in the main shopping centre, it is common to see people sat outside on the floor with their burgers when seating inside has run out. It is one of two McDonald's in Kingston and both are run as they tend to be run - quick, no frills service. The front of this one is yet to be redecorated in the new healthier looking green and wood effects...
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Review of Berties Wine Bar
20 May 08, 18:00
Underground bar
Yes Bertie's is always very busy. The location is very central, it is a small lower level bar behind KFC on the High Street. It's a very popular place to drink for teens-twenty year olds. Not bad at all as wine bars go.
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Review of China World
20 May 08, 14:16
Good chinese food
Very nice Chinese take-away. They deliver or you can collect. Free prawn crackers while you wait, nice seats and magazines and papers to read. No fuss, no frills, good food and good service. I worked here a couple of times when it was under previous ownership...it has always been a busy, successful place.
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Review of The Pier
15 May 08, 23:53
Nice Furnishings
This is a good store, a nice place to shop for gifts. They sell household furnishings - a few items however seem a little on the pricey side for what they are made of. You can get cushions, candlesticks, dressers and tables - most with tasteful designs and colours. Definitely worth a visit.
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Review of The Agricultural
13 May 08, 17:54
Lovely bar
This is a very nice bar near the market and shopping centre in Angel. In response to Harry C above - I had a drink there the other night in balmy weather and it was really nice...large windows stood open to let the air in and big easy chairs to lounge in. They even have a couple of tables outside. And grolsch on tap alongside other good lagers and bitters.
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Review of Wagamama
13 May 08, 17:50
Good for before a movie or gig
This Wagamama is very convenient for combination with a cinema trip or a gig at the Carling Academy. The service is standard to the brand - efficient and no nonsense. My meal (yaki soba) came pretty quickly. I like the window benches for a people-watching view whilst you dine. For a drink with a difference, you should try the elderlfower sparkling water - it's really good!
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Review of Carling Academy
13 May 08, 13:07
Good live music venue
This is a pretty decent, intimate venue, the sound is fairly good and the location is convenient, being right in Angel shopping centre. The bands that play here are usually affordable too, and you also get gigs sponsored by people like XFM, for which you can win tickets. I’ve seen Athlete and Keane here, both of whom were excellent. The beer used to be Carling only – but now they serve three others on tap too, including Grolsch which is always good.
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Review of Maxwells
10 May 08, 11:36
Nice hamburger joint
Went here on a summer's day which wasn't the best choice as we had to sit inside (there are only two tables outside) and it's pretty dark. But the hamburgers were pretty nice and the service was quick and with a smile I thought. Of course, it's London prices - so a hamburger with chips and a salad is a tenner. Though being literally just off Covent Garden market so you can't complain!
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Review of Costa
07 May 08, 18:17
Nice coffee shop
I like Costa coffee - it is smooth and rich and they serve great paninis, biscuits and cakes to accompany your drink. This branch is in the great marketplace area of Kingston - go there for lunch and have a nice relaxed time in the easychairs with a window view!
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Review of Pret A Manger
06 May 08, 23:38
Fast fresh food
This is a good Pret branch, large with quite a bit of seating and very effiicient staff as is customary of the brand - it gets busy but the queues move so quickly you don't notice it. I go here a lot as it is one of the closest to where I work. My favourite sandwich is the chicken and avocado, but the wraps are good too - especially the veggie avocado one and the hoisin duck one. The new hot wraps are worth a try too. And the vegetable crisps - mmmm!
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Review of Paignton Pier
05 May 08, 23:01
Usual piery kinda stuff!
I could spend all day on those two-pence machines couldn't you? Why are we not clever enough to figure out that the idea is that no matter how long you spend trying to get the money to fall, you'd always feed everything you win back into it so as to avoid carrying around a bunch of coppers for the rest of the day? Answer: probably because you're under ten years old! This pier has the usual vast range of computer games and gambling for prizes - it's like Vegas for kids! Candy floss and fish n chips are up for grabs too. The trampolines and inflatable slides at the end of the pier are much healthier fun for the family!
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Review of Isaac Merritt
05 May 08, 22:52
Good cheap pub!
This is a wetherspoons pub so boasts the usual great prices, a round in there for four people gives you change of a tenner - it's awesome! It is very quiet though - no music playing and no juke box unfortunately. The location is a way off the sea front though, so Isaac Merritt attracts more local people than tourists, which is a nice change. The staff are very friendly and efficient. Definitely worth a look if you're after a great value pint.
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Review of KFC New Malden Restaurant
03 May 08, 12:06
Fried Chicken
This KFC is quite small, and no different to any other really, in the 13 different herbs and spices on the menu. The staff have been a bit slow and dopey in the past when I've visited. What makes me laugh is the sepia pictures of happy children on the walls, eating chicken drumsticks which are the only objects in the picture in colour - quite surreal! There's nothing like luring in the young to a fried food addiction.
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Review of Waterloo Railway Station
03 May 08, 11:04
An institution!
The scale of Waterloo is astounding, as Faith says it gives you access to many destinations especially the nice beachy provinces of the South coast. I am upset that they moved the Eurostar away from here to Kings Cross, I think Waterloo was a fine home for it and the relocation was another tiresome waste of money. It has so many shops and a good few cash points, that you won't get bored even if you have ages to wait for a train. The only thing is, it takes forever to get through the platform gates. People, rather than machines, check your tickets (really annoying when it comes to manual oyster readers which take more than 3 seconds to operate!) and the gates are badly managed, they could do a better job of managing people travelling in one door and out of the adjacent. Or if using one door - making people wait until disembarking passengers have exited before letting the new boarders in. Instead, they let everyone jam through in both directions. Apart from that, it's fine! There are ticket selling machines and windows galore and station information agents everywhere too.
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Review of Charing Cross Railway Station
03 May 08, 10:51
Crowded but well run
For the most part, the trains run smoothly from this really busy station, which is popular for it's quick direct links to Waterloo and London Bridge. There are a few shops to mosey around, even a pub if you have the time for a drink, and lots of eateries like The Upper Crust if you want to grab something. There are ticket checking machines here before the platform areas. They often close one of the entrances when it's raining as the floor gets slippery, which causes congestion but you are always people dodging in here anyway so you just have to deal with the traffic and get on with it!
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Review of Holland & Barrett
02 May 08, 21:04
Shop there but please protest against their shark cartilage products!
This is a high street chain selling health products of many different brands. They stock eveything from herbal teas and cereal bars to vitamins to dietary supplements such as milk thistle. The best thing is probably their huge bottles of evening primrose oil capsules that always seem to be on special offer. However, on the negative side they sell shark cartilage capsules which have absolutely no proven health benefits and are causing the unecessary wide spread massacre of a now very endangered species.
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Review of All Bar One
27 Apr 08, 13:30
Very central and bustling
This is a really popular and crowded branch of the chain as it's situated right on Leicester Square, but if you do manage to get a seat outside in the summer, it's a nice place to hang out and soak up the atmosphere. The food is good, as at most All Bar Ones, and the tapas are a decent size. Go as early as you can to get a seat, either inside or out!
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Review of West Cornwall Pasty Co
27 Apr 08, 13:01
Great Pasties
Delicious pasties as usual from this successful chain! I recommend the vegatable ones, from which there are quite a few to choose - cheese and onion, cheese and vegetable, cheese basil and tomato...And the hot drinks are good too, they give you loyalty cards to get your 5th pasty and hot drink for free. This is a take away place, but in the summer the West Cornwall Pasty Co do have seating outside in the marketplace, which makes it a nice place to sit and soak up the atmosphere, and watch the small children play in the water feature on the square!
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Review of Frangos Restaurant
27 Apr 08, 12:36
Chicken restaurant - familiar style!
Frango's is a bit of a rip off of Nando's to be honest, though the format works and they seem to have pulled it off somehow. They market their chicken as 'flame-grilled' to draw attention away from the fact that the dishes, marinades and accompaniments are very similar, as is the way you order your food. It is one of the more decent restaurants in Kingston's Rotunda centre for sure, however, alongside Pizza Express and Finesse.
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Review of Haagen Dazs
23 Apr 08, 13:04
Good social venue
This Haagen Daz Café is right on Leicester Square so it’s a great location and a good place to meet friends if you are out at one of the cinemas for a film, and don’t want to necessarily drink beforehand. The prices are pretty steep but no more than you’d expect from the brand, they do lovely hot chocolate and milkshake blends. The venue is spacious with views of the square, it’s a nice place to hang out. You can get take-outs too, the queues for this can be long in the summer.
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Review of Supercuts
19 Apr 08, 19:42
Pretty good hairdressers
If you want a reasonably priced haircut, this isn't a bad joint. I've had a cut by two different stylists in here and they were both good cuts. The value you can tailor yourself - if you want to go super cheap you can even opt not to have your hair dryed to take money off the price! It works on a first come first serve basis, you put your name on the list and wait for the first available stylist (about 5 work at a time in peak periods). The queues can be long, it's just pot-luck really, I guess the best advice is to avoid weekends to wait for less time.
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Review of Marquis Of Granby
19 Apr 08, 17:17
Popular pub
This is one of Epsom's most popular pubs, it's always heaving at weekends. The staff are sometimes a little slow, considering the permanent queues at the bar. There is lots of outside drinking space, which is good, the best of which is round the right hand side towards the car park where the benches are a bit more secluded than those at the front on the main road. Average beer selection and prices.
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Review of The Coal Hole
19 Apr 08, 16:47
Characterful pub
This is a decent pub in a good location on its own on the Strand. It is dark inside and out, I like the mock-gothic exterior, it almost looks like the entrance to a ghost train ride. And the inside is nice and traditional, with booths and beams. You get larger than life characters in here, chatty local Londoners so it's a good place to go if you like random conversation with strangers. I have not tried the food but am determined to try the pies people have been raving about here!
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Review of The Porterhouse
19 Apr 08, 16:38
Busy busy!
This is a large, very popular Covent Garden venue. It gets manic and on the sub-terranean levels it's pretty much impossible to get a signal on your phone, which is irritating when trying to locate friends in there. But if you can handle pushing past people all night to get to the bar and then back to your spot (which is a given with London pubs of this scale) it'll be OK. A good move is to hire out a booth if you are going with a group (it doesn't cost anything to do this). An interesting feature for me was the positioning of the live band that started playing halfway through the evening when I was last there, they were stuck up on a tiny stage suspended behind the bar!
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Review of The Comedy Pub
19 Apr 08, 00:08
Nice pub!
This is a fine pub - and I am not a Sporrts fan, so offer you a non-sports related review. The food is good, offering many dishes as 2-for-1 so it is a good place to have lunch with a mate. When you go upstairs you have the offer of watching whatever match they are showing on the many screens, or you can have a game of pool of darts. The choice is yours! I like the old design of the building, with openable windows and classic booths.
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Review of Pitcher and Piano
18 Apr 08, 23:53
S'ok
This is not too bad for a standard P&P. The drinks are of the usual fine range and the venue is of the standard large, spacious feel. Fine for a visit if you know the format and are after what you are familiar with, though there are plenty more bars in the vicinity with more character...
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Review of Pullingers Art Shop
17 Apr 08, 14:16
Good little art shop
This is a compact little independant art shop in central Kingston. Their range of stock is pretty good for the size of the shop. They sell everything from paper, to wooden models, crafts materials for children and brushes, with all mediums of paint. The staff are friendly and happy to help.
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Review of All Bar One
16 Apr 08, 14:04
Nice atmosphere
I agree with Alina G, this is certainly in line with the brand - in that the venue is nice and spacious, clean and friendly. You know where you are and what you're in for - good wine and great bar food. This venue is a huge converted bank, conveniently situated at the bottom of Wimbledon HIll, between the village and the Broadway.
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Review of Earl Beatty
15 Apr 08, 20:33
Good ole Beatty!
The Earl Beatty is a nice family pub on a very small village high street, there is a real 'regulars' air about the place. The car park is a bit of a nightmare to navigate but there is plenty of free parking in the streets outside. And mostly the people who go there live close enough to walk. Pool table and beer garden are features at the Beatty.
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Review of Huntsman Hall
15 Apr 08, 20:27
Pub Close to the Station
The Huntsman is close to Worcester Park station , so makes a good meeting point. It can get kinda rough and rowdy in the evenings, especially at weekends. The food is good for weekend lunches though. And there is a pool table!
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Review of Pure Serenity
15 Apr 08, 20:03
Good massage therapy
They do nice therapies here. I have had the lymphatic drainage massage - a very gentle one as it is designed to work on the delicate glands below the skin's surface - so relaxing. I've also had hopi ear candling by a very nice therapist there. They also do waxing and other beauty services. The place is very small (it is a converted Citizen's Advice Bureau) but it works.
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Review of Bar Malden
14 Apr 08, 14:08
Station Pub!
This pub could not be closer to New Malden rail station, so if you're desperate for a drink either just before or after a train journey, here your place! Also good for meeting people who need a location close to the station. It can get busy at all times of day, and on every other level (staff, prices) it's not much above or below the other locals.
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Review of Wheelwrights Arms
12 Apr 08, 17:31
Tiny old pub hidden amongst the shops!
Now this is what I'd describe as an 'old man' kind of pub, although it was brightened with a decorative overhaul quite recently. The location is brilliant for a quick day time beverage, tucked away between Argos and Specsavers, and I think that's what gives it the proper 'local' feeling about it, the realisation that a good few geezers would happily stop off there whilst their wife is doing the shopping. There is a more pleasant and safe feel to this venue, than in some bigger places in the town centre.
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Review of Bishop Out Of Residence
12 Apr 08, 16:48
Riverside pub
A good summertime drinking venue as there is seating outside near the river. The upstairs part seems to be a popular place for functions, I have been to works and wedding ones there in the past. As far as prices go it's pretty average and the staff are friendly and on-the-ball.
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Review of O'Neill's
12 Apr 08, 16:42
Late opener
Haha, the choice of photo is interesting with roadworks outside! O'Neill's is a large, crowded pub just off the marketplace in Kingston. The benefit is it's late opening, though unless you are inside before 10.30pm, you will have trouble getting in, the queues form quickly. The atmosphere and staff are fine, as you can imagine it gets pretty packed and noisy as the night goes on. Sometimes there is live music, usually average covers bands. Not a bad Kingston drinking venue.
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Review of The Goldsmiths Tavern
12 Apr 08, 15:54
Student late boozer
This place used to be a gothic dream, opposite the equally gothic looking Venue (which I never actually went to). The GMT, as we used to call it, was full of punk rockers. There were hardly any chairs or tables inside, and everything was painted black. I wonder if it has been done up now? It was also a live music venue, one of a few in the student domain of New Cross Road. The good thing about it was that it stayed open after regular drinking hours. The Goldsmiths Tavern holds happy memories for me of my great student days...I'd be interested to know if it is still as dark and basic inside as it used to be!
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Review of Il Capriccio Cafe
12 Apr 08, 14:43
Nice cafe
This is at the end of Castle Street, heading the valley of the meditarranean style restaurants. Il Capriccio is a nice clean place with English breakfasts as well as the usual Italian foccacias and paninis. The prices are perhaps a little steeper than neighbouring cafes but the menu is more varied. It seems to be an all female team, who are very efficient. My favourites in here are the risottos, simple tasting and wholesome, as risottos should be!
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Review of Odeon Cinemas
12 Apr 08, 14:13
Decent Cinema!
I read somewhere once that Kingston was the flagship Odeon, which doesn't make sense when comparing it to Leicester Square where all the premieres are held. Maybe I dreamt it. Regardless, this is a huge Odeon with 14 screens and all mod cons. Great sound (if anything a little too loud in some auditoriums). The ticket queues are often long but they move quickly, and the kiosk has recently been refurbushed to make purchasing your popcorn and goodies more self-service and streamlined, too.
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Review of The Kings Tun
12 Apr 08, 14:03
Cheap beer
This is a Wetherspoon's pub so you can guess the vibe - huge expanse of floor space and cheap lager...I don't know how they manage with these prices when they always seem able to snap up the biggest and most desired locations...just shows you how we pay disgustingly more than we should in other bars. This pub is right near the station and opposite the Rotunda centre, housing the Odeon, a load of restaurants and a bowling centre, so it's a convenient place to have a preliminary drink when out with mates. I have only been in there a handful of times though, due to the fact that Kingston's rougher crowd seem attracted to it.
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Review of Ha Ha Bar
12 Apr 08, 13:04
Nice Location
OK we all know what to expect with Haha, it being a chain and all, but the location of this particular one, right on the Thames in Kingston makes it a cool venue. Sofas, space and river views. The food is really nice too, with choices for all palates and a few veggie options.
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Review of Crispy Duck
09 Apr 08, 22:12
Good Chinese food
Better than Wong Kei's for service as it is smaller and the people more relaxed. They do a great dish of Bean Curd with Aubergine in Black Bean Sauce. mmmm However, next time I go I will be inspecting their menu for Shark Fin Soup as this MUST be taken off ALL Chinese menus before these animals are completely destroyed.
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Review of Frere Jacques
09 Apr 08, 21:53
Posh Nosh on the River! Great for a Date...
This is a lovely restaurant, especially in the Summer, with outdoor tables right on the River in Kingston. Here is somewhere to go to treat yourself - or a date! - to a good bottle of wine and typical French cuisine.
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Review of The Garrick Arms
09 Apr 08, 20:03
My Works' Local
It's overpriced but the measures are big, so it's easy to get drunk. I like their White Zinfandel, it's like drinking squash...not many pubs serve that. They do jugs of Pimms in the summer. A man tried to sell my friend fish in there once, from inside his jacket. Another old vagrant-looking guy one night approached everyone rambling solely about football. You do get random characters wandering in. I guess a pub is made by the people who drink there, and as those are friends from work, its an ok place!!
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Review of New Devi Tandoori Restaurant
09 Apr 08, 14:31
Good people, good food
This is a lovely restaurant - deserving of more business than they currently seem to have. I have only been there on a week night and would like to think the weekends get busier. The people are very sweet and the food is good.
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Review of Malden Centre
09 Apr 08, 14:14
Gym'll Fix It
The Kinetika gym at the Malden Centre has been recently refurbished. The machines are fairly good although the warm downs on the programmes are not as good as the ones on the old treadmills/cross trainers. The staff are amiable and helpful. It gets really busy in the evenings so try and go at other times! The pool is pretty good, warm and large, and there is a junior teaching pool. My mum has recently learned to swim there and she rates it - small groups so lots of attention. There are good workout classes - my favourite is body balance.
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Review of The Riverside Vegetaria
09 Apr 08, 12:17
The clue's in the title!
This is a great asset to Kingston, I do not know of anywhere else which offers purely vegetarian food and lots of vegan dishes too. The food tastes fresh, wholesome and nicely blended, and the prices aren't too bad considering the location - it literally backs onto the Thames so has views of the river. The design of the place is nice if a little cramped, it's a real old style restaurant with proper furniture and many artworks on the walls.
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Review of Oceana
09 Apr 08, 11:39
Dive In!
I've only been here once - the decor is quite impressive in the themed rooms (boudoir, ski lodge etc) and the music is different in every one which is good, sometimes with good new live acts. Its got a meat market factor to rival The Works and is mostly quite a 'young people' place...on Wednesday's student night the queue goes round the block past the fallen telephone boxes.
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