• Added: 7th of November 2007
• Area: Crystal Palace
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London SE19 1TX
020 8670 0654

ToodlePip said
Good alrounder
After a recent renovation, Westow House looks stunning on the inside, and benefits from a large outside space. Being in Crystal palace it also doesn;t get packed so you'll never queue for long at the bar.

Drinks are reasonable, with a varied selection. Food is good and the music is generally unobstrucive. it also has a small dance floor at the back for those who want a boogie, but it never feels seedy.

• Added: 7th of November 2007
• Area: Leicester Square
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London WC2H 7AS
020 7839 4188

ToodlePip said
Oh dear...
I first went here years ago when they just opened, and it was smokey, dingy, molten wax everywhere and a cocktail list as long as my arm.

Went in last night and it's a sh*thole.

The lovely cast iron furniture is gone, replaced by cheap wooden pub stools. Looks liek someone went to a pub closing down sale and snags the rubbish.

The wax is all gone, replaced by three (why??) plasma screens of varying size, all playing different channels, but with the sound on. To top off that cacophony, you then have cheesy r&b playing over the PA.

Drinks are limited to standard 4 p*ss beers on tap and more p*ss beers in bottles.

Clientele consists of sweaty labourers on the pull and underage kids. Terrible.

As for the club, didn;t go but in the past it's just a meat market dive. I doubt that's changed for the better.

• Added: 7th of November 2007
• Area: Crystal Palace
• Category: Restaurants

London SE19 1RX
020 8761 5959

ToodlePip said
Bit dishonest
Food is ok veering on very nice on a good night.

Service is very hit and miss - some days they actually look away as you give them your order in complete disinterest, others they can be charming.

Delivery time of food is mostly fine.

Last time we eat there last Saturday however, they tried the old "let's not bring the change back and wait for them to get bored and leave" trick. Given that they slap on a service charge and the change amounted to £10, we felt this was tantamount to petty theft. To add insult to injury, after demanding quite loudly that our change arrive sharpish as we wanted to leave, it then took them another 15mns to come back, demand our bill copy in a huffy manner, then another 10mns to return once again to ask US how much the change was as they didn't know. We were honest but wish we hadn't been.