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No real ale and renamed as Relish Bar & Grill. Garden cut in half - for sale as development opportunity? The trail of grease and fat flowing down the outside wall from the kitchen fan has been cleaned up but is beginning to reappear.
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Changed ownership and is now Relish. A US-style diner but still with the big garden and children's play area. No real ale on any more, but reports are that the food is decent.
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First time in this pub, three real ales on in excellent condition, had a meal and the food was reasonably priced and very good value, huge piece of homemade steak and kidney pie with chips and veg more than filled a gap. Well worth patronising.
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Saved from demolition by developers (currently running riot in Bottom Mossley) thanks to a protected Ash tree in the centre of the beer garden. The pub has 2 real ales - one from Mossley's Millstone brewery and one from Greenfield's Greenfield brewery. The beer is always in top form. The Woodend serves traditonal pub food and snacks all day, with generous portions at reasonable prices. They have also recently begun offering a changing selection of imaginative, tasty sounding, specials although I've not sampled any of these yet. It's a family friendly place and has a large beer garden with a kids play area. The pub appears to be getting increasingly popular and this weekend the Landlord is organising the first Woodend Beer Festival, with around 30 beers in a large marquee in the garden. Hopefully as trade increases the 3rd handpump on the bar will start being used as well. Watch this space as they say.
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Two reals ales on sale that are always from Millstone, Greenfield or Shaws (occasional), the three local breweries. I know that only two beers may sound dissapointing but they are always in tip top condition. How many family friendly pubs usually have a decent pint of beer?
The food is all home made and is good value pub grub. A great place for sitting outside in the good weather and letting the kids have a run around in the large garden.
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Ok so it's a big old pub geared towards bringing in the Sunday lunchtime family trade. I'm not in that target audience so I can't comment on the quality of the food or the children's play area (though it does look good). However I can say that despite there only being 2-3 pumps on, the beer is always really well kept and a joy to drink. We'll always have one if we're in Mossley of an evening.
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The local beer they serve is well kept with Millstone making a regular appearance, however the range is poor with 2-3 pumps in permanent non-use. The food which was once ok is now greasy; the smell from the kitchen implies the fat isn't changed regularly enough. Real shame as the people who run it are nice and it should be a really good local eatery.
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outstanding food
childrens play area
large beer garden
real ales
j byram - 18 Aug 2006 19:36 |
