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Keef, you're right about the Uplands, the refurb may have ripped the soul out of the place but then it's always been a bit of a dump. Anyway, soon I must venture to the FHT and check it out. It'll be the first time I've been in there for more than 20 years!!! It always struck me as being full of thugs "Oi! you staring at my pint."

Hello everyone fairly new to all this.


I agree with Louisa in many respects - I think its a shame that all new pubs have to do a full food menu? It definitely detracts from the atmosphere of a place and most of them do not do it well. I admired the EDT for a while as they had shied away from serving food downstairs but even they seem to have caved in.


However times do change and pubs change with them, what we think of as a traditional boozer - thick curtains, flowery carpet, double diamond - was also just the trend of the day and i'm sure people complained about them as well once. Even lager itself would have been seen as pretty poncey and look at its populartiy know.


So good luck to the FHT if its change or bust go for it.

Myself and OneJulia spent all of one pints worth of time there on Saturday, would have stayed longer but found the experience bland.


The back garden is a car park with huge piece of decking on top, weird selection of seating and not enough to go round. KIbnd of empty feeling even though busy. Inside I loved the original dark wood paneling but why then have dark wood and leather furniture?. All too heavy. Croatia vs Estonia on the TV helped none. And finally, a pet hate, why call it 'FHT' when it's real name is the Forest Hill Tavern? Just coz everyone else does?


Spotted several other punters lasting just one pint.


Jumped on a bus down to the marvelous Gowlett and had a great time.


AP

mockney piers Wrote:

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> I wander down the Castle and it's still pretty

> Irish as far as I can see; right down to the

> sports, the bands, the flags and the huge crack in

> the ceiling (perhaps not strictly speaking an

> irish thing)



Don't you mean craic? :)-D

Dear AP,


Are you sure you weren't simply in a carpark??? I say this, as the garden in NO WAY resembles a carpark. Are you sure you hadn't had one too many the night before?


Its called the "FHT" as its undergone a REFURB. If you want to know what the that word means, you can look it up in an "OED". An OED is an Oxford English Dictionary.


Enjoy the Gowlett. I think its probably more suitable for you...

Serenity


Are you connected with the FHT? No problem if you are it's just all your posts are about the FHT and it would be far better to be honest and say that as a regular/worker/manager/owner you would like to reply to any criticism by saying..... whatever


I've been and quite liked it. I'll be back for sure and bring some friends. But it is fresh-as-a-daisy new and hasn't yet developed much character - but thats ok, that's how most pubs start especially avert a refurb, so AnotherPaul has a point as far as it goes. I thought the staff were great, the beers were good (then again I am lager boy) and the atmosphere buzzy (if a bit transient as people came to check it out before decided if it would become a regular haunt)


As for criticizing the FHT nomenclature - well I understand the desire to break from the past whilst retaining a link and the old initial trick has been a popular tactic. I believe the OED got in on the act. But people have been doing it for years and it's a bit "done" and a bit safe. Perhaps the point AP is making is that to show how fresh the refurb is, a more original name could have been found. At this point I come unstuck because I'm not sure what I would choose so I hold my hands up - but you can kind of see the point?


But I think the pub has done a great job and as I say I'll be back and if you do work there be sure and say hi next time I drop in


Edited for this PS


err.. PS. Taking a shot at the Gowlett was a bit unnecessary. A fine pub in itself, have you been and what was wrong with it?

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