Mischief, Norwichback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
They've got a board outside saying, No Quiz's, No Live Music, No... you get the picture. So we almost knocked the bouncer off his feet in our eagerness to try such a admirable pub.
Sure enough they didn't have /live/ music, but they did have reasonably loud recorded music. They did have cask ales, but only 3 and not very exciting (or local).
Nothing wrong with the place, but not what we were looking for so we went next door to the Ribs of Beef.
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A really lovely pub right on the Wensum river. The beers were lovely. There was one female member of staff and she knew about beer and how to serve it. There were many very good pubs in Norwich but this one is very special; old, on the river and with superb real ale. Nice customers as well, which is a good sign.
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Very nice welcoming and friendly pub, situated in a lovely area of Norwich. It's ideal for a mini pub crawl - with several decent/excellent boozers in the Tombland, Wensum Street and Magdalen Street vicinity. My only criticism of this pub is the real ale choice, which is a bit limited; but I guess they're looking to appeal to the younger student type of punter more than anything, and that sort of customer is more than happy with lagers and shots etc.
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propa pub as described before, geat atmosphere, and 1 of my fav pubs in norwich
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propa pub as described before, geat atmosphere, and 1 of my fav pubs in norwich
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Very quiet on a Monday evening and it lacked any atmosphere as others have described. Only two draft beers; the Adnams was passable.
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It's a bare boarded ale house type of pub on the other side of Fye Bridge to the Ribs of Beef.
It's a rambling sort of pub with various nooks and crannies and a slightly studenty, young persons feel to it.
I managed to find a quieter part of the pub away from the big screen TV. Here there was a snooker table and a really old looking table football machine.
Not being able to recollect having ever knowingly set foot inside a pub called "The Mischief" before, I looked round for some framed print or information board, either inside or outside the board, telling me why the pub was so named - but to no avail.
Real ale was limited to a rather moderate Adnams and Courage Best - a third pump had its clip reversed - so, whilst I didn't particularly dislike the pub at all, there's better pubs in the City for the beer enthusiast than this
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Surprisingly busy for a Sunday evening, especially considering the torrential rain outside. Not bad selection of beers
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One of my favourite pubs in Norwich. What I like best about it is that it has a mixed clientele full of people from varying walks of life.
It all makes for a good atmosphere
the_g - 28 May 2007 14:11 |
Great for a Sunday afternoon of footy-watching, followed by a few games of table football and pool. Good tunes on the juke box and a good selection of trivia on the quiz machine. Beer and snacks reasonably priced.
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The two ends of Norwich�s Tombeland area represent all that is worst and all that is best about the modern drinking experience. At one end near the mouth of the Prince of Wales street you have the soulless glitz of chain land, with a Ha Ha`s, an S&L, a Yates and a bit further down, a Spoons � all competing for the same chaved up muppets in their burberry hats and knicker high skirts. Yes, the word quite simply, is urgh.
However, as you walk down Tombeland away from the relentless noise, vomiting and cackling pre-pubescent teens, you come to two proper and decent boozers stuffed full of life, characters and excellent service that is the peak of the great British pub experience. The best of these two is undoubtedly the 10/10 Ribs of Beef, but in its shadow is the extremely good Mischief.
True, it lacks its competitors wide booze and food selection, and its slightly more commercial orientation (with several student-aimed offers and subsequent garish ads) means that it can on occasion attract the odd yob element. However, this clientele problem only emerges rarely, and in general its authentic wooden floors, beige brick walls and slightly reddish lighting gives it a dose of character that generally repels the pillock fringe. And those they do visit regularly can also enjoy its twisting interior that includes a small juke box serviced pool room downstairs, a largish seating area behind the bar for big screen footie watching and two winding areas in front of the bar that act as snug general drinking areas. The only slightly problem with one of these rooms is that it has in its middle charming old fireplace � charming that is until you�ve had too many and start trying to walk through it!
The Mischief isnt perfect owing to its booze and food drawbacks, but its pleasing character based environment makes it a firm 8/10
anonymous - 19 May 2005 22:36 |
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