theduck's Qype reviews
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54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ
theduck
wrote on 14 February 2010
Un amigo mío había estado aquí de visita en Londres y me dijo que es el mejor hostal de Londres. Tuve una buena recepción cuando estuve, con ordenadores para acceder a internet, tele con gran pantalla, latas de cerveza en las horas permitidas. Aarentemente tiene habitaciones mixtas y de sexos separados. Puedes reservar online a través de páginas web o directamente, y de esta forma te ofrecen algunas camas a bajo precio en noches de poca clientela como los domingos, lunes y martes. Mi amigo tuvo una cama por 3 libras creo. La ubicación es genial para Londres, especialmente el London Eye, Waterloo y la estación de Lambeth que está a cinco minutos andando. El personal pareció muy amable y ayudó a mi amigo en un apuro. Seguro que si me han dicho que este sitio es bueno es porque lo es.
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54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ
theduck
wrote on 9 February 2010
Un ami a moi a sejourne ici lors de ses visites a Londres et m'a dit que c'etait la meilleure auberge de Londres. Il y a une reception acceuillante que j'ai visite, avec des ordinateurs et acces a Internet, televisions ecrans geants, des cannettes de biere disponibles pendant les heures d'aperitif. Apparament il y a des chambres mixtes et non-mixtes (sexe). Vous pouvez reserver sur Internet via des sites de reserve d'auberges, ou directement, et le site direct offre des lits pour juste quelques livres pour les nuits calmes comme le dimanche, lundi, ou mardi. Mon ami a eu un lit un mardi pour £3, je pense. L'emplacement est super pour Londres, surtout pour le London eye, et le metro de Waterloo et Lambeth est a 5 minutes de marche. Le personel a l'air vraiment sympa et a aide mon ami pour un petit soucis. Je suis sure qu'on m'a dit que cet endroit est super parce qu'il l'est vraiment.
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48 Kennington Road, Lambeth, London SE1 7BL
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
“I am hungry” said my visiting friend. It was 11:20pm on a Monday night so that meant kebab or Indian. Luckily there was no open fast food option and this Indian was located at the end of the street. Whilst telling us it was takeaway only because they are open until midnight, we managed to talk our way into getting a table. It wasn’t hard. The place was empty. We gratefully took a seat and ordered.
I want to be able to offer you a realistic expectation of this place so I wont mention that the food was served promptly because it should be if you are the only diners and the staff are keen to leave work on time. Instead lets concentrate on the food. The chicken tikka masala was OK but something was missing. A certain…kick of taste leaving me wanting another curry dish. The saag aloo was bitty to say the least. No clear consistency of spinach and the potatoes in the dish felt like they met some spice, but only on holiday. Rice was good, but slightly standard. As was the peshwari naan, which was above, average but I expect a certain standard to be met.
Finishing up before 12 midnight we were about to ask for the bill as dishes were taken away when we ceased to be the only customers or even the most important customer. For in walked Lembit Opik. “You know the Liberal Democrat MP who married a Cheeky girl?” I whispered to my friend forgetting she had been in the UK for all of 18 hours. It seems Lembik is a regular here, they were actually staying open late for him, brought him his order and drinks pronto and went well into he witching hour for Mr Opik MP and his aide.
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78 Fitzalan Street,, Vauxhall, London SE11 6QU
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
A horse walked up the road almost on cue to the conversation being had and in the distance, although it could have been an old pub converted to someone’s home was a pub sign hung and lit. however, it was rather the other way around. This was a pub. It was open. Although it felt a bit like someone’s house that had been converted into a pub. The clientele were few in number but a talkative bunch and there was a lot of banter between them. It is the sort of pub in an estate that there used to be a lot of in the past, but so few of them now that people in their early 20s find it had to believe that they are really pubs.
Serving beers and lager including Guninness and McEwens. I went for the Scottish lager, because it is not often found in London pubs. The venue could probably hold around 6o people and seemed very homely. It is off the beaten track and whilst I would not travel miles to come here for a drink, I would recommend it. The staff were lovely and attentive. There is a fruit machine but I don’t think they show televised events like sports or have a quiz machine
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44 Lambeth High Street, Lambeth, London SE1 7JS
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
Avoid this hole.
I had a terrifying experience in here a while back. A rather naive female friend of mine and I called in to ask directions to a friends new house. We ordered drinks and asked for the direction to our friend’s new street. The Irish guy in his mid 50’s behind the bar told me he didn’t know and walked off to the end of the bar where a few regulars were sat and went back to reading his newspaper.
We were early and enjoyed our drink, had a little laugh about a few things and chatted about people we knew. I went to use the toilet and was followed by one of the guys at the end of the bar. He asked me if I was English whilst I was washing my hands. I told him I was a Londoner and missed a comment under his breath. I returned to find my friend being spoken to by one of the other guys.
I took two steps away and asked for another two drinks. It turned out my friend was being asked for 'money for the cause’ and being white English but growing up in Barbados from the age of six months until then (around 20 years) she didnt realise this was for the IRA and began to give money. As I told her to stop, the older guy serving shouted 'right. You. Get out. Go on, F* off.”
So we left.
All of this was at about 5pm on a summer afternoon in broad daylight.
The great irony was that the friend’s whose house we were trying to find is Irish and lived in South London for well over a decade.
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49 - 51 Black Prince Road, Lambeth, London SE11 6AB
Zeitgeist @ The Jolly Gardener
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
Top pub. I would call this THE top place to watch Germany in the European football finals. As part of my search to find London’s sixteen nations watching the games with people from their home countries I get a tip off about this place being the bees knees for watching with Germans. Dead right it was too. This old English community boozer, known as the Jolly gardeners is now Zeitghesit at the Jolly Gardeners. It has two bars separated by a bar and at the back is a small beer garden.
On each of the three visits I made during Euro 2008 I found it hard to get into the pub, thought it would be impossible to get to the bar, but someone made it each time. The selection of beautiful German beers and lagers is immense in this venue. Jever, Becks, Warsteiner, Holstein, Schneider weise and so many more. Their was no cover charge to watch games so that meant more money for beer.
Some are on draft, some in bottles, some in both. The staff whilst rushed off their feet, as excellent and always make sure they serve a beer like a German would expect it, but in a hurry. I would thoroughly recommend this place at anytime and have heard good things about the German food served at times when people are not spilling out into the street singing ‘Deucthsland, Deucthsland”
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54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
A friend of mine has stayed here on visits to London and tells me it is the best hostel in London. It has a welcoming reception that I have visited, with internet access computers, big screen TV, cans of beer available during licensing hours.
Apparently it has mixed and separate sex rooms. You can book online through hostel booking websites or direct and the direct site offers some beds for only a few pounds on low occupancy nights like Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. My friend got a bed on a Tuesday for £3 I think it was.
The location is great for London, epically the London Eye, Waterloo and Lambeth north tube station is about five minutes walk away. The staff seemed really friendly and helped my friend out in a pickle one time. I am sure I have been told this place is good because it really is.
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54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
Ein Freund von mir hat hier während seiner London-Besuche übernachtet und hat mir gesagt, dies sei die beste Herberge in London. Es hat einen freundlichen Empfang, mit Computern für Internet-Zugang, Großbildfernseher, Bierdosen zur Verfügung in den erlaubten Stunden.
Anscheinend hat es gemischte und nach Geschlecht getrennte Räume. Man kann online über Hostel-Reservierungs-Webseiten buchen oder direkt. Direkt werden Betten für nur ein paar Pfund angeboten, an schwach besetzten Nächten wie Sonntag, Montag oder Dienstag. Mein Freund bekam am Dienstag ein Bett für 3£ Ich denke es war so.
Die Lage ist ideal für London, das epische London Eye, Waterloo und Lambeth North Tube Station sind auf etwa fünf Minuten Fußweg entfernt. Das Personal schien sehr freundlich und hat einmal meinem Freund aus einem Problem geholfen. Ich bin sicher, man hat mir gesagt, dass dieser Ort gut ist, weil er es wirklich ist.
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54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
Un mio amico ci è stato durante una visita a Londra e mi ha detto che è il miglior hotel di Londra. Reception accogliente, computer con accesso a Internet, grande schermo TV, birra disponibile. Ha stanze miste e separate. Puoi prenotare online attraverso siti specializzati in ostelli. I letti sono a pochi pound la domenica il lunedi e il martedì. Il mio amico ha trascorso una notte a 3 pound. Ottima posizione per Londra, specilamente il London Eye, Waterloo e la stazione metro Lambeth è a 5 minuti a piedi. Lo staff è sembrato molto cordiale e ha aiutato il mio amico. Penso che mi sia stato detto che questo posto è buono, perchè effettivamente lo è.
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41-42 Cosser Street, Lambeth, London SE1 7BU
theduck
wrote on 31 January 2009
This pub is a hidden gem for a number of reasons. They include that it is set back from the main street. It is open to the public but is actually the reception/living room bar of a hostel called Bright Inn Hostel. This means it has a few quirks. The first of these is that is doesn’t sell food so you are allowed to bring in your own or get some delivered. This means the air smells a little of pizza or kebab or chips. In addition, if you are a resident you can drink at the bar all night and all day. Yes. It is a 24 hour bar for residents of the hostel. There is a 10% discount on all drinks when you show your student card. On a Monday night it is £2 a drink between 8pm and midnight. At other times, it isn’t even wildly expensive by London standards to start with. Finally because of the international nature of the guests, it could be a good place to pick up!
So if you don’t stay or sleep here, why should you visit? Well, it is just like a normal pub. It has satellite sports on sky and setanta showing football, rugby or whatever is on. It has a darts board. It has a pool table, a beer garden too. The guy behind the bar on my visit could not be more chilled, most hostel receptionists are. At the steam engine, you have some real strange conversations going on and actually you could bag yourself a friend for life here, as long as you understand you have just been bagged as a tour guide.