BITE user comments - amos123
Comments by amos123
Another of those 'I'd wish I'd never left my house' bars that makes you say exactly that. Very dark (a blessing), and full of charvers, this is a bar that doesn't know what to do with itself. Given the fact it's equidistant with the Bigg Market (terrible), and the Grainger Market (terrible, and older), it's got a catchment area you'd kill to get out of. Does it offer a good pint, a good night, a good meal, a nice view, good bands, or anything at all? No. It's just the same bar you can go into in any town in any corner of the land, and they're all rubbish.
16 Apr 2007 11:17
Obviously really poor. Why you would visit here when you literally have hundreds of other pubs in the square mile you're already stood in amazes me. I guess so that you can watch the racing with other like-minded human waste, sipping on a bad pint of scotch or ex or whatever gloop you drink because it's the cheapest pint in the pub. Probably the least terrible out of the stretch of shite that is this end of town, but that's just like choosing which one of six dog turds you'd rather stamp on in your slippers.
16 Apr 2007 11:12
The beer's not great, and the pub itself seems to be a jack of all trades master of none type affair, but it's not a bad bar. Literally does everything a bar could be expected to do, from pool and darts to quiz machines, big screen football, outdoor seating and a wide range of rock and metal bands playing in it's basement, The Royal Park certainly serves it's purpose as a no-nonsense pub that, occasionally dodgy pint aside, does a fair job.
26 Feb 2007 19:42
If you define a pub as a place you go to meet friends and drink alcoholic drinks in their company, which I think I do, then the North Bar is probably the best bar in Leeds. The quality of the beers, and the massive range on offer, is so extensive it may seem a little daunting at first. No worries - the staff are friendly and will suggest a few beers to try. Like any place that imports the majority of it's stock the cost is fairly high, but in all honesty you'll be paying no more than 40-50p more for a fantastic pint as opposed to the chemical fizz that's on offer everywhere these days. Hard to find fault with the place, does get busy, but that's about it. A brilliant pub.
26 Feb 2007 19:37
Nothing special at all to report about this place. Has the appearance, the air, and the customers of a 1970's establishment firmly stuck in the past. An average selection of average beer, a big screen, fruit machines and the rest. Hoagy's simply seems to exist to serve those already firmly entrenched as it's own regulars. For the rest of us, it's too close to better bars to warrant a further visit if you're passing, and it seems a matter of time before the likes of Hoagy's are a thing of the past. Which in this case, is a good thing.
26 Feb 2007 19:04
The Pig and Whistle, Newcastle
Utterly abysmal. It does at least not try and hide the fact that it's by charvers, for charvers, and made with charvers in mind. I would at least go the once just to see what it's like, in the same way that I'd recommend shovelling shit for 12 hours to make you appreciate your job. Upon leaving a pint of Carling in the Beehive will feel like a glass of Krug at the Savoy. Anyone who goes here on a regular basis is without any shadow of doubt a lost cause.
16 Apr 2007 11:20