please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Still searching for a city centre pub with a beer garden/terrace. This has one, but to get to it, you need to fight your way through the kareoke and dancing. At tea time.
Upstairs bar - Timothy Taylor Landlord an unexpected find in such a place. Terrace bar was super but of course packed.
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Visited again in March. The ale selection seemed a little more adventurous than on my previous visit. Went for the Kinder Scout by Pennine Brewing which was supposed to be a porter but was really more like a bitter. Unusual and perhaps not in a good way. Pub was busy but managed to get a table.
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After the farce that was the Abel Heywood, called in here and spent a couple of hours in a great Pub. I'm a lager drinker so cannot comment on Ale selection, but lots of patrons seemed to enjoying a good choice.
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Smart, tasteful wood panelled traditional pub, sports six hand pulls and fairly bustling during a weekday lunchtime. As already noted the ale range is unspectacular, accompanied by unrepentant city centre prices to match. On the whole a somewhat bland ale house - there's nothing especially wrong with it but I wouldn't seek it out again unless I found myself standing outside in the most hostile of weather. An extra point awarded for good service, its a 6/10.
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Paid a visit here a month or so ago for the first time. Always good to try somewhere new, but sadly as others have observed, the real ale selection is a bit on the "safe" side. It was very busy when I went, got served downstairs then managed to find a corner to loiter in upstairs. If they get a bit more adventurous with the real ale, I might be tempted to pay another visit. Otherwise only if I am passing.
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Had to come back and sample the food as it states a certain G ramsey is the chef (no relation,or the man himself) Had the fish and chips which was ok but was surprised to see that the fish was river cobbler and not cod or haddock,it was £7.95 with mushy peas so I will let you decide if you think it was worth it. Still a poor selection of real ales and I find that the staff seem too busy talking to each other behind the bar. A good pub needs staff to be knowledgeable on the real ales and not treat you as a number. It was quite dead for a Saturday afternoon but that may have something to do with the £3.50 for a pint.
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Fantastic to see a pub reopen after such a prolonged closure. However, I echo the previous comments about high prices and uninspired choice of ales. That is a real shame as the staff are welcoming and the pub in attractive and comfortable.
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After 15 years or more this place has reopened with a stylish interior a hotel to go with it. To be honest it didn't feel like a proper pub and would be more suited to Thomas st where all the trendy bars/pubs are. They have 4 real ales but the choice is quite poor and they dont have any local microbreweries which is just predictable. This place could be potentially very good but let's itself down with the price and ales.
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