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Very friendly barmaid, on our recent visit the pub was closing the following day for refurbishment, so all 5 ales on were £2 a pint. I opted for Ringwood 'Razorback', a nice pint.
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Can’t wait until I can enjoy another beer here sat outside in the sunshine.
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Proper pub, traditional & comfy; does not have a smoking area but tables placed out front. Landlord was ok. 6 ales on, I had the Batemans ''Texan Triple Hop'' [nice hoppy beer].
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First review for a few years and I have to say the staff were anything but bored. Only had one pint here but it was a pleasant atmosphere and if I'd had more time I'd have definitely stayed longer.
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Was recommended The Wheatsheaf by a local. Regretfully a poor suggestion. Beer average, staff bored and uninterested. Reasonably comfortable place, but there are better.
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Having lived opposite this pub for months, the unfortunate truth is that its a place to avoid at night. They have bands (or acts) on Wednesday through to Sunday who are invariably as low brow as you can imagine and very noisy. You wouldn't be able to hear yourself think never mind talk to each other. Imagine trying to talk to someone over a pint while a man in his mid-fifties is straining at the top of his voice to sing 'American Pie'. Yes, it's really that bad. The bands occupy half the pub and as so many of them are acoustic acts that would be hear easily, it's a mystery why they have to be amplified to 11.
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Reasonable selection of real ales but somewhat limited in that all from the Marstons 'stable' so usual suspects such as Sneck Lifter and Cumberland Ale represented. None of them bad ales by any means but all a little predictable. Friendly comfortable pub though and on the night we visited we were treated to top quality live music from a local blues band.
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Didn't find this place to be anything special. Not much choice of ale, just big breweries. Quality was alright though.
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I can sympathise with comments from those that just wanted a quick drink and not being able to sit down at the tables reserved for diners. However it was handy for us as we had called in to have some real ale with a meal, so it was nice to be able to do that without any hassle.
I had a Jennings Cumberland Ale while my wife had a zest fruty-beer called Sunbeam recommended to her by the bar lady as they didn't have any Belgium fruit beers. The food was generous and well cooked and the staff very friendly.
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Revisited this pub which used to be regular for me, what's happened ? Dirt and dust everywhere, tired looking interior and the staff must be trained in serving avoidance, this particular night being a Tuesday where I felt I had to email or text my request through ! Great location, used to be great atmosphere, never been so glad to have bad leg to keep me away !
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We visited Shrewsbury recently and stopped at this pub for a quick drink. Unfortunately half of the tables had little signs on them stating "For diners only", but as no-one was eating and all the tables were free we felt justified in sitting at one of them. After being moved once when 2 people turned up to eat and listening to comments from the management such as "the tables are clearly marked" we left for a friendlier pub. In conclusion this pub has pretensions of being a restaurant so if you just want a drink you may have to stand in the middle of the pub surrounded by empty tables for diners.
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If only we had had weather similar to that in the picture above. On the Saturday night we visited, it was cold and foggy. This is a Marstons pub, but has a good range of their beers - Ringwood Old Thumper, Banks's Bitter, Wychwood The Dog's Bollocks, Jennings Sneck Lifter, Dark Mild and Cumberland Ale and Mansfield Old Baily. Thatchers Heritage cider is also available and there seemed a wide and varied spirit selection. The single bar has strange red lighting. A band was setting up and seemed to have attracted an 'interesting' clientele that looked like a throwback to a bygone age. Pictures of old Shrewsbury adorn the walls. Not at all bad for a Marstons pub.
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Bit of a worn High Street pub though not too bad. Had a drinkable pint of Yorkshire Terrier. Pretty unremarkable otherwise.
anonymous - 31 Oct 2010 15:44 |
Choice of real ales as usual with the Banks's Bitter very good as usual, tight squeese at the bar as usual too.
This is a great place to pop in if there is music on and tonight (Thursday) had a good rockabilly band on that was most enjoyable.
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Visited the Wheatsheaf again yesterday afternoon but most of the guest ales on offer were between 4.5% - 6.0% which were a bit strong for that time of day for me so I had 3 pints of Banks's instead which were very good indeed. Still recommend visiting this pub to all BITE members.
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Pleasant traditional city centre pub with beers from the Marstons stable - the XXX Porter was splendid. No local beers but they partly made it up with the Porter.
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Nice old pub, but not much room to be served, as a lot of locals stand at the small bar area. The food we had was really tasty and very reasonably priced. Bers on offer included Hosons Mild, Marston's Old Empire, Brakspears Oxford Gold and Jennings Cocker Hoop. All in all a very enjoyable pub, and especially nice to sit outside on the street in the summer and watch the world go by over a few pints.
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Was served a short pint today, so not that happy with this place anymore. No mild today either!
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This is yet another good pub I regularly visit when I'm in the town centre. Though quite small, it frequently offers up to 6 real ales alongside Banks's Bitter. Good atmosphere with comfy seats too. I enjoyed 2 pints of Rocketeer Ale here last night which were excellent. To anyone wandering around Shrewsbury, this is one pub worth checking out. I'll definitely be back.
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Another nice traditional Shrewsbury town centre pub situated on the High Street, a few minutes walk away from The Three Fishes.
It's a single bar pub with distinct areas, but with a rather standard and unremarkable interior.
There's some seats outside on the pavement.
The beer range was similar to that at Loggerheads ( Ringwood Best, Brakspears Oxford Gold etc ), which led me to conclude that it was a Banks pub, but I can't recall seeing any external branding. My pint of Jennings was in good form. This pub has also been GBG listed in recent years.
I enjoyed the visit, but I found this pub somewhat unremarkable by Shrewsbury standards.
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Nice pub, if a little small for its town-centre location (can get very busy and there's not enough seating, especially if the weather isn't good enough to sit outdoors). Hobsons Mild - excellent stuff. 8/10
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A decent pub , 7 ales on , the Woods Summer That was very good , a pub worth visiting .
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The place itself was decent enough, nice exterior and the wooden framed interior, as many places are in Shrewsbury
There was a choice of real ales; JB going for the Banks's Premier Bitter, whereas i had the MILD, so it did fine on that score
What put me off a little was the misery that greeted us in the form of a barmaid that sported a frown not seen since the Spanish ambassador was invited to speak at the Elizabeth I's armada victory ball.
Will go again, after checking the staff rota
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Great pint of Jennings was quaffed here,well worthy of its good beer guide liting, 8/10
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This is a Banks's pub but you'd hardly know it as they have guest beers on. A couple were from the same extended stable but there were a couple on from outside the tent. Very well kept beer as well. I called in at about 5.45 to find a whole bunch of women from a shop or office out on a birthday do. Very amusing they were too. It's OK in here.
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Went here on Saturday afternoon & found it a very pleasant little place in a good location. Excellent staff & very friendly locals. Could do with a wider selection of drinks so not perfect, but worth a stop for those finding themselves here.
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Busy high street boozer. Good selection of beers
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Pleasantly suprised by the choice of beers for a Banks pub, and enjoyed those we tried. Friendly staff able to give information about the ales being served.
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Just walked into the pub whilst wondering around Shrewsbury to get out of the rain. Warm atmosphere and friendly local, lots of real ales.
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UPDATE: For a Shrewsbury Marstons/Banks/WDB outlet this one shines. The Landlord, James, waves his magic wand (or bends ears, i don't know for sure!) to get the most choice possible from the Pubco and with the, welcome (or not by most), acquisitions by WDB of Jennings et al, the stable has grown quite a bit.There are usually 5 real ales on at any one time. If you like Wine and Spirits there is an excellent choice if you want a change. If you are in Shrewsbury, pop in and make your own mind up. Incidentally,They have outside seating in the Shrewsbury High Street in Summer and you can watch the world crawl by (Shrewsbury Traffic Congestion pun!). Dont foget to visit the, not too far away, Loggerheads, see seperate entry.
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Good music nights (Friday), gets crowded. Real Ale
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