Coot, Horshamback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Andy and Sue are very congenial hosts who make you feel welcome from the moment you step into the bar. I like the friendly atmosphere, great juke box, often with free credits! They also cater for parties. Highly recommended.
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Andy and Sue are very congenial hosts who make you feel welcome from the moment you step into the bar. I like the friendly atmosphere, great juke box, often with free credits! They also cater for parties. Highly recommended.
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My old drinking house. A good residential little pub that accommodates all.
My bro J drinks there and so does my mate S.
Dell and Doreen were there when I last drank, I guess they have moved on.
Good sports pub and several BHA FC too.
Nice Place.
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This should have been my favoured local as I used to live nearby, but I've never liked it as the atmosphere was hostile. Full of roughs and chavs.
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Estate pub that has seemingly been recently renovated. The locals gave us a few strange looks as we entered. But they were still quite friendly and the interior was comfortable. Service was quick. 2 real ales were available - Black Sheep Best Bitter & Fullers London Pride. Westons Old Rosie was also available on handpump. Better than some of the previous reviews imply.
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Nobody at the bar when we arrived, so waited for five minutes for someone to turn up and serve us. Music was incredibly loud, so that I had to virtually shout at my wife across the table to have a conversation, although there were only a handful of people in the bar. I like Neil Diamond as much as the next man, but it's a bit corny to be listening to all night in the pub.
Didn't seem like a very nice pub. Someone had scrawled "GENTS" over the toilet door in black marker. Hint: You can purchase a proper sign from Dyas' for about �3.99. Went to the Dog & Bacon instead, who had better beer, food, atmosphere, etc.
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i have just read jabbres review of the coot and some of it is true epecially the stuff about Brian.When Sue & Jeff took it over they carried on the Music traddition however the constant critism from the then LOCALS about the music caused its demise,they still did food but the lack of support from the commuity around the coot changed this.Then when the some of the locals couldn,t run the pub their way and after causing a bad feeling they left to drink elsewhere,so it was turned into and old fashioned pub darts pool football and no food to this end it is a great success big screen tv showing all football,cricket etc pool teams winning cups leagues some of the old regulars play for these teams successful charity days for the local community so it is a good pub to go to.As to the comment about late night disturbance then i suggest you stand outside any pub at closing people will say good night as for expensive beer well that is rubbish �2.80 pint obviously jabber your a winger?and if yiur are that good then buy it and show how it should be run ?!!!
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The Coot was formerly known as the Merry Monk, although situated in a thriving residential area, a run of bad management led to its demise by driving its customers away to other more welcoming public houses.
The June 2001 renovation turned things around by tidying up the bar area & introducing a new landlord 'Brian'. The modernisation to the bar area left a cold feeling which would be more in keeping on the continent rather than on a residential estate, however that said 'it was an improvement'. The new landlord 'Brian' made up for this and quickly became very popular. Brian 'being a musician himself' introduced a live music scene which was second to none, and had locals & visitors alike spilling out of the doors on numerous occasions. A better variation of ales & a large screen were installed and various sports aired 'not just football'! Brian now runs the Bridge in at Copsale, and has turned that pub around as well. Many of the Coots regulars have followed him there.
Unfortunately since 'Brian' has left The Coot has taken a turn for the worst so much so, if rumour is to believed it is now up for sale. The current lanlord & landlady have successfuly managed to reverse all of 'Brians ' good work and turn The Coot back into a 'spit & sawdust' bar which now only attracts the white van men & boy racers chasing football on the big screen. Most of the locals have chosen to turn their back on The Coot & frequent 'The Dog & Bacon' instead. If football, expensive beers (�2.90 pint) late night shouting & swearing are your thing, The Coot may be just up your street!
Its a real shame.
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Popular with "white van men". Given the amount of lager sold there, the real ales are perhaps paradoxically generally in good condition.
Music often too loud for a sensible conversation between two drinkers.
Should have been named The Moorhen as there are no coots on the aforementioned pond.
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So named due to its proximity to a stream and pond populated by these and other such wildlife, it is a two-storey, cream coloured, possibly interwar pub serving a housing estate found just off the Guildford Road after a few minutes walk up the Bishopric past the Kings Arms. A fairly unprepossessing exterior hides a surprisingly roomy and eclectic interior, the result of a June 2001 renovation. Entering the front door we are faced with a long wooden bar, to the right of which is an area large enough to house two pool tables. A raised platform to the rear left accommodates a dartboard. There are gaming machines, a big screen TV and a cash machine. The floor is wood as is the smart reproduction furniture, while the paining scheme is magnolia and puce. A small, raised and carpeted �lounge� area at the front of the pub has its walls covered with �old� repro prints and paintings. The bar staff are friendly and pop music plays from behind the bar. Real ales are Shepherds Neame Spitfire, Fullers London Pride and (Coors) Brains-brewed Hancocks HB. My half of the latter � a somewhat insipid brand - is clear but I detect a very slight vinegary aftertaste. A popular community pub, the Coot was GBG listed from 1981-1991 when serving Charringtons IPA, and again in 2003.
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Not a bad pub. A little dated and a short range of beers, not bad for a quick pint.
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Live music and lots of room
Paul - 29 Jun 2004 14:36 |
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