please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Closed, a couple of years ago.
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A decent atmosphere although one feels a few wrong moves have been made - most notably via the introduction of anodyne creme seat coverings. Service was good although one has to lean between hordes of egg chaser fans to collect one's pints and the second one I received was on the turn (not badly enough to take it back). A previous pint of mild was very good though.
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In here last Saturday evening for the first time in years.
It is now called The Old Black Lion and the Fish and Chip shop has gone.
Good crowd in but appears to be a meeting place as a large group leave at the same time.
A TV is showing German Football and piped music is playing in the background.
4 hand pulls for Youngs London Gold, Fullers London Pride & Wells Bombardier.
I go for a very nice pint of the Nene Valley JLB (Jims little brother) for £3.30.
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They seem to stick to just doing the one ale - Natterjack. Better they do one ale well than do more that they don't have a market for. Handy for a swift pint between trains though locals are freindly and you may end up missing the odd train.
anonymous - 21 Aug 2011 15:23 |
They have converted the lower bit that used to house the pool table into a fish & chip shop so now it's half pub half fish & chip shop. In the pub half they still do a reasonable pint of Natterjack.
anonymous - 27 Feb 2011 13:25 |
Had a reasonable pint of Frog Island Natterjack in here. This is the first pub you come across enroute from the station to the town centre. A split level average kind of town pub with pool table etc. Handy for nipping infor a quick pint between trains.
anonymous - 26 Oct 2010 13:19 |
Split-level pub, with the main bar and pool table area at the higher level and another room with more tables down a few steps in what must have been a separate building in the past. There are also a few benches in the yard out the back. Three handpumps - all local brews, with two from th Frog Island Brewery plus Phipps NBC IPA (�2.50, but a bit 'end of the barrel'). Very handy for Northampton station if waiting for a train connection.
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open. not been in so no comment as such
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Closed
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The sticky floor syndrome has now been circumnavigated by carpeting throughout. Smokey. Dubious music. Bar skittles. Handy for railway station. Local Frog Island beer.
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dark, draby and you stick to the floor! they have some intresting bands playing upstairs in a function room with no bar!
anon - 28 Mar 2004 12:44 |
aparently its haunted
anonymous - 13 Dec 2003 13:49 |
