Ship, Bristolback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
We popped in to here in order to shelter from a rainshower and it proved to be a reasonably convivial student/young professional dive. I enjoyed a half of Butcombe - an always welcome beverage. Much emphasis on the egg chasing but as it's the West Country, I'll let them off I suppose.
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A good-sized pub, which although popular with students has a much more traditional pub feel to it than many of the trendy bars on nearby Park Street.
There are several different areas to the pub separated by partitioning, and on a few different levels. There�s a comfy corner with a few old leather sofa�s, and even a small bar downstairs although this never seems to get much use. I think at one time the pool table was down here, but it�s now at the front of the main bar. There is also a garden area which keeps the smokers happy.
Each table had a lighted candle on it which created a pleasant ambience and although there was a large plasma on the wall this had the sound turned off. There was a short menu chalked up on a board, consisting of pub staples such as Scampi & Chips, Bangers & mash, etc., and a selection of baguettes and light bites.
Beers on tap were Jem, Doom Bar and Teignworthy Gun Dog. Ciders were a slightly disappointing Scrumpy Jack, Bulmers and Symond�s Founders Reserve.
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Popular pub on two floors and a small garden area. Several different areas with plenty of tables and a few sofa's. Good sized bar with Doom Bar, Deuchar's IPA and Butcombe on tap, plus Blackthorn, Strongbow & Stonehouse cider's.
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Comfy looking , but also a pub that always looks a bit cluttered , you know like the front room , oh weve got nowhere else to put it so lets put it in there , your almost frightened your going to fall over something. . beers d/bar l/pride d/bar butcombe , deuchars , my two pints were cold . 4/10
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Recently had a refurb and has managed to lose all of its historical character - light wooden floors, booths gone in place of comfy leather seats, swirly carpeted bit etc. And the top of the beautiful old bar has gone. A real shame.
That said, the Doombar and Deuchars IPA were very good and reasonably priced and there is now a decent looking menu of pub food and Portuguese snacks (Portuguese chef).
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Does one need a passport to prove one is under 18 to get in?
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Nice old victorian style pub, plenty of individual drinking areas, cosy and with a lot of character. It's bigger than it looks with a downstairs area too. Bogs could do with an overhaul though, they let the place down a bit.
Plenty of ale to quaff, six handpulls on the go over Christmas though sadly the mild was off when we went but it was changed over with the minimum of fuss after the requiste check from the local alcy at the end of the bar.
Most people in there were either students left behind from the Xmas trip back to Mammy's or Gasheads (Bristol Rovers fans) who didn't go to Walsall that day.
In short, a very good pub that falls a little short of great - needs to keep a check on its ale quality and get the builders in onto the bogs. Well worth a visit for the character.
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Stopped for a pint yesterday. Nice pub with lots of character and features.
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Just how a pub should be, nice relaxed place, nice booths and partitions but not poky, and random pics of sinking ships on the walls.
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Bev and Tim are top in there - nice and chilled and friendly.
lee - 22 Nov 2003 00:29 |
Full of students.... which is why I like it!
Barry Student - 20 Nov 2003 17:13 |
Wood panelling, "nooks and crannies", nice pub.
Vindaloo - 26 Aug 2003 16:58 |
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