Mad Cat Inn, Pidley

Went for Sunday lunch just after New Year - an OK pint of one ale but a very good Woodford's Wherry as the second. The lunch was a carvery - as much as you want to eat, so good value for those wanting a big old feast! Food was perfectly reasonable but nothing stood out massively. Friendly and cheerful staff, and a reasonable bill at the end of it all.

11 Jan 2012 12:01

The Fox, Bar Hill

Went for a pint with a mate early evening the other day to dilute the humdrum of a trip in the next-door massive Tesco earlier on. Pretty much echoing earlier comments, it's not a great place - but reasonable. It's clean and tidy, and there's a TV showing sports in the corner. The staff were OK but appeared a bit disinterested. The food's thematic stuff but I didn't try it - prices seemed OK. Two real ales on - a Courage Best and a guest. Both were perfectly reasonable and well-kept. We just had the one though, so we'll try again - maybe with food - and see what it's like then.

11 Jan 2012 11:53

The White Horse, Oakington

Wow - last review some six years ago! The pub's changed hands many times since then, with Greene King shafting some landlords good and proper ("Oh, making a profit now, are we? We'll triple the rent!") Since then they've advertised for tenants and managers; not sure who the current incumbents are. They do food as well, but went there solely for an ale this evening. Choice of three: GK's IPA or Abbot (unsurprising) and Hook Norton's Old Hooky, straight from the barrel. Went for the Hooky. A fine pint, but a bit on the pricey side - city centre prices in the middle of nowhere? Maybe GK are still shafting them, at �3.30 a pint! A nice little pub by this evening's visit, if you're not choosy about paying that much.

3 Jan 2011 20:06