The worst pub in the world

[malumbu]

I've been going to pubs for decades and seen a great change, some of which I like, and some I don't. I engage in conversations on good pubs occasionally on this site, and more often on more relevant sites. Some of this is genuine, some playful, and other times just plain grumpy (modern life is rubbish).

I like the old school boozer but at times understand that this can come with old school problems. I've been to those where it all goes quiet when you come in, those with shytebeer, been chased out of a pub by locals when on a school field trip, offered drugs, and "don't try and make eye contact". Rude landlords, useless bar staff, and plastic food.

But nothing to what I experienced on Friday in a refurbished pub a couple of miles away. I say refurbished but I expect the owners are going through the motions so they can get it changed to residential use. A lovely exterior, but a long featureless interior. My mate was late so I sat down to watch the end of the shyteonthevilla vs Manure match. Some bloke, not much younger and dressed like someone in a sitcom and looking short of a few brain cells comes past me, passes the most enormous belch in my ear before heading to the bogs. I loudly question WTF this was about (not using this language) go to the bar to ask them to intervene, whilst getting some pretty foul abuse from said burper. Bar staff look confused, an old gent who turns out to be the manager gets up to talk to Mr belcher and then tells me to sit down as it is all over. I question what it is all about and get told to sit down.

A rather long winded explanation and you had to be there to experience the bizarre incident. I don't want you to dissect all the above but I'd be interested in what your worst experience was. I will name names on the relevant website.

[BrandNewGuy]

This is local and sounds hilariously awful. This wasn't the place, was it?

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/04/the-pub-where-standing-is-forbidden-the-white-hart-in-tulse-hill-draws-terrible-reviews/

[stringvest]

???

[Louisa]

This sounds like my kind of pub. A burping thug threatening violence if you eyeball them the wrong way.

Not that it's ever happened to me, I'm usually targeted by yummies with prams in the street.

Louisa.

[Otta]

The Hollywood East, bt Penge East station is about as shit as it gets.

[JohnL]

Went into the Ring before it was trendified and asked some guy why everyone

had a swallow tattoo - he actually slowly explained to me saying obviously

I was very innocent :)

[Phil.]

Wow Otta, any pub starting with "Hollywood" AND located in Penge is quite possibly the worst combination for a pub I've heard of.

[Otta]

Bit harsh on Penge! But yeah it does have a couple of proper dives (as well as a couple of nice places).

[stringvest]

"swallow tattoo - he actually slowly explained"

ex-sailor, fist fighter, ex-prisoner? lovely !!!

[malumbu]

Well my burper said that I could kiss his ass. PM me if you find this exciting and I will tell you the pub. Or perhaps he would like to meet the swallow tattoo

[Seabag]

I'm suprised someone wanted to punch you

I've never met you, but.......

*BURP*

[malumbu]

Nob

[Seabag]

I've missed you too

I reckon ol'FoxyNob breathes a sigh of relief when you're back

Anyway, worst Pub?

Mmmm...The Brewers on Southampton Way

[miga]

malumbu Wrote:

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> Well my burper said that I could kiss his ass.

What a peasant...burping, riding donkeys, suggestions of bestiality....

[JohnL]

There is something that makes a visit to an awful pub irresistible :)

Only once though.

[steveo]

Edit

Perhaps this needs its own Shite Hotels thread.

It did

[Parkdrive]

steveo Wrote:

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> I've always fancied a pint - but didn't dare - in

> the Hour Glass Hotel in Walworth. It has plenty of

> positive reviews on Trip Advisor but some of the

> negative ones are corkers:

>

> 'Located in a scene from crimewatch'

>

> 'On arrival to the hotel i was asked to leave my

> room for 30mins so they could unblock the sink'

>

> 'this hotel is the worst experience of my entire

> life'

>

> 'What a craphole'

>

> Perhaps this needs its own Shite Hotels thread.

I visited this pub in the early 70's shortly after the rat hole known as the Aylesbury estate was completed, as I lived in a council block a few hundred yards away, and found it ok. I usually went on a Saturday night, it was crowded with locals suited and booted as was the norm back then.

[david_carnell]

Anyone drunk in the Hero of Switzerland in Loughborough Jnc? That looks quite special. And that name...

[Parkdrive]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Anyone drunk in the Hero of Switzerland in

> Loughborough Jnc? That looks quite special. And

> that name...

Yes once in the 90's, quite meh back then.

[Mrs TP]

My niece had her engagement party in the Hero back in the mid 90s, she was getting engaged to the then landlady's son. Back then their most famous regular was Damian Hurst. The engagement didn't last.

[WorldObserver]

If you've ever been to the Dripping Dagger in Greenford...come to that, you're still here, so you either haven't (don't) or have, miraculously, lived to remember the encounter...