London
The Tamesis, formerly The English Maid, is an old dutch barge situated between Lambeth and Vauxhall Bridge. I'm not sure whether this place functions as a normal bar during the week, but i definitely know that they host functions regularly.
We decided to head here for new years eve last night. The ticket was £50, but we felt it was worth it given the views of Westminster and the London Eye for the fireworks + the promise of free champagne. Now, i can imagine this being quite a cool place to hang out at on a nice, balmy summers evening. The roof of the barge is fantastic with plenty of seating, but it was a little less idyllic given that it was -2'c last night and i didn't bring any gloves! Anyway, i can't complain about the weather. I can however complain about -
The toilets - Pretty filthy and the urinals were in a terrible state from about 9pm onwards. One had to jump from one urinal to the other to prevent over flowing.
The food - If i pay £50 for a ticket, i don't expect to be served food from Iceland. EVERYTHING was deep fried. It was pretty revolting.
The free champagne? - With purchase of the ticket we were promised free champagne for groups of 6+. when i mentioned this to 2 of the bar staff at 11.30pm last night, both of them told me under no circumstances would they be giving away free champers. This made me very angry. In the end after speaking to the manager we were able to get some, but by that time it was almost midnight and we all felt a bit flustered. Massive breakdown in communication between management and staff it would seem.
Rant over.
In the Tamesis' defence, the view from the barge was phenomenal and the rest of the evening went well. I still feel ripped off though. This is a classic example of a bar trading off its location and forgetting about everything else.
I won't be coming back in a hurry.
Check out my review of Tamesis Dock - I am ahunter - on Qype
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