Thursday last week saw my judging visit to The Trafalgar in South Wimbledon, London's winning pub for 2008.
Although I have been to the pub on occasions before and had a good time, this visit was a big disappointment.
Arriving at about 1.45, the pub was deserted. As I was the only customer for over an hour, it was impossible to score properly for atmosphere, style and decor and also clientele mix. I had expected the beer quality to be excellent based on previous visits but, with no customers, it was no better than good despite the barman pulling off a half pint before each pint that I ordered.
I will visit again for the presentation on the evening of 2nd October when I expect all of the boxes to be ticked. However, even averaging the scores of two visits will unfortunately not give a high score.
This was a clear winner for London based upon 10 sets of judges all visiting a different days and times. I have faith in the judging process and will also have faith in the Trafalgar as it is a fabulous pub. Alas, on this occasion, it did not score well.
1 comment:
After seeing their adverts in the LD on many occasions, a mate and I paid a visit last year and we also found it disappointing.
The beer choice was OK but nowt special, the beer itself quite well kept but the pub had all the ambience of a doctor's waiting room.
Not what I would expect from the PotY...
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