BITE user comments - Baldpat
Comments by Baldpat
Camra has recognised the quality of ale by granting the Gatekeeper a listing in Good Beer Giude 2010.
14 Jan 2010 20:22
Visited to watch the Lions match.Busy but service quite efficient.Three cask ales available.Brains Bitter at �1.65 was good.
1 Jul 2009 20:01
The Shakespeare's Head, Holborn
Visited during my annual business trip to London.I can never understand the negatie comments.True.it'a bit shabby, but so are many London pubs.On Friday teatime there were 7 staff falling over themselves to serve and any queues were quickly dealt with.The real ale festival was on with a choice of 8 beers. The Cairngorm Howler was excellent. I heartily recommend this place.The staff were all smiles and service was slick.
4 May 2009 20:13
The Moon Under Water, Leicester Square
Visited recently during the festival.Good selection and prompt service.
4 May 2009 20:05
Very enthusiastic manager who knows and loves his real ale.Asuccessful St Davids festival this week with an interesting selection from microbrewers as well as Brains.Most pleasing!
26 Feb 2009 20:30
Very busy but pleasant pub,anoasis form the shops.Good selection of ales,perhaps a bit cold,but this does not affect the flavour.Staff very friendly and efficient.
19 Feb 2009 20:42
Staff problems nave been addressed sincemy last visit.Service was efficient and staff were well aware whose turn it was,Good selection of guest ales as well as the 99p staple.
16 Feb 2009 21:11
Staffing problems have been addressed since my last visit.The staff do not suffer from tunnel vision and try to serve everyone in turn.The ales were in good condition with several guests as well as the 99p staple.
16 Feb 2009 21:01
One of the scarier JDWS.ON entering,I found a number of strange people staring at me all the way to the bar.Still,the decor is ok if a bit dark and the ale is of acceptable quality.
16 Feb 2009 20:57
Y Dic Penderyn, Merthyr Tydfil
Ah,Merthyr,one of the poorest areas in the UK.However,the 99p offer does not exist here.You pay �1.49 for a very iffy pint of GK IPA.The real ale is often of dubious quality.To cap it all,some of the old regulars were criticising Cardiff pubs for putting 50p on the price of a pint on big match days!
16 Feb 2009 20:52
I(n spite of the 99p pint,still serves a good range of guests.Food too,is very acceptable.
12 Feb 2009 20:33
Lovely pub.good real ale in an ecclesiastical setting.Nice view from the beer garden at the back.Visit only onde a year and have never had a bad pint or meal.
5 Jan 2009 20:38
Easily the best Spoons in North Wales.Interesting building.Very friendly and efficient staff,well kept ale and good food.Not scary like other pubs in Colwyn Bay.
2 Jan 2009 20:57
No problem with regulars or the food.Probably the best real ale in town.
2 Jan 2009 20:52
Very pleasing transformation with a middle class clientele.Well kept and reasonably priced Brains beer.Service friendly if a little sluggish at times.
1 Jan 2009 20:30
Royal Exchange, Llandaff North
Unusual to have a pub on the first floor of a building.Normal range of Brains beers.kept quite well.
21 Dec 2008 20:11
Areal hole.full of benefit claimers from the North of England.To be avoided.
16 Dec 2008 20:26
Used to be a brilliant pub,good Bass and good steaks.Now a total disaster.
16 Dec 2008 20:24
A shame that a dump like this is one of the few places in North Wales that serves Bass.
16 Dec 2008 20:20
Used to enjoy the atmosphere here on my annual visit,but last time the place was nearly empty.I cant see how it can survive on these high prices,especially with a Wetherspoons next door.A real shame.
16 Dec 2008 20:16
The Jug and Bottle, Pentrabane
Boarded up since the fire,That says it all.Locals must now go elsewhere to fight.
13 Dec 2008 20:46
Very noisy.OK beer and food looks good,cheap and plentiful.
13 Dec 2008 20:31
Walk past often on way to Gatekeeper.Never seem to be any customers in the daytime.
13 Dec 2008 20:29
Beer Ok but wear a crash helmet when bluebirds are playing at home.
13 Dec 2008 20:27
Ye Olde Murenger House, Newport
Excellent pub and not too dear.Good pint of Sam Smiths.A welcome change from the huge pubs in the vicinity.
12 Dec 2008 20:44
Still seem to be problems with service.manager please note .Called in today for a festival pint at 1.30 and was told to stand at the end of a long queue.,which did not appear to be moving.was not prepared to wait ages for just one drink at this time of day,so headed back to Cardiff wher JDW outlets are properly staffed.
12 Nov 2008 20:25
Visited today for beer festival.Usual friendly and efficient staff.twelve real ales on tap,those I tried in excellent condition.Well done!
12 Nov 2008 20:13
This place is Casque Marque accredited but again no beer festival.What is going on?
11 Nov 2008 19:34
Beer festival going very well.Excellent choice every day.all well kept.Well done!
11 Nov 2008 19:31
Quite small for a JDW.Visited today for a couple of superb festival pints.people eating were served quickly and food looked really good.Attentive staff circulated to clear tables and to make sure evervone was satisfied.I was very impressed overall.my first 10!
4 Nov 2008 19:57
Not my favourite JDW outlet,but is doing a good job with current beer festival.Ten different ales available each day.
3 Nov 2008 20:52
Perhaps the lager is flat,but the cask ales are always in good condition,with a fine selection of guests.Recommended.At least it's still open a rare sight in the town centre.
27 Oct 2008 21:34
looking forward to the beer festival.Although ther are only five handpumps,beer is sure to be excellent.
27 Oct 2008 21:00
Congratulations on inclusion in the 2009 Good Beer Guide.Today ale was on top form and when the Pedigree ran out another excellent barrel was immediately put on.If only all JDW outlets were this efficient...
25 Sep 2008 20:23
Ashadow of the lovely village pub it once was.Very cliquey but good beer and a very efficient landlady.
24 Sep 2008 19:48
Warm and friendly pub.Cheaper than JDW for food and most drinks,except for real ale unfortunately.
24 Sep 2008 19:42
Temperature of the pub as cold as the lagers.One of the few JDW establishments I have visited which is not interested in real ale.
24 Sep 2008 19:28
A real mess of a pub but good selection of Greene King ales.Cheap and cheerful food.Plenty of screens of varying sizes good for watching sport.
24 Sep 2008 19:25
The Shakespeare's Head, Holborn
Always seems to be packed even in the afternoons,but I have been VERY impressed with the swift and efficient service on every visit.Good selection of real ale,usually well kept.
19 Sep 2008 19:26
special Wednesday offer no longer applies but beer still very good.
19 Sep 2008 18:42
Easily the best Wetherspoons in Cardiff.Very pleasant and efficient staff and a high level of comfort.Real ales well kept.Try Wednesday when all ales are �1.69 apint and there is usually an intersesting and well kept selection.
14 Sep 2008 19:38
Always visit when in Tredegar as everything else is closed!A very large Wetherspoon with friendly staff and acceptable beer.Nice garden area at rear,a real suntrap on the rare occasions it's not raining.
14 Sep 2008 19:21
Very tastefully furnished with excellent selection of real ales.A classy pub in a classy town.
14 Sep 2008 19:15
Very good real ale at cheap prices.Don't have too many as the toilets are a challenging climb!
14 Sep 2008 19:10
Currently closed for refurb.Lets hope the staff improve when it reopens
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3 Sep 2008 20:44
Justifially proud of its excellent real ales.Worth avoiding at lunch time when it is full of old ladies drinking tea.
3 Sep 2008 20:39
was one of the best pubs in swansea with a good mixed clientele.then Brains refurbed painted the outside a horrible colour and drove most of the regulars out.This seems to be policy in many of their tarted up pubs.What has happened to community spirit?Not recommended,come back Mr Snowball!
3 Sep 2008 20:28
Good ale, but very loud and rude locals on rugby match days.
2 Sep 2008 19:55
Only been there in the winter, so the roaring fire is welcome. Large selection of whiskies and dogs.
2 Sep 2008 19:53
A proper pub with proper beer.A pleasant change from chain establishments.
1 Sep 2008 19:12
The Moon Under Water, Leicester Square
Quite small for a JDW. Helpful staff, goood real ale, brilliant prices.
1 Sep 2008 18:54
Very good real ale, nice outside terrace. Healthy climb to the toilets!
1 Sep 2008 18:36
Very friendly with good staff. One of the best pints of SA in Cardiff at only �1.60 per pint.Meals good too, especially the Sunday lunch.
1 Sep 2008 18:33
Good local. Not obsessed with food,and well kept ale. Efficient and friendly staff.
27 Aug 2008 21:03
First visit for awhile.Unusually for a LLoyds Bar, good real ale.Chris prepared an exceptional pint of Pedigree this week.
27 Aug 2008 20:59
The Briar Rose, Birmingham
Easily the best Wethersppons in central Birmingham.friendly and efficient staff and a good selection of well kept ales.the food's not bad either.
7 Jan 2013 19:35