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Quaint traditional pub with 3 or 4 real ales and friendly service. Very handy for City station.
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Continues to be best place for ale near to City station.
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Much improved. has been tidied up and the flies have been banished. Ale quality has improved. Harveys is a regular and was best pint of the day.
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The Robin Hood is tucked away near St Albans City station. It is a large single room, with a garden at the rear. Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter is the regular ale. The two guests were Exmoor Stag & Salopian Shropshire Gold. There are also 4 boxed ciders on the bar. These were Weston's Old Rosie, Thatcher's Cheddar Valley, Garden Cider Vintage & Abrahall's Celtic Tiger. The latter was another new one for me. Curling was replaced on the TV by the Six Nations Rugby whilst we were there. The barman appeared a little miserable. But this was a pub I'd not been to before and I'd certainly give it another go.
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Better than average traditional local with a reasonable range of real ales. Inside it's larger than it looks from the outside. A bit quiet early on a weekday evening, but a good place to have a relaxing pint.
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Decent enough pub. Friendly welcome and ale in good condition. As others have said, nothing special, but nothing wrong either.
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Er....... it was OK! Honestly, that's all I can say about it! You wouldn't go out of your way to drink here (unless there was a band you wanted to see) but there's nothing especially good or bad about the place.
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This was our first stop on our Pub Crawl yesterday where we meet up as usual as its the nearest decent Pub too the Station. There was three Ales on I tried the Hobgoblin & Blacksheep Both of which were in good nick if a little warm but then it was very hot in there and being a quiet afternoon not much Ale was being pulled. Staff & other customers were all friendly & welcoming enough. I noticed there is a Dart Board & few fruit Machines and large TVs scatted around seems a nice cosy place for a few pints if you waiting for the train or your meeting someone. I will no doubt be in here again soon.
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This place has always seemed to challenge the Amityville Horror in terms of fly presence but their numbers were quite low this evening. I discovered they have a rather pleasant garden out the back - well pleasant until you realise you have to endure the hum of the fridge motors from Iceland. The Black Sheep on this occasion was dreadful. This place is too hit & miss to bother with anymore.
anonymous - 8 Sep 2011 21:25 |
This place does tend to be vary variable regarding ale quality and atmosphere, ambience etc or whatever. On this visit it was quiet but pleasant enough and of the three ales on the Black Sheep was quite a good pint (better than some of the camra luvvies recommended hostelries). Probably your best bet for a pint of proper ale close to the station. The fly quotient was a bit of downer though.
anonymous - 1 Aug 2010 18:21 |
Went in here for Jon Kutner's music quiz one night (it having moved from the Beehive). Quiz enjoyable as ever, but wasn't that taken by the pub, which seemed a rather untidy and uncared-for type of place. Bar service friendly. Food pretty basic - I had a burger which was tasty but probably of burger-van standard only. Three ales on tap from what I can remember: I think I had Black Sheep which was reasonably well-served. I wouldn't return other than to visit the quiz.
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was in there on tuesday night and the music quiz host (fat bald bloke) was extremely rude to me and my friends purely because we weren't taking part in his stupid quiz.....definitely would avoid on a tuesday night....
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Not far from the station, so decided to check it out due to positive recent comments. Was I unlucky? Tried two halves of different ales. One very average, the other stale and undrinkable. 7.30 on a Friday evening and the place was more or less dead. Looks like it's seen better days...
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unfortunately they've got that dreadful man doing the music quiz on a Tuesday night....won't be long before he's throwing his toys out the pram in this pub too!!
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I like this pub and keep returning. The beer is of a good quality and, crucially, it's consistent. In winter the real fire welcomes you. In summer the suntrap garden awaits you. The landlady is a great character. The juke box music [when on 'random'], can be some of the most diverse you'll ever hear - a welcome change !
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Good beer, and a good beer garden to sit in during the summer. Recommended.
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The Robin Hood has always suffered from being a mock-tudor pub located within a short distance of the genuine article! Alyhough the architecture scores are low, the beer quality has been consistently good. Today a pint of Hobgoblin - pricy at �3.20 - was in good nick & Black Sheep & Timothy Taylors Landlord (neither particularly common locally) were both available. It is now offering live music on Saturdays
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Good local boozer. Quiet on saturday lunchtimes but livens up in the evening with live music. Good real ales, usually 3 to choose from. Also has an internet jukebox but can be a bit annoying when some girl keeps putting Girls Aloud on it.
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Service can be slow, beer is overpriced, not much atmosphere. Not bad for a couple of pints but not all night,
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It might not look particularly special, but the Robin Hood has very friendly staff, good and reasonably priced drinks, a pleasant garden and the most eclectic juke-box in the Home Counties. Not bad at all. 7/10
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Spot On pint of Adnams, YUM! 7/10
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brilliant pub, reaaly friendly staff. it is a good night wen karaoke host jodie stone is in there x
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THIS IS A WICKED PUB ESPECIALLY WEN JODIE STONE PLAYS IN THERE
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I agree there are better pubs in St Albans, but this is a decent honest pub, with good staff, and nice little garden. Would be a massive shame if pubs like this didn�t exist anymore.
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Pretty decent pub, ... worth a look anyway.
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Not the prettiest or most historic of Snorbans pubs but should not be overlooked becuase of that. I have been in on a number of occasions now and the ale has always been top notch ( good pint of Adnams and Spitfire). The staff are friendly and efficient and the live music on Saturday nights is of a good quality and of varying style, offering something different from other venues around (last time I was there on a Sat they had a 50's Rock n Roll group, complete with double bass the time before was a Mod covers band.) Even if you are not there for the music the pub is large enough to still hold a decent conversation in the front part without having to shout over it.
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Large pub, nice pint of Adnams. Large garden out back. 2 TVs showing different sports events. Quite a mix of customers. Pubs this close to train stations always seem to attract a certain type of customer. Would go back if waiting for a train, but if you have time visit some of St Albans better pubs - the lower red lion, the farmers boy, the farriers arms, the garibaldi, for example.
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Went in a few months ago. Loud (good) music and a nice landlady who argued with local cab companies about ripping London bound mates off
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I can't make up my mid about this pub. Good choice of beers, including 6X, Adnams Bitter and London Pride. Lots of space too, a good jukebox (very rare in St Albans) and - yesterday - a roaring log fire. It all sounds great, but after 4 visits I still find the atmosphere buttoned-up and unwelcoming. Perhaps I just don't fit in for some reason...
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It looks small and wee and tiny, but you go in, and MY GOD! It's bloody massive. It just keeps going on and on and on. Lovely garden. The most eclectic jukebox in the world. Carpets you could rub your face against for hours making low purring sounds.
anonymous - 14 Oct 2005 14:22 |
Quite a good, spacious pub in a handy spot close to the railway station. Competent barstaff as well. BUT ... �2.70 for a pint of London Pride! That's what they charged me yesterday. I know beer prices always drift upwards, but I thought that was a bit steep.
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