Jacobs Ladder, Falmouthback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
If you climb Jacobs Ladder steps to get to the pub you will need a pint or two to recover! A surprisingly big pub with two bars and a food area + an open fire. Could do with a lick of paint and the chef's apron had clearly not seen the inside of a washing machine for several days, if not weeks.
Seems to be very much focused on a student clientele with just the one ale on draught at time of visit, (Doombar), also very quiet, probably reflecting the fact that all the students have gone home for Christmas.
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One from the art college days. Has been renovated but not totally wrecked. Similar clietele. Beer in very good nick. Been up the ladder many a time but still never down it.
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Really friendly staff and a very welcoming pub & b&b freindly locals , great music,& food & beer good job spencer & staff i will be stopping there again next time im in falmouth thanks guys for everything,.paul from cambridge,..
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I have been to Jacob's Ladder before and found it a reasonable experience. The area is decent and the atmosphere is too... tonight, I had a different experience entirely. I had been invited to a friends birthday party, but I did not know most of the people there. This was fine, but at the end of the night, when I was the last person to leave, I was approached by a member of staff who expected me to clean up after the others. Glass had been smashed. Others had done it, but I had no knowledge of it whatsoever. My problem was not that he had told me to sweep up the mess. My problem was that he did not ask me about it first. There are ways of doing things. If he had said to me: "there is a lot of glass beneath the table you were sat at. Do you know anything about it?" I would have been okay. Instead, he shoved a dustpan and broom in my face and told me to sweep. This does not make good customer service for me. I did sweep the mess up, because I did not want a fuss, but I will not go there again. Cleaning up after other people is not my idea of a good night out.
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Went to an enjoyable little Jazz/Acoustic guitar gig here recently. Friendly atmosphere, mainly students, but there's nothing wrong with students. I think I was one once! Beer was fine, no charge for entry to the music.
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Great pub!! As a new person to the area, I can confirm that this is a proper pub!! 2 good ales on tap, and even a proper cider (Old Rosie) Regular entertainment, the best staff, pool table, proper jukebox. And just in case there is any doubt, they don't have alcopops, and they do serve proper food, not micro crap food!!!!! I welcome any genuine comments from people who have actually been in there. I have been using it for the last 4 months 3/4 times a week!!!!!
SiDer - 23 Oct 2007 19:47 |
This pub is now open again
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I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'VE TRENDIFIED THIS PUB!!! Why oh why are all our characterful inns and quirky pubs being turned into homogenised, sterilised, bland, boring drinks dispensaries??? We used to have such a laugh in here, admittedly it was pretty grimy, but the fun factor always overlooked the aesthetics. BRING BACK OUR MAD OLD PUBS and somebody stop these awful pub companies wrecking the life and vivacity of our traditionally sociable, enjoyable late night watering holes, where we can relax and be ourselves. There you go, rant over. But you know I'm right. I really, really hope the new owners are sensitive to the pub's past. Will report in once I've visited...
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I used to drink in this pub four or five years ago. It may've been on the scuzzy side, but there was always a great time to be had, always some off-the-wall characters and with music every night, I felt I could always head there for a reliable laugh. It does seem to be an unfortunate trend that pubs with a great party atmosphere accumulate grime, but I know I'd rather have a good time than a clinical one. I was very, very sad to hear it's been thoroughly made over. I hope the building keeps some of its mischievous love for life and imbibes the new owners with it!
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This place has closed down now. Probably for the best because it was a shithole.
Ian_D - 20 Oct 2006 14:12 |
I like this pub, lots of regular free music, relaxed, friendly atmosphere. It could do with some better beer and though I like the shambolic look of it, it could be improved - those glass swing doors, for example, really don't work. It's probably not the best idea to walk down Jacob's Ladder stairway after a few, hard and steep!
blamm - 15 Nov 2005 17:00 |
A traditional pub but also quite a dirty one, the pub seems to thrive on a kind of organic likeness, does not work, overpiced in my view aswell, needs an overhaul and an eviction for the football table would also make some sense. Nearby seaview is more pleasant,relaxing and clean.
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Not the best pub in the town because it was such a cliche art student pub. But I miss those days and even that place brings a tear to my eye.
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A pub filled with atmosphere. Excellent beer, cheap wine and doubles bar. Live music 3 or 4 nights a week. Home cooked food every night. Mo's curries on a thursday night are the best.
Chris Hughes - 13 Jan 2003 07:32 |
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