The Clockhouse Pub - weekend chaos

[onthemove123]

Dear residents, I am a regular of The Clockhouse pub in East Dulwich, go there about 2 to 3 times a week, as well at the weekends. I have been drinking in there for nearly 5 years, and socalise with the regulars, some of whom have been drinking in there for nearly 25 years. We buy drinks and spend money.

On Sunday, the place was a joke - it was packed with prams, faces I have never seen before, and no doubt will never see again. On the terrace, about 6 adults took over the area and we noticed they were eating their own food. And inside, a family were eating and had brought in food for their small child.

I am sick and tired of my local being invaded at the weekends by snobby families who never go in the pub normally, and who dump prams everywhere and leave hardly any room to get in/out of the pub or get to the bar. I regularly have to say "excuse me" several times to get past.

When did the law change so that children were allowed in pubs?

It's fine to come to the pub, but don't bring your own food, don't take over the terrace, and don't leave prams in the way.

[Chocoholic]

I was in there yesterday too. Totally agree with you On the move. Since they have refurbished the place there is no room to swing a cat in there. The bar area is way too small to have lots of buggies as well as people congregating around the small bar . The door leading out to the terrace was blocked by all the buggies therefore you couldn't get in or out. Leave the buggies outside. Clockhouse you seriously need to re-organise that bar area or someone please tell them to leave the buggies and scooters outside . As for the people out on the terrace who brought their own food in your staff did'nt take any notice more interested in selling their own food!!!!

[Otta]

onthemove123 Wrote:

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> When did the law change so that children were allowed in pubs?

It didn't. You've always been able to take kids to the pub.

[MrBen]

Before this descends into usual fluff about regulars having special rights and "selfish" families ...can I start with a practical question from a new parent? Buggies do take up a chunk of space and get in the way but is it safe to leave them outside when they're worth 500 quid to a grand each? Can you get buggy locks and racks to lock them?

[Jeremy]

Judging by the style of refurb, they've tried to appeal to the family/daytime market.. but the place is too cramped for prams and stuff. So not really working at the moment.

But it appears that the OP has previous... so I'll take it with a pinch of salt.

[Jeremy]

MrBen Wrote:

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> is it safe to leave them outside when they're worth 500 quid to a

> grand each?

Once the kid is a few months old, I think a MacLaren or similar works better... more manuverable, folds up, and best of all... cheaper.

[Jah Lush]

Bringing your own food to a pub is out of order and buggies are the new menace to drinkers. Personally, I'd ban them. They take up too much space and get in the way.

The Clock House along with the Dulwich Woodhouse were two of the first pubs that I drank in regularly as a teenager. I rarely visit either of them these days as they have both been ruined by Youngs & Co. Neither of them look like pubs anymore, especially the Clock House, which is a bloody shame.

[david_carnell]

Having tasted the "food" at the Clockhouse I don't blame them bringing their own.

[DulwichFox]

Totally agree with Jah Lush..

Both pubs have been Vandalised by Youngs & Co.

Clock House must be one of the worst local make overs.

DulwichFox

[????]

Maybe because OP, a business model of a pub of 'entitled' regulars, hogging the bar and snearing at any newcomers and, ironically, dismissing them as snobs isn't gonn a go very far in the 21st Century. Just a thought.

*first drunk in the Clockhosue in 1993

[Otta]

Never liked the Clockhouse. Had the odd nice summer evening outside (years ago), but never liked it inside, crap layout for a pub.

And annoying regulars.

[steveo]

> is it safe to leave them outside when they're worth 500 quid to a

> grand each?

A grand? You can get a Jag for that

[Jeremy]

I am suspicious of this "six adults eating their own food" story, surely they would have been booted out. Sounds rather similar to a low-quality wind up we heard a few months ago, whereby some posho blow-in parents allegedly asked a complete stranger to watch their baby outside while they had a pint or two.

Like I say... take the OP with a pinch of salt. And anyone who stakes a claim to a place just because they've been there "almost five years" is not really worth listening to.

[DulwichFox]

I was told it used to be an Off License but could not back it up until a I found this:-

Jah Lush 19 June, 2009 15:34

Not sure why it's called the Clockhouse apart from it being an ale house full of clocks.

It used to be an off licence doncha know

Foxy..

[Chocoholic]

They were outside the pub on the terrace. The pub was full yesterday so you would not have seen them unless you went outside!! Seeing as the buggie brigade were blocking the entrance to get out and come in lots of people had to use the other door!!😂😂

[onthemove123]

Jeremy - I am the person they asked to look after their kid!! Staff were unaware that these people were outside, and we left the under staffed creche and went up the road - much better.

Otta - can you define "annoying regulars". I am one of them it would appear, so would be nice to know what's annoying about some locals/regulars who REGULARLY go to their LOCAL.

[bob]

It was defo a offe early 60's

Bob S

[JohnL]

???? Wrote:

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> Maybe because OP, a business model of a pub of

> 'entitled' regulars, hogging the bar and snearing

> at any newcomers and, ironically, dismissing them

> as snobs isn't gonn a go very far in the 21st

> Century. Just a thought.

>

> *first drunk in the Clockhosue in 1993

But one pub a month types often don't know the rules

in pubs (which I suppose is not surprising), and that

annoys regulars

But then drinkers (as opposed to eaters) always have a

secret pub or two - down the backstreets, hidden away :)

[MrBen]

onthemove123 Wrote:

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> Otta - can you define "annoying regulars". I am

> one of them it would appear, so would be nice to

> know what's annoying about some locals/regulars

> who REGULARLY go to their LOCAL.

Can I have a go? Just your misplaced sense of entitlement really.... which is just as bad as the parents with a total lack of consideration for others that you refer to.

Question - do you ever eat there? If not, your "regular " contribution of six pints of Pride isn't enough to pay the bills like it was back in 1987. They need to sell food and appeal to more than a couple of grumpy old men in tracksuits to survive.

And if you're a proper drinker what are you doing at the Clockhouse anyway? It's like a Disney yachting theme pub.

Castle, Blythe Hill, Cherry Tree and EDT are all fairly kid free. And still look like proper pubs.

[KidKruger]

"Maybe because OP, a business model of a pub of 'entitled' regulars, hogging the bar and snearing at any newcomers and, ironically, dismissing them as snobs"

Just like last months of CPT IMO.

[Louisa]

The last time I was regular at this pub was back in the late 80s/early 90s when that snobby couple owned the place and parked their sports cars out the front for the all the regulars to glare on in admiration. How times have changed. It now appears the clientele are all stay at home yummies spending the old mans city salary in an establishment claiming to still be known as a "pub". Never been a fan of Youngs, and this place neatly summarises most of their boozers.

Louisa.

[MrBen]

Watches, cars, personal number plates.......you're always going to look like a tool. Buy an incubator for a hospital or give some kids that need it a day out. Anything else really.

[Seabag]

steveo Wrote:

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> > is it safe to leave them outside when they're

> worth 500 quid to a

> > grand each?

>

> A grand? You can get a Jag for that

And he's got twins

So that's 2 Jags, which as an aside take up more room

Flawed thinking there steveo

[Jeremy]

onthemove123 - I strongly suspect you are a troll, judging by this thread and others.

If you're not, you have a great big chip on your shoulder and a bizarre sense of entitlement.

Either way... not worth listening to.

[Seabag]

I used to love Young's Pubs 20 years ago, but the change has been hidious

I know they can't stay the same forever, but evolution isn't about destroying everything they had before

The Dulwich Wood House, it's ten minutes from my house on foot, 2 in a car. But i'd rather snap my teeth out with pliers than go into that place. It's got nothing that reflects it's position or area, it feels like it's been skylifed in from a new housing estate in Milton Keynes, as does the ClockHouse

Maybe i'm getting old and don't get it, though thinking about it, I frequent places that have 'people' running them, not group managers or whatever title/bunch of keys they're gifted with

Oh yeah, and The Honour Oak falls into the same hole/category

Meh !