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Nice pub, has a long established karaoke night on Saturday nights with loyal regulars.
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Nice little pub staple GK beers but kept in decent condition
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my husband & i visit this pub quite often and stay a few days - the land lady & land lord or very friendly the local people are great,they have made us feel like one the family over the many years we have known them-long may they keep going-good luck
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I didn't find too much to recommend about this place. It's well located on the A6, the car park is handy, the staff were friendly enough and the coal fire was welcome on a cold winter's evening. But the place lacked atmosphere as it was very quiet and the beer range was nothing special - Abbot Ale, Old Speckled Hen and Morland Original.
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Someone else has called this a 'good honest boozer', and you could not put it better. I've used this pub two or three times a year for some time now, it's a place that changes a bit, but always stays the same.
A small pub, if a bit Tardis-like inside, it stands on the A6, just beyond the railway bridge as you head for Matlock Bath. The car-park is a useful size and easy to use, if a bit remote.
There are 3 or 4 real ale pumps alongside a selection of lagers, cider, spirits etc. The ale itself is of a reasonable quality, with a GK bias.
The food is good, simple, well-cooked and reasonably priced to the point of being cheap. The pub is family-run by folk who are still feeling their way, in the right direction there is no doubt. Since my last visit the beer has improved, the food even more so. The place is better organised and a lot cleaner.
I've put my rating up to 8, because, although on the face of it this place is nothing special, it is a very good example of that dying breed. A good honest boozer. Long may it stay so..........
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Went here for an early dinner - came out very full & satisfied. �4.95 for a huge piece of homemade pie & all the trimmings was excellent value - best chips I've tasted in years. Beer OK, so I've no complaints.
Don't be put off by the location - on the A6 just out of Matlock - until this year, I thought it was part of the quarry. Good honest boozer.
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Change of management earlier this year. Nothing pretentious about this pub.
Karaoke Saturday eveings.
Folk night one Monday/month.
Additional music nights.
Usually a big puddle in the car park! Loads of parking.
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Over the years I've liked this pub, I stll do. Shame about the beer.
The beer could have been a one off bad day, I certainly hope so. The food however was as usual, fair to middling but inexpesive. That said, I reckon in the Boathouse you get a bit more than you pay for.
Staff, as always, friendly.
My rating 7. It seems to have changed little over the years and that is it's strength.
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Good honest boozer , friendly and karaoke on sat nights are a laugh. Beer is well kept.
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We were first in so it was quiet. Shame there were no Hardy and Hanson beers on, but the lady said only Greene King available. Enjoyed my Moreland Original sitting outside despite the busy road alongside the seating area.
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Same as it was when i used to drink in there about 15 years ago!!
No bad thing but it could do with a change of some sort.
Beer ok - nothing special but drinkable.
Always seems to be busy so they must be doing something right!
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Hardy and Hanson's pub on A6 at the edge of town. Beer well kept but slightly expensive for the area, though the separate pool room and location by the river (if you can ignore the main road - not easy) partly make up for this. Nice pub either for the summer, or for a quiet (ish) beer away from the hordes in the other Dale Road pubs.
pablos13 - 29 Oct 2005 22:10 |
