Which is the roughest pub in London?

[kalibuzz]

I used the Green Man semi regularly until the end.Great pub,a bit lively but not boring I never had any problems,bit similar to the Atlantic really.

I'd agree with CK1977, stopped going to the Green Man (which at the time was one of only 2 places opening til 2am in Brixton) when what I thought was a dropped pint turned out to be a guy pissing underneath the table we were sitting at with, coz he was too lazy/drunk to get up to use the loos.. kind of made me think what I was doing in there..

 

[kalibuzz]

It had something of a refurb recently, but it certainly can make for an interesting late, late drink.

true, if interesting includes sky high freak show lol or crap all over the toilet walls. a remnant of the old Brixton , never boring

 

[Giles]

A pub where the first question in the weekly pub quiz is always "What the fuck are you looking at?".

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

My mate used to work in the Adam and Eve in Homerton and at the time the Jackdaw and Stump over the road had a reputation for being a nightmare. No idea if it's still going though.

 

[goldenecitrone]

It was the Albert in Rusholme http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60188838.[/quote]

I remember going in there once and seeing an old woman pulling her pants down and having a pee in the corner.

 

[marty21]

My mate used to work in the Adam and Eve in Homerton and at the time the Jackdaw and Stump over the road had a reputation for being a nightmare. No idea if it's still going though.

both are still there - been to the Adam and Eve, it's a standard pub, nothing special - have heard about the Jackdaw and Stump, haven't been in it yet

 

[The Octagon]

There was one in a village near me (in leafy Surrey no less) that was called the Prince of Wales but referred to by everyone as "The Struggle".

At one point you practically had to be introduced by one of the 'faces' in there to ensure you didn't get told to fuck off or headbutted out the door.

One time a local wandered in with a sawn-off shotgun looking for some bloke who'd disrespected him. Luckily the bloke wasn't there at the time.

 

[Badgers]

Where no Surrey?

 

[footballerslegs]

The Essex Arms, in Walthamstow - RIP. Was like the Wild West but also my second home when I lived in N17. http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/e17_walthamstow_essexarms.html

 

[The Octagon]

Where no Surrey?

Englefield Green, couple of miles from Staines (upon-Thames).

 

[TitanSound]

Vultures Perch in Kentish Town. Now The Oxford gastropub. What a difference 20 years make

 

[Badgers]

Englefield Green, couple of miles from Staines (upon-Thames).

Ah, never tried that one

 

[The Octagon]

Ah, never tried that one

It's gone now, student flats instead, closest experience is probably the British Legion in the middle of the local estate

 

[footballerslegs]

The Essex Arms, in Walthamstow - RIP. Was like the Wild West but also my second home when I lived in N17. http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/e17_walthamstow_essexarms.html

E17, rather. It was a long time ago. Looks like it's now going to be turned into a Tesco - the sad fate of many an ex pub.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The Tenby in Swansea could be quite lively. First time I ever saw a sawn-off was under a table in that pub.