Prince Of Wales, Norwichback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Fairly bland & empty pub, at least early on a week day afternoon. My pint was Oak Grain, a local beer apparently, quite nice & well priced at 3.30. The few customers appeared to be locals. I have no idea whether it livens up at night or post work, but it sure seemed comatose to me.
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wow i had a great time here the staff was nice and the music was great. i do think it needs a bit of TLC but well run i will be going back soon
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Beer and cleaning seem to be ok but that's about it. Clientelle would make Prince Harry look intelligent. Good job they don't have a quiz night. Chevetts shoe horned into spandex tights and more gold chains than you'll find in H Samual. With the overpowering reek of Hugo Boss. Pre club dump, worth a look but only a look.
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this is a pre club drinking hole. its loud, and has big tv everywhere and there are two bars with a small dance floor with a pole to get the party started. i have liked it more in the last few years.
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Students and chavs! Take my advice and steer clear!
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Left the Compleat Angler and walked down here. Got drenched. Big pub with not many people in it apart from a few locals and some depressed QPR fans. Probably busy later on. Got 2 pints for �3.98 - bargain. The guy behind the bar had a haunted look about him as though the forthcoming night was going to be a shift too far. Poor sod's got New Years Eve to do as well. Don't reckon he'll make it. There was a silver shiney pole which people persumably dance round. Mmm, sexy.
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During my first few years at the local Uni (1999-2003) the Prince of Wales was like a dog that needed to be put down. It limped along through life with decaying furniture, awful beer and a strange aroma of cabbage that probably came from the unwashed and undesirable who made up its clientele. I didn�t go in too often, as not only am I rather attached to both my wallet and my front teeth, I also felt rather guilty at keeping this festering craphole on the map.
However, a few years ago something drastic happened and the POW received a thorough refit that not only swept in a sparkling interior but also swept out (hopefully into the river) the stinky misfits propping up the bar. It`s difficult now to even visualise the scene before the change, so drastic and pleasant has the upgrade been.
Yet before anyone gets carried away it should be pointed out that the refit, however pleasant, has been carried out with at least one eye on the chain pub manual. The new fittings therefore reek of spoons and the glittering bar is straight from an S&L. Worst of all the tap selection is restricted and lager heavy, and the management have thrown themselves lustly into the pursuit of clubbers heading to the Liquid (and erm, other club!) down the street � que garish offer adds inside and wall to wall muppets on most nights. There are though scraps of individuality about the place primarily caused by the natural structure of the interior (nice one up, one down effect) and some nice ornate furnishings dotted about.
But, despite the vast improvement of the place, its overall direction doesn�t fit my personal preferences, so it�s a fairly average 5/10.
anonymous - 29 Jul 2005 20:13 |
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