please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Called to visit for the beer festival, and had not been since Fantasy brewery festival days. Enjoyed the selection on offer and there was a good choice of new breweries too. The beers were in good condition, and the staff were friendly and helpful.
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Glad to say that since Julian has taken over things have improved 200% it was great to see Bleeding Hearts in March and they are back for the beer festival next week.... yippeee..... see you all there guys....
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i was under the same impression as everyone else about Lloyds but when they were taken over in june last year by Julian Harkins a local licensee my opinion has completely changed. The once dire pub now contains 10 real ales, my favourite being JHB, these are on tap at all times. Now a regular haunt for not only real ale goers of nuneaton expect a friendly atmosphere and friendly bar staff.
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Full of promise and I anticipated a great evening. WRONG!!!!!! Unless you are a 'regular' then expect to be treated as a second class citizen. Regulars seemed to be served before anyone else, bar staff gave a bored sigh when asked about the ales, like they've been asked a million times before. The gents toilet had a river of piss from a blocked urinal, and when mentioned to the (unhelpful) barman, his (brilliant)reply was 'I'm here to serve piss, not clear it up'. That comment alone did make the night in itself....apart from that, it was poor
MickJ - 10 Feb 2006 15:32 |
I first visited this pub in October 2004 - it was great - lots of variety of ales to choose from - the place was buzzing with people - staff were happy smiley and knowledgeable of the ales on tap. - Very impresssed you might say - ALAS - I have returned several times over the last 15 months, at various times, and have to admit the welcome has deteriorated - only a handful of customers - no more happy smiley people behind the bar - take it or leave it attitude over the ales and definitely not the place to go anymore - what happened??? It took me over half an hour to be served and there was only two other customers at the bar.......What did I do wrong huh? Does not open all day either - not even a Saturday afternoon....!! Maybe I will just have to go somewhere else when I come to visit next time - Can anyone recommend a friendly ale house please?
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Was better in the mid 1980s when it was The Crown, a great Goth pub.
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Second visit and weather completly different to previous. It's hammering down. Welcome still as warm though and beers just as good. Have heard a rumour they're moving on but nothing confirmed by the boss.
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�18 from London well spent. Visited for the festival and Real Ales all over the place. Landlord was chatty enough though the youngsters who were asked remove their baseball caps may disagree. Cheap food on the day and a good overall impression. BITE mentions air conditioning but if it's in there it was'nt working and at 80-85 degrees it was bloody hot inside. I'll still return though.
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WARM WELCOME?!? What a joke. Unless you're on first name terms with the owners you get a scowel. lord help you if you've come from the "KIDDY" pub next door, you'll get stared at whipered about and feel intimidated. Run like a hobby not a business.
anonymous - 6 Apr 2005 15:36 |
try it again! real ales every changing - brand new pub brewery just launched new range of ales - lots of them - now well worth a visit. Warm welcome from Pam and Bob. oh yes, and i'm told Bob cooks a mean meal. not tried the cooking but the beers are excellently kept - and now it seems excellently brewed! no, i'm not in their pay - i'm just a regular.
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Good basic range of quality ale, and cheaper, dare I say it, than next door. Very much as if the Crown generation have been moved on 20 years or so. Many of the same faces, just a little more etched with the pain of 2 decades of experience: almost as if, when the Crown closed, they were turfed out - have done the Bilberries, the Georges etc and have come back home to the place they knew and loved all those years ago! Quite touching really! A pub worth visiting and a friendly atmosphere.
Chris - 2 Jul 2003 22:26 |
I'm afraid this pub is a little disappointing. It has opened and closed so often it has never been popular and has gone under various guises, started off as the Crown, became Lloyds, closed for a long time, opened as Roosters fun pub, closed again, reopened as Lloyds. The interior of the pub is very clean but not what you would expect of a pub. Plenty of different beers on tap. There is a pool table, seating area and fruit machines. There used to be a gig room upstairs in this pub, I have been up there because my friend used to live in the flat above it, however that is now out of bounds. In my opinion this pub is more of meeting place for townies before they go somewhere else.
nyquist - 28 Jun 2003 12:28 |
