Bridge Inn, Grintonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Paid another visit to the Bridge Inn on a Tuesday evening. Beer choice just as good as before - four ales with the 'Bountiful' going down a treat. If anything the food has got better - I had a superb meal of pork belly (with crackling!). Atmosphere, good ales and food - it's got it all.
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Called in in November 2011 to a friendly greeting, a warm open fire and 4 great real ales. The meal was probably the best bar meal I have had, and good value.
Just as a country pub should be
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Excellent dog friendly pub. We had booked a table but sat in the main bar as we had our dog with us; dogs aren't allowed in the dinning room (which is fair enough) and we hadn't mentioned the dog when we booked. 4 real ales on 2 from darn sarf (Ringwood and Brakspears), and 2 from Jennings, I tried 3 and all were on top form. Food was superb, Chicken and Leek pie for herself, Grouse for me, followed by excellent puds. A little on the dear side but that said still well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Drusy - 30 Aug 2011 16:23 |
Characterful Dales pub with a larger than life landlord. The main bar area is warm and cosy and full of the usual paraphernalia, and given the pub is very popular with tourists/diners you need to arrive early. There is a dining 'annexe' although it feels a bit sterile and cut-off from the heart of the pub. That said, there's a nice outdoor seating area for sunny days where you can watch the Dales traffic (the odd tourist or tractor). Service is friendly and efficient and the menu was varied and good value, with my supper arriving reasonably quickly given how busy the place was. There were four ales on offer during my visit, including a rather interesting Cherry Picker from the Wychwood Brewery (Hobgoblin).
If you're in the area this place is a must!
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Stop by here yesterday for a quick pint.
Recieved a warm welcome and had a lovely pint of Cocker Hoop
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A very nice pub. Nice staff, good food. Four ales were on, all from the Marstons stable. Cumberland Ale, Cocker Hoop, Ringwood Lovey Warne and Banks Bitter. Lovey Warne was on decent form. It's not a criticism of the pub per se, but scoopers be warned that this pub no longer sells the rare Jennings Dark Mild, which I had been hoping to see here.
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Good beer and friendly atmosphere. Good food. sheep on the roof, yep, you've not had too many!And it's playing a violin.
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Travelled back to my home turf from Dorset to visit family. Decided to go to the Brigde Inn for lunch and a pint.
Couldn't believe it......Walked into the Pub and found Ale from my local brewery, Ringwood Best! But i fancied a change and went for the Jennings Cumberland..Lovely pint.
Bar was warm and welcoming, by the look of the bar, there is an everchanging selection of Real Ales on offer.....Fantastic
Food was delicious and reasonably priced, i could have stayed there all day. But..... Alas .....had to visit the parents and the outlaws!
It's great to see that Marstons take over hasn't affected these country pubs and swamped the with their own Ales..
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The Bridge Inn is probably the pick of the pubs in the immediate Reeth area. It is a 15 minute stroll from from the centre of Reeth but many of the local published walking trails pass it so if the doors are open, there isn�t really an excuse not to pop in. A warm, cosy and civilized pub but it does admittedly lean towards the dining end of the pub spectrum. It is also a bit of a magnet for dog walkers and you can expect to trip over at least 3 slumped canines as you work your way to the bar.
The interior is split into 3. The main bar in the centre has beamed ceilings, open fire, old local pictures and brewery mirrors. The bar area is awash with with pump clips, postcards, banknotes and tankards. To the right of the bar is a pool room with some overspill seating when things get busy (and it is a very popular place). To the left of the main bar is a restaurant with a sofa section containing chess sets, an aquarium and an old wind up �His Masters Voice� gramophone. Outside on the roof is a life size model of a swaledale sheep with a horn - not sure what that�s all about. Beerwise, there were 4 Ales on hand pump � Jennings Cumberland (it is a Jennings pub), Hobgoblin, Ringwood Best and Banks Bitter, a selection that does at least differ from the ubiquitous Black Sheep and Theakstons that dominate all the pubs for miles around although I would like to have seen an ale from one of the other local breweries.
No TV�s, music or mobile phones (you�ll be lucky to get a signal anyway) so it�s a pretty relaxed and peaceful place to spend an evening. On the downside, some of the seating in the main bar is awkwardly placed near doors but if there was anything that annoyed me about the place it was the number of diners in the bar. One (very pleasant) couple even asked to share our table despite there being plenty of room in the adjacent restaurant. Maybe I�m missing something but there was space in the restaurant all evening so it wasn�t as if they were fully booked. I presume there is a reason behind it but it certainly escapes me. Although we didn�t eat here the food did look (and smell) very good and the prices were very reasonable for what you were getting.
Despite its diners in the bar problem, the Bridge was certainly one of the best pubs we visited in our Dales week and is well worth stopping by. The �Cathedral of the Dales� opposite is also worth a quick visit.
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Beautiful setting in Swaledale near the tourist honeypot of Reeth. There is a large comfortable traditional bar, with a pool room at a lower level to one side and a dining room to the other. Decently kept beers from Jennings, Ringwood and other Marstons group breweries on the four handpumps plus Peroni and Budweiser Budvar kegs along with the more ubiquitous Fosters, and Guinness also Marstons own version of Nitrokeg. The bar is decorated with photos of the dale, postcards, bank notes, old bottles and beer mats, notably some from the defunct Carlisle brewery. Friendly staff and there is an outdoor drinking/smoking area. If driving be careful on the sharp turn out of the carpark.
anonymous - 25 May 2009 17:30 |
This is an old coaching inn, about a mile from Reeth, on the banks of the Swale. We�ve been here a few times on our holidays-we�ve eaten in the good dining room, in the central bar, and have gone in for a drink.
It has an air of solidity, and that buzz that comes from a varied and inclusive clientel.The bar staff seem very jolly, and dogs are made welcome. As a Jennings pub, one of the few that I�ve seen in this part of Yorkshire, its now part of the greater Marston�s empire:however, the beers don�t appear to have suffered,though I was disappointed that the mild was unavailable when we came in October. The Cumberland ale made a refreshing consolation, as I recall. Guest ales were evident-Butcombe, and something welsh was listed as forthcoming.
For the lover of whimsy, there�s a wickerwork sheep perched on the ridge of the roof: last seen it was playing the French horn. 7/10
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