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No atmosphere poor beer, bad service from a bar steward who could hardly speak English.
MrWantage - 27 Feb 2016 06:29
I have to agree with the previous posters on here � this pub is seriously lacking in atmosphere ! Which is a shame because there is nothing much wrong with it otherwise. The olde world half timbered exterior certainly looks inviting enough.

We only went in because we wanted lunch, and we saw it said �meals served daily�. But there were no menus at all anywhere, until on request, the miserable barman / landlord produced one from behind the bar. I had scampi and mum had fish and chips, and they were both entirely reasonable.

We were in the lounge, and the only real ale there was Tatton Gold (there may have been others in the other bar), which took some time to settle, but was very good once it had done so.

The parrot was pretty miserable too !

5/10 � injection of charisma needed

Martinsh - 20 Jul 2011 23:43
keep on seeing fabio capello in there....or is it a lookalike?
phatfill - 30 Mar 2011 12:19
what is it with the long faces behind the bar. glad i took a look at this site, i see im not alone with how i feel. you got great beer please smile.
wkd2 - 19 May 2010 21:30
good pub started using it since the cricks beer gone so down hill. but could do with some more lights in the day, cant bloody read my sports page!
wkd2 - 16 May 2010 11:32
Used to have some good bar staff in there, Shame there isn't now. The bar looks like it could do with a clean. Not busy in the day but good place to watch the match.
Tia_Bols - 12 Nov 2009 04:40
Landlord and landlady need to stop looking so miserable. If they actually made people feel welcome I'm sure the place would be busier. Apart from them it's a decent boozer and the beer is fine!
SandbachG - 12 Jun 2009 12:48
Arrogant staff, iffy beer and what have they done to what should be a beautiful 17th Century pub?
TRUCKTOWN - 12 May 2009 17:28
lots of man u fans crying into there beer when the fourth one went in,brilliant
anonymous - 16 Mar 2009 09:56
Had a pint in here a few times its okay
fedor - 12 Mar 2009 15:49
Always mnake sure you pop in, just after the red scum from Merseyside have lost. Great fun to see grown men crying into their beers glasses. You'll hear the sentence 'next year will be our year' most days!
anonymous - 21 Jul 2008 11:18
no local scum in evidence on my last visit,just tourists and a wedding party all very nice
anonymous - 28 Feb 2008 19:22
great place to see all the spongers in the area who live of the decent folk who pay tax
anonymous - 31 Aug 2007 17:30
beer awfull,bottles only!,fine example of how not to run a boozer.far to many scoucers who think they run town.only a short walk from palmer road,wich ses it all!
anonymous - 2 Aug 2007 11:16
Food ok
can't sit outside anymore for some reason,
Beer, bitter you can't see daylight through landlord obviously not cleaning pipes properly
anonymous - 16 Mar 2006 22:09
Ordered two pints of Fosters - both of which tasted completely different. Complained at the bar, and the landlord had the cheek to say I ordered different beers. Not a pleasent pub.
Gazz1e - 16 Nov 2004 10:07
A good example of how to screw up an old historic pub. The sign on the outside says Ano-domini 1634, but the inside has been messed about so much it could be from anywhere between the mid 7os to 90s. Only sells tetlys real ale, which is not that good. Only good thing about the pub is the chance to drink outside on the cobbles.
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Jimbo Smith - 13 Sep 2004 09:38

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