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When it opened, there was really good music playing in there and Palm beer on draught. Bit pricey but a really good beer all the same. Popped in a couple of times after that and never saw Palm again, blokes toilets were out of order, plus other beers were off. Also had some dreadful pop / cheesy r&b rubbish playing, so never bothered again. Went to a bar in Canterbury recently with the same kind of set-up - loads of speciality Belgian / world beers. The difference was that they had some cool jazz and funk playing, good nibbles and a great general atmosphere. If you want people to part with ?6-7 for a beer you wouldn't always get at the average pub, you've got to also make sure place itself looks and feels the part.

Just changed from Melbourne Grove to the Gardens after being at Melbourne for the last few years. Had a similar experience where I called for an appointment with a doctor a few days in advance and was told they couldn't make any appointments and I had to call first thing in the morning on the day, to see if there were any free... Of course, there was nothing! The amount of times they have messed up or plain forgotten my repeat prescription was just getting ridiculous. My girlfriend also registered there a couple of years ago, and recently needed to see a doctor, only to be told she was no longer registered there because she hadn't seen a doctor in over a year, so they just took her off! Guess she should be ill more often?! A complete joke of a surgery. Gardens is much better.