The Skinners Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great welcoming staff, and laid-back atmosphere."
• "Full of locals and travelers, nice atmosphere and staff."
• "A welcoming atmosphere, reasonably priced food and drinks and a handsome traditional pub."
• "The atmosphere was nice, beautiful bar."
• "It was warm and busy without being too loud, and extensively decorated for Christmas which helped with the ambience."
• "Always a bar that I go back to when in the area. Just a few streets back from stations but not as busy with great beers, great staff and a proper pub decor."
• "Tucked away but easy to find on a side street off busy St. Pancras Station/Euston Rd., this place is a great place to enjoy lunch or a couple of beers."

Cons:

• "Waited for 15 minutes while the same guy and another waitress do very little, and then tend to others all around me."
• "While I am sure she wasn't being rude, she bluntly told me that best practices for ordering at a pub was to actually come up to the counter and not wait."
• "Toilets a bit run down."
• "The pub had a funny smell but my friend said it just smelled like beer."
• "Not easy to find seating on a Wednesday night."
• "Music selection playing loudly was drecky 80s disco."
• "sorry to say very bad experiences..was talking with the waiter from New Zealand...I'm sorry but if you want food or wine don't go to Skinners Arms..both the red and white wine are bad..cold food and bad service."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are welcoming, friendly and efficient."
• "The bar staff and landlord were amazing, the atmosphere was fab."
• "Friendly, knowledgeable about their products (which sadly is rare nowadays), and fast."
• "Very friendly staff. You can often find a couple of guide dogs relaxing after a hard day at the office!"
• "Always a friendly welcome from the Landlord."
• "The staff are friendly and nice."
• "Friendly bar staff."

Cons:

• "Hugely impressed at just how unprofessional the bar manager was here."
• "Horrible service and felt very unwelcome as a tourist recommend going to O’Neill which is down the street or any other pub that is not this one."
• "About the waitresses they are rude and unfriendly... If you want a good service don't go there."
• "Pretty standard beer selection and indifferent bartenders changed my mind."
• "Rude manager wouldn’t let me finish my coffee as I walked in before trying to order a pint so I won’t be coming back here."
• "Service was functional rather than friendly."
• "A man who I imagine was the manager (stocky, grey haired, in his 50s) came to our table and told us we couldn't sit there as it was reserved... in the most unpleasant and confrontational manner."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Food which was excellent and good value."
• "Food is much better than your average London pub fayre and very reasonably priced."
• "The food was classic English food, which tasted nice."
• "The steak and ale pie as well as the sticky toffee pudding!"
• "Great choice of beers."
• "Best pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord I have drunk in years."
• "Good honest tasty food at a very low price."