Good to see the Oak busy after the game last night. Starting to turn into a good pub once again. The new guvnor is running a good ship since he came in around August.
Had a rank pint in there last night but the guvnor was good as gold sorting it out . Tried 5 other pints to make sure
Yeah. The Guinness was "dodgy" as well (on the tap by the adjoining room). They did change it no problem (but continued to serve it to other poor saps).
However, there are more staff, who know what they are doing. Hot sausage rolls & sarnies being sold.
I went to The Oak last night. Admittedly I was in there early (5pm). I ordered a Guinness, which only tasted of line cleaner. They poured another couple that tasted the same, from the side tap, nearest the pool table. The bloke told me that they only use the front taps regularly and the side taps are only used for football. That makes sense. However, if you was running a business (a pub) and hadn't used them taps for 3 months, wouldn't you check they were ok and all the beers tasted ok before you served up cleaning fluid to your dwindling customer base. It's no wonder pubs continue to close. It ain't difficult, you had all the time in the world to do it.
However, if you was running a business (a pub) and hadn't used them taps for 3 months, wouldn't you check they were ok and all the beers tasted ok before you served up cleaning fluid to your dwindling customer base.
Should have cleaned them at the end of last season and then cleaned them again yesterday afternoon prior to opening - not difficult or time consuming.
As you say, it's no wonder they keep closing - so many pubs that knowingly serve crap beer in a warm glass, and presume it's okay to keep doing it until someone complains.
Went there before the game yesterday and they had run out of beer. there was also no Guinness. I know they have always been startled whenever Charlton are at home at the amount of people that turn up but to completely run out of beer?! that's some poor planning.
someone said they think they maybe selling the pub or switching managers. I think he was just guessing but does anyone know about this? or is just like I said, poor planning.
They seem to run out of beer every week, considering Charlton fans must make up 90% of their business you'd think they would know to bring in extra beer on match days.
The pub's my local and it's a disaster. The lease has been up for sale but no takers I believe. I trek to the Rose (same leaseholder as the Oak but bettr run) or up the hill to the Swan if I want to guarantee I can choose what I want to drink.
my Royal Oak is fine---been an ale house since 1611 (funny opening time) has 4 real ales on every day Grafton Golden Egg --loverly---just a short walk along the cliffs or a fecking long drop down to the beach !!
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However, there are more staff, who know what they are doing. Hot sausage rolls & sarnies being sold.
I ordered a Guinness, which only tasted of line cleaner. They poured another couple that tasted the same, from the side tap, nearest the pool table.
The bloke told me that they only use the front taps regularly and the side taps are only used for football.
That makes sense.
However, if you was running a business (a pub) and hadn't used them taps for 3 months, wouldn't you check they were ok and all the beers tasted ok before you served up cleaning fluid to your dwindling customer base.
It's no wonder pubs continue to close.
It ain't difficult, you had all the time in the world to do it.
As you say, it's no wonder they keep closing - so many pubs that knowingly serve crap beer in a warm glass, and presume it's okay to keep doing it until someone complains.
someone said they think they maybe selling the pub or switching managers. I think he was just guessing but does anyone know about this? or is just like I said, poor planning.
Also before the match we had no problems?
Do you think they found me funny half heartedly ordering my round with the megaphone?
I was going to mention that. I didn't even get to drink it in the end!