The Goose On The Broadway

rich42uk

A Less than Olympic experience... 27th August 2008

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Given that Stratford is to host the 2012 Olympics, much still needs to be if the Goose on Broadway is representative.

Whilst sticking the to the tried and tested formula of other 'Goose' pubs, the tired and sad-looking decor here only serves to heighten what can only be described as an air of decay and entropy. The beer is cheap and so the clientele seems to consist of the elderly, the homeless and cheapskate Albanian gangster giving it an atmosphere more reminiscent of a local authority day-centre than a pub. It's not a rough place though, just a sad one...

The staff seem suicidal (with some cause) and the pub itself somewhat cavernous which only accentuates the quiet despair it exhudes. Quite possibly the only time I've ever been to the pub in high spirits and returned gloomily simply because of the ambience. Do yourself a favour and give it a miss quite simply as you'd struggle to go anywhere worse in Stratford (now that IS saying something)!