An Apology- The Glass is Half Empty

I apologise for doing this but I'm giving a review of a local pub of mine. The Danson Stables. What was meant to be a quiet evening drink with a couple of friends, was in fact one of the worst experiences of my life. That may sound over dramatic, and it is, but still, it was really bad! The place was empty, and this was on a Friday night! Despite being empty, it took the barmen (who I'll get to in a moment) so long to serve 3 drinks that I actually had the time to go to the toilet and comeback. The selection of drinks was really the most surprising thing. They had nothing! Dirty tasting beers, barely any spirits, and over priced, over descriptive wine list, that could have been put together by your local newsagent! One of our friends didn't have any ID on him and was subsequently refused service, despite him clearly being over 18, and not even the one buying the drinks! It gets worse! When we bought a drink on his behalf, we were confronted by the dumb, abrasive, unfriendly, PONYTAILED, barman, who looked like he was more suited to selling crack than he was food and alcohol! After threatening to throw us out of the urinal of a pub, we decided to leave anyway. With such a pretty building and amazing location, it's shocking how the interior of the pub resembles a set from Downton Abbey! The place stank of smoke, and cheaply microwaved food, the tables were sticky and there bits of food left on them from other peoples plates, we had what appeared to be mint or some other herb stuck down with semen, or some other condiment. Considering this place is situated in a park, it's certainly not family friendly, there is an untidy, crooked beer garden. And out the front is the carpark, why not let your kids play under a car? From checking out a few reviews on the food, I hear that's pretty damn awful, and from the menu it appears everything is served with peas! Everything! All in all this pub is a waste of time, money and space, three things I value dearly. So unless you are interested in having your kids refused a bag of crisps because they need their parent to be served them, you want a poor selcetion of food and drink served to you by complete morons, that keep vinegar in a cupboard outside, and want to contract MRSA, then visit Danson Stable. You might like it....if your fucking retarded!