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Gone for good, now, by the looks of things. Pity. A decent old fashioned gay pub playing 70s dance music back in the day!
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Re-opened December 2011 as The Bath Tap again ;)
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As fat_beer_badger has pointed out, this is now known as The Nineteenth House. No point in bothering to e-mail BITE admin, they'll never bother to update it. It re-opened in April 2010, but has only been doing food since October due to a delay in getting the kitchen ready. It�s really more of a wine bar than your typical pub, but it�s a pleasant enough place.
It�s a small and cosy single room bar with low level lighting and lots of candles around the place. There�s a wood striped floor as seems to be the vogue everywhere these days, wood panelling half way up the walls painted in a gastro-pub hue of green, and some unusual wallpaper above. Staff seemed friendly and helpful. Seating was fairly limited, with a few wooden tables and a couple of comfy looking armchairs. There was also a fire roaring away, although this looked to be a gas affair rather than anything more authentic.
The food offering befits it�s gastro-pub pretensions, although prices were not unreasonable with most of the mains ere around the �10 mark. Don�t expect to find a burger and chips or curry of the day though. We enjoyed what we had however, and would happily return. There is also an upstairs dining area with waitress service, although the menu is the same as in the bar downstairs.
The solitary beer on tap was Doom Bar, and the only cider was Thatcher�s Gold.
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Now called "The Nineteenth House".The gaff is nowadays more of a pretentious restaurant than a proper boozer. Only one handpump featured DoomBar at �3.20pint which was fine if not a tad on the cool side. 6/10
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Dreadful beer, tatty decor, friendly barmaid. Locals harmless and out to enjoy themselves. Rapper friendly.
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The Bath Tap, is an amazing place, and is run by amazing people. Always very welcome.
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May be a little rough around the edges, but what proper pub isn't? Very welcoming regardless of if you're gay or straight. Plus they have a pub duck known as Harpic!
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I visited this pub briefly on 19th July during an excursion to Bath. I found everyone quite friendly.
Although revamped in the past ten years the interior decor and furniture have become a little tatty. Noted one hand pump on the bar which is currently out of use. The standard range of lagers and Guinness Extra Cold available, alongside John Smith's keg bitter which was reasonable.
A mature pub dog will sniff around you before curling up to sleep at the bar. Continuous recorded or streamed music playing at all times.
Attracts a pleasant youthful gay clientele.
I also noted the for-sale sign on the front of the pub, but alas only on departure so I am no more able to enlarge on this than the previous reviewer.
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Popped in very briefly, appears to be on a tad rundown however, also up for sale.
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The bat tap has got so much better since the 2 girls have been running it they always make you feel welcome gay or straight. its a relaxed atmosphere and brilliant on the weekends.
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It's a gay bar so it gets our vote, and its slightly cheaper than nearby DYMK(now renamed-shock horror 'The Cork and Bottle' hehe) so thats a bonus- althugh still quite expensive! Nicely done and plenty of quiz night things to keep you entertained...7/10
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it is brilliant! if your up for a good night this is the place to go!
lucy - 18 Oct 2004 15:03 |
A very old pub, converted to a Gay pub in the last 10 years, so not everyone would probably want to go there.
The GP - 8 Sep 2004 13:09 |
