Walkabout

I was denied entry to this establishment because, after I had been ID’d and told to enter, I answered the bouncers question «who is the next in queue?» by indicting the person behind me, and saying we’re part of the same group. That individual was allowed entry, but I wasn’t, and despite repeated requests, no explanation was provided.
This is plainly wrong.
This individual should either never represent this establishment or this establishment should never be frequented.

Originally from Australia it was refreshing to find such a great place in the middle of London.
I was in town for the Rugby World Cup final :(and came by to watch the 3^rd place match between South Africa and Argentina. The place was extremely busy. Despite how crazy it was I managed to get served very quickly at the food counter with a great meat pie.
At the bar I tried several of the Aussie beers many which I didn’t even think were even being exported. Relatively they were priced well.
The only negative thing I can say is that the upper area was all closed off for a private function and it was hardly being used. It would have been nice to be able to sit somewhere while eating.
Some of the Aussie beers available…
Victoria Bitter
James Boags
Coopers — Pale Ale
Coopers — Sparkling
Pure Blonde
Fosters…ummm yeah.ok.

If you are looking for a fun karaōke place for your Thursday night you should definitely stop by the Walkabout! The crowd is fun and it doesn’t get too crowded on week nights. You can also take advantage of their half price happy hour drinks and the £1 shots they offer towards the end of the night. If you are a fun of snakebites you can order one as cider with black hair currant, and I guarantee you’ll love it. It makes me think of my uni years… Food wise, I would recommend the burgers and the sweet potato fries that I always have to get when I’m there. If you sing well you can also get a free drink token that you can redeem at the bar, as well as a chance to win a trip abroad (prizes may vary depending on availability). Make sure you have ID with you as sometimes they require one to get in.

I went here on students’ night and really hated it. The crowd were extremely sloppy and drunk. The music was awful. Hard to maneuver to the bar. A lot of crying and arguing going on. Saw a couple guys start getting rough with eachother over football… There wasn’t a match on or anything… Thar kind of place.
Unless you want to dance with messy drinkers, I’d avoid college night. After my experience, I wouldn’t try coming back here on another night either.

Wer noch nie in einem Walkaboutladen war, hat was verpasst. Ess gibt viele in London. Essen ist ok, halt typisches Kneipenessen, im australischen Stil. Das heißt Straussenburger, Pommes, … Die Livemusik ist schon besser, der Alkohol fließt, der Snakebite ist sehr süffig und süß. Tanzen kann man wie man will, die Sprache muss man nicht beherrschen können, da die meisten eh nicht Engländer sind. Wie in den meisten Walkabouts ist auch dieser ein Abschleppladen.

Walkabout is one of my favourite clubs in London. I am especially fond of the brazilian night on Mondays because of the excellent mix of typically latin american songs and songs everyone can sing along to.
If that isn’t enough, there’s also the prices: Walkabout is free if you arrive before 7pm and afterwards you only pay 5 pounds. The drinks aren’t expensive either.
Overall Walkabout provides all you need for an amazing night!

The less said about this place the better.

I have been twice now– once for a World Cup game and once in the middle of the day on a Sunday. During the World Cup game the food came out and the wings were cold and rubbery. Basically inedible. We sent them back and got slightly warmer ones. The sliders were also cold. On the Sunday I went and realized they do not even have any Australian beer on tap. Also the place was FILTHY. Left over food all over the tables and the floor and the bathroom was also in poor condition.

If your an aussie in London and feeling home sick, head to a walkabout and you’ll feel at home.

Love the commercial music, but gee, the DJ simply talks tooooooo much!

Don’t judge me — I have a very good reason for being here at 2pm on a Thursday, namely that I had just sat a 4 hour exam at KCL and could barely think let alone walk to an alternative. As you can tell I am somewhat sceptical of Walkabouts generally — I remember drinking snakebite with my feet sticking to the floor in numerous branches, quite fondly really, but I’m not 18 any more sadly…
Right, so THIS Walkabout. It’s easier to bulletpoint:
— it’s huge
— the TV screen is huge and plays cricket
— other Tv screens play triathlon, which is interesting
— the barstaff at 2pm on a Thursday were somewhat slow, and struggled with the notion of a burger WITH cheese
— the burger and a pint/​coke deal is excellent
— the burger is edible and filled a rumbly stomach
— they have Heinz mayonnaise
In a word, I’d say this bar in the middle of the day is convenient.
I can imagine at other times, it has sticky floors and smells of snakebite.

What an interesting variety of reviews you can read about Walkabout. I think the great diversity in ratings is a good indication that you can never be quite sure what you’re going to get at Walkabout… so if you’re ready for an adventure, it might be the place for you.
Personally, I was there for a birthday party. We had a space reserved for 20, though the actual space only fit about 10 people. As the night wore on and the crowd got immesurably more intense, we were cramped, crowded, and wasted. Yep, those pitchers of horrid light beer definitely did their work.
I bought the nachos, which were HUGE, and I shared which was nice as everyone needed a little lining in their stomachs, but weren’t actually worth the eating of them.
The best description of Walkabout is: if there was a fire, I would die here. Just be prepared for the crowd, no matter how your night goes.

Came here on a Friday night. The only link to Australia I could see in this place was a) they served Foster’s b) they had Australian flags hanging up. They largely played top 40s American music and music videos. It’s just a fratty club.

Australia should be ashamed this place is «associated» with it.
Almost empty bar and at least 20 people want to watch Australia play their hockey semi-​final but the bar manager wouldn’t put it on until 10 minutes into the game.
That also included being angry at multiple customers for politely asking to watch it. Finally put it on big screen five minutes into second half. Poor form and disgraceful customer service.
If I could give it zero stars I would.

I used to be a regular here back in the day. I can’t believe i’ve not reviewed this place.
In my regular days, it was called «shoeless joes». And it was a brilliant bar back then. Then it became a Walkabout, and sort of lost the nightclub feel and turned more into a bar. We stopped coming here after that. They took out the big dance area.
But all in all, still not a bad bar, well big bar but still just a bar. I still give it 4 stars, cause it’s better than a boring pub and I would rather be here than many places. But it’s still not as good as Shoeless joes!

I’m a bit shocked by the positive reviews of this bar… maybe it’s because I arrived sober and left sober as well while it seems the other Unilocal reviewers indulged in a lots and lots of cocktails at Walkabout!
My hubby and I were enjoying a walk along the river, started to get hungry and spotted Walkabout. This bar is huge and definitely has tons of televisions to broadcast sports (or, while we were there… a gospel music channel = weird). There was only one bartender and a line up of 2 – 3 other people already at the bar ordering drinks for their entire table, which meant it took close to ten minutes to get a beer and a bloody mary. Our food took a ridiculous amount of time to be served. Once our food was finally served (I was tempted to serve myself after seeing the nachos sit under the heat lamps for close to 5 mins), our nacho chips were burnt. Burnt, as in quite a few were black. How does a bar mess up nachos?!
The waitstaff was in the process of attempting to hang up beer/​booze banners while we were there. It was kinda amusing to see them drag a broken ladder (and then a ladder that was too short) around the bar in an attempt to hang the banners, but it seemed like an effort that should have been done after hours.
Walkabout? Nah, don’t bother walking in!

I almost died here.
Let’s rewind a little bit, though.
So Walkabout is a great place but the seating on the upper level is not guaranteed after a certain hour, where they are certainly going to be reserved. However, there is ample seating on the ground level.
The Walkabout platter is a GREAT bet if you’re looking to share with one person. My group of 6 got three platters and we were happily fed. It comes with 2 kangaroo kebabs (TRY IT, KANGAROO TASTES AMAZING), 2 garlic breads, 2 corns, onion rings, french fries, and 4 total chicken tenders. Fantastic serving size for 10 pounds total, which is only 5 a person!
As for the drinks, the happy hour pitcher situation is fantastic. It’s a pitcher for 6 pounds! Executing on this deal, I asked for a rum and coke pitcher. They said they don’t do that, but offered a vodka/​red bull instead. I gladly accepted. I noticed later that they had a rum/​pepsi/​malibu (?) type combination which I don’t see why the bartender failed to mention. Anyways, I got my vodka/​redbull pitcher and downed it quick. So I foolishly decided to get another pitcher and down that one as well. With the pitchers being six pounds, I figured why not. Albeit this was already 2 pints in.
I was awake for the next 45 hours.
I went over the top, let’s be honest. However many Red Bulls they put in there kept me up for basically 2 days. SO THAT WAS A LITTLE NIGHTMARISH BUT IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR FANTASTIC HAPPY HOUR PRICES!
Go to Walkabout. Drink responsibly.

Stop #15 — Temple
When looking for a pub at Temple, you usually don’t make it past the Walkabout. It’s right next to the station, the drinks are cheap, the place massive, and given that it caters to Aussies and Kiwis, it loves a good messy pub crawling group.
As Craig M describes it (far more eloquently than I could), the Walkabout is «an identikit antipodean pub that serves the same southern hemisphere beers to the same mix of punters all looking for the same night as they had last time they were in the walkabout!»
My favourite thing about the Walkabout (or any Walkabout) is that it doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. Like that one alcoholic friend in every group, the goal is to get you sloshed and dancing as quickly as possible.
Basically, it has a massive bar, friendly and efficient staff, tvs everywhere, and a floor that is conducive to cleaning via fire hose so they don’t really mind you dropping a drink or two. In the evenings, it turns into a massive dance area but for the purposes of this review it made our fairly large group seem minute. We spread out, took a break to catch up on the game and sip a pint in relative ease, and a much needed bathroom break.
Drink of choice: Snakebite. For those of you that don’t know what it is, it’s half a pitn of lager mixed with half a pint of cider. You can add a dash of blackcurrant cordial for a bit of sweetness and a bit of color although purists will call that a Snakebite Black. And I chuckle at the idea of a Snakebite drinking purist.

I spent an excellent evening/​morning in here very recently with friends after being thoroughly entertained in the adjacent comedy club.
The place is huge inside with loads of seating available (well until it fills up anyway!), with the opportunity of booking reserved seats in comfortable chairs by the window overlooking the river, (I would imagine you may have to book these well in advance for busy nights — although we just gate crashed them anyway!)
During the evening we were there we were treated to an excellent band (rock/​indie) which certainly added to the atmosphere and a bar that was open until 2am. The place was heaving and bouncing, but a very professional and courteous bar staff ensured customers were still being served very quickly (its amazing just how quick service can be when a pub actually puts enough bar staff behind the bar).
One tip I can give when visiting Walkabout establishments is to purchase their loyalty card for a mere £3 and get 20% off all future orders for a year. We did this and saved an absolute fortune during the night (which is a slight indication of how much alcohol was consumed that evening!!!).
We never tried the food, but a couple of food platters were delivered to the table next to us and looked delicious.
As a pub location alone it is probably worth 3 stars but as a comedy venue and bar, and if you fancy laughing your goolies off watching a bunch of excellent comediens next door before finishing the night off with a rocking band and plenty of alcohol, then this place is certainly one to visit!

So I lived in London for some time in my undergrad, and this place was REALLY fun. We, as typical Americans would, would head here on Wednesday nights when they had pint specials. The place would turn into a huge, over populated with Americans-who-couldn’t-afford-the– exchange-​rate crowd, and music of Backstreet Boys, Nsync and Spice Girls. An ultimate dance party, so fun, and cheap drinks. Such a good spot.

Big space, plenty of large t.v.s for sports!