BITE user comments - JonNgog
Comments by JonNgog
Shame those over 55s won’t have a local to call in for a pint.
23 Apr 2020 07:52
Greene King have been boarding up a lot of their pubs for security reasons during Covid-19
22 Apr 2020 08:04
The future isn’t uncertain at all - it will reopen as soon as the Samuel Smith brewery find a suitable tenant to move in.
11 Apr 2020 12:08
Great, we can all look forward to reviewing the Cherry Tree on its brand new page then. Which will definitely be added to the site in no time at all. Right?
9 Apr 2020 17:41
It's still there with exactly the same bricks and mortar but different letters on the pub sign. But yeah, it clearly 'no longer exists'.
9 Apr 2020 17:25
Fake news. Not permanently closed at all. Changed its name and reopened as the Cherry Tree.
9 Apr 2020 16:06
The last remaining pub in Speke and one of a dying breed of true rough and ready council estate pubs.
27 Mar 2020 07:25
Wouldn’t it be helpful to add that the pub is closed because of the virus outbreak , and intends to reopen on the other side? (whenever that will be)
19 Mar 2020 07:21
Wouldn’t it be helpful to add that the pub is closed because of the virus outbreak , and intends to reopen on the other side? (whenever that will be)
19 Mar 2020 07:08
Closed pubs have years of history, sometimes hundreds of years. A closed pub is still worthy of discussion.
7 Mar 2020 10:44
We need independent individual pubs with the freedom to serve interesting tasty beers free from the shackles of useless breweries like St Austell
16 Feb 2020 20:14
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer, Bristol
A good pub just went up even further in my estimations. The University of Bristol Conservative Association have now resorted to the Wetherspoons for their cringeworthy 'celebrations'... where they belong.
31 Jan 2020 21:53
the word ‘apparently’ signified it was hearsay. It may be false, probably true. Either way Mr Scrumpy was generous enough to give the place another chance. It sounds like a dire pub!
24 Dec 2019 16:03
They didn’t ‘return to a pub they disliked’, they visited a pub that had previously been closed when they tried to visit it. maybe read the review before going into police mode.
23 Dec 2019 15:04
A pleasant bar serving a few ales. Best place in Ormskirk... probably.
21 Dec 2019 08:15
Central Commercial Hotel, Liverpool
Average beer choice but it keeps the old timers that frequent the place happy. A must visit if just for the gorgeous Victorian interior.
12 Dec 2019 19:07
The Harrow Inn, Ashton in Makerfield
Has reopened - very pleasant surprise as I thought this one was gone for good.
12 Dec 2019 19:04
The Dog and Partridge, Preston
Glad to hear the Dog is on the up again. Will have to call in soon.
3 Dec 2019 17:46
I’ll stick with the Roscoe Head up the road thanks. Drinkable beer, unpretentious, and people laughing and talking to each other rather than counting the customers to relieve the boredom.
3 Dec 2019 12:38
But definitely suitable for posing, pouting yuppies based on my visit the other night. Still, at least it makes a change from sitting in Wetherspoons all day.
2 Dec 2019 19:35
There is currently a board outside advertising the pub to let. It still appears to be open.
1 Dec 2019 12:00
The Mallard was quite right in declaring it 'not pub-like' - it's more of a wine/gin/upmarket restaurant now. Still not really a huge loss as it was always somewhere I walked past in favour of much better places.
30 Nov 2019 13:13
It’s called the Lamb and is a decent pub. Three real ales and three ciders. A free house.
24 Nov 2019 13:59
The Brasserie Chalon, St Helens
A craft union bar in a town centre side street. Dull and music far too loud.
24 Nov 2019 13:59
A traditional two sided pub. Friendly and rugby centric. May serve one real ale but not on this occasion.
24 Nov 2019 13:57
Solid traditional pub with very high ceiling. No real ale but friendly enough.
24 Nov 2019 13:56
This pub opposite the station has now been reopened by the owners of the nearby Talbot Alehouse on Duke Street. It has been smartly refurbished and is selling three local ales.
24 Nov 2019 08:49
Ahh! So you're the oddball that was sat in the corner counting the customers!
23 Nov 2019 21:43
The Glan Aber Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
Don't worry pal, soon enough there will be no one at all writing reviews on here. Then you can chat away with your alter egos in peace!
19 Nov 2019 22:04
The Glan Aber Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
Given that no new pubs are being added to the site anymore, how exactly are we supposed to review them?
18 Nov 2019 17:53
The Spotted Dog, Willesden Green
Now closed as a pub and a Costa Coffee shop occupies the building.
14 Nov 2019 18:11
We sat in the main bar which has that Victorian magic about it, partitions on the bar and lots of cosy corners to sit in. Absolutely oozing character.
29 Oct 2019 10:29
Remarkable maze of a pub with several buildings and rambling areas to wonder through. The room we sat in was down to earth and unaltered, as were the gents. Just a little too busy and service suffered as a result but it’s very much an iconic old institution.
29 Oct 2019 10:27
As mentioned below this is very much a top tier Dublin pub with two areas separated by a beautiful old arch. Our beers were brought to our table and waiters were running around taking drink orders. A real timewarp of a pub.
29 Oct 2019 10:25
Back street old style Dublin pub that’s worth a visit. Wood heavy traditional interior. Quite a few tourists coming in asking for food menus and being directed around the corner.
29 Oct 2019 10:22
As mentioned the pint is complementary so it’s worth your time but you’ll struggle to find anywhere to sit down with it. Views of Dublin if you can manage to see them through the selfie stick wavers.
29 Oct 2019 10:20
A rock venue with everything that entails. Not as dingy as some of its ilk but still a bit of a dive bar feel to it. A tedious Guns n Roses tribute were playing.
29 Oct 2019 10:17
Not quite as small as it looks from outside but a nice single roomed pub where traditional values rule. Found myself in conversation as soon as I sat down. Must visit in Dublin.
29 Oct 2019 10:16
Plans submitted to demolish and convert to flats submitted - while the pub was still trading. it was a popular pub too. Now closed.
25 Oct 2019 20:56
Great quirky Amsterdam bordello style pub, edge of town centre. ( on a nice little cobbled street )
16 Oct 2019 21:06
shame to see the offensive review below remains despite my report of it.
12 Oct 2019 08:23
They have done a great job with the pub after it had been a scruffy mess for years.
10 Oct 2019 22:58
The Duke of Cambridge, St Helens
the Talbot is listed on here under its former name the Sportsmans Inn.
9 Sep 2019 22:55
Very foody but the ale selection justifies the short walk out of town through a nice park. A comfortable enough place to enjoy a pint.
3 Sep 2019 18:01
Closed and boarded up after a serious incident outside there a few months ago.
3 Sep 2019 17:56
Fairly boring gin palace in a side street. Nice interior feeling a bit tatty around the edges and just the one ale on though it was alright.
3 Sep 2019 17:54
Average pubco operation down a side street off the main drag. Nothing to make it worth your time unless you're on a lengthy crawl.
3 Sep 2019 17:53
A huge echoing barn like Wetherspoons. Typical of their mega bank conversions.
3 Sep 2019 17:52
A lovely cosy Sam Smiths pub and the ale remains £2 a pint. Remains along with the Market Tavern and Black Horse as one of the few good traditional pubs in downtown Preston.
3 Sep 2019 17:48
A nice pub serving a good range of real ales. Very food driven but with a separate bar area. Worth a visit.
1 Sep 2019 17:04
A food pub. Several real ales served but the kind that you have seen a million times before. Not much else to say, it's okay.
1 Sep 2019 17:03
Solid enough pub just up from the station. Nothing special in any shape or form but the best place for a convenient, half decent pint before your train.
27 Aug 2019 20:32
Student/rock pub. It's okay and at least has the feeling of being an independent venture. The Vinyl Tap up the road is much better but can't seem to find it listed on here.
27 Aug 2019 20:31
The Black Horse Hotel, Preston
Still a first class heritage pub. The victorian interior remains beautifully preserved and the Robinsons ales supplemented by a decent selection of guests. Full marks as far as I'm concerned.
27 Aug 2019 20:29
A really nice pub with some original features and a half decent selection of ales on. Well worth a visit.
27 Aug 2019 20:27
Now taken over by Amber Taverns and called the Northern Way. It's a modern comfortable sports bar with a couple of decent ales on. Not too bad.
27 Aug 2019 20:26
A chain student pub with all the associated tedium you would expect. However has a very decent range of beer than you might expect and more worthy of a visit compared to some of the dross around here.
27 Aug 2019 20:25
Rough as arseholes boozer off Friargate. Formerly a must visit in Preston but now the opposite.
27 Aug 2019 20:24
Has fallen a long way in a few years. A few mediocre ales on and a sterile atmosphere now make this a swift-half-and-move-on kind of place. Greene King should be ashamed of what they have done to their pubs in Preston.
27 Aug 2019 20:23
The Dog and Partridge, Preston
Dreadful and has been for a while now. It may even be closed.
27 Aug 2019 20:00
Sadly this pub is now a bit run down and unloved. No real ale and no customers. Up for let with Admiral Taverns who are no doubt just waiting for their moment to sell it off to a developer. A real shame.
18 Aug 2019 16:37
I was wrong. It is only partly being converted to a chicken restaurant. The remaining section of the building is still the Buck pub, and now open again.
18 Aug 2019 16:35
A pub with a restaurant attached. It's pretty poor at being the former and no idea about the latter. Dull.
15 Aug 2019 20:52
A sterile ultra modern roadside Greene King McPub/Nursery/Greasy Spoon. Need I say more.
21 Jul 2019 15:38
Simms Road Inn, Ashton in Makerfield
A tired country pub with a much needed refurb mooted. Then again said refurb has been mooted for about a decade now. Miserable locals last time I was in.
21 Jul 2019 15:36
Boarded up now which means no pubs at all in the immediate vicinity, to my knowledge.
21 Jul 2019 15:34
Sir Thomas Gerard, Ashton In Makerfield
As Wetherspoons go, it's a good one with a very cheap and good selection of ales on offer. Pleasant enough.
21 Jul 2019 15:33
Robin Hood Hotel, Ashton In Makerfield
Sterile chainy Greene King pub. Comfortable enough for Ashton but not really worth bothering with.
21 Jul 2019 15:32
Railway Hotel, Ashton in Makerfield
Little to add to the reviews before, a proper comfortable locals pub. No airs and graces about the place but it's tidy and well looked after. Doom Bar and Unicorn were the two real ales on my last visit. Worth popping in if you're waiting for a train/passing through.
21 Jul 2019 15:30
The Harrow Inn, Ashton in Makerfield
Closed at the moment after the retirement of the licensees.
21 Jul 2019 15:28
The Bay Horse, Ashton In Makerfield
A chain Greene King Mcpub full of kids. Avoid if you want a quiet/civilised drinking experienced.
21 Jul 2019 15:28
Pleasant bar/restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. Perfectly fine to visit for a drink unlike many pubs that became eateries.
15 Jul 2019 20:06
A bit boring really. Nice enough inside but the beer garden is actually more interesting than the pub with a curious array of knick-knacks. A few reasonable ales on and food served all week.
15 Jul 2019 20:06
A bit of a dive but loads of character and a place you could make friends very easily I suspect. Decent selection of ales and solid heavy rock jukebox if that's your cup of tea.
15 Jul 2019 20:03
A lame gastropub. Very very dull. Awful expensive beer. Just open a restaurant and stop ruining once great proper pubs like this.
15 Jul 2019 20:01
Multi roomed pub. Traditional and a homely local feeling to it unlike the new bars that are springing up around the area. Wainwrights the only ale.
15 Jul 2019 20:00
Now a very anodyne pub after the latest refurb. No real ale and no character. Loud thumping music on a Saturday afternoon so a hasty exit.
15 Jul 2019 19:56
A pretty poor pub. Has little character inside and the real ale is also long gone. I'm not sure it will survive much longer given its location.
8 Jul 2019 18:41
A decent bar, mainly for the beer nerds. As a pub, not at all for me. A bit aloof and trendy.
8 Jul 2019 18:14
Reopened after a very lengthy closure. Same as it was before, pretty much.
8 Jul 2019 18:13
Closed and to be converted to flats (in fact, may already be flats?)
8 Jul 2019 18:12
A Marstons corporate barn with no character of any description. Not really worth a visit but clean and tidy enough.
8 Jul 2019 18:11
became a Thai restaurant with a drinking area. Which is now closed and boarded up.
8 Jul 2019 18:10
Undergoing a very major refurbishment to bring back its Victorian splendour
8 Jul 2019 18:10
A drinking barn with loads of screens. If you want to watch the sport it's ok and does serve a reasonable pint.
8 Jul 2019 17:57
An excellent traditional pub with a superb interior. Loads of real ales to go at. Older clientele mostly. Well worth a visit, more so than the more celebrated pubs/bars in the town in my opinion.
8 Jul 2019 17:57
Down to earth town centre boozer. Notorious for its cast of local characters, it's certainly an interesting experience to have a drink in here of an afternoon. Cheap real ale.
8 Jul 2019 17:55
Decent enough if a bit of an Amsterdam coffee bar vibe rather than 'pub'. Only one real ale which is their own rebadged offering.
8 Jul 2019 17:54
Cheap town centre real ale pub. Lots of TV screens and jolly pensioners inside. Worth a visit.
8 Jul 2019 17:54
A very fine pub that has become a bit too popular for its own good. Now very difficult to have a peaceful drink in here as it's absolutely rammed seven days a week. Mostly with diners.
8 Jul 2019 17:52
Now called 'Wine Bar' which probably marks a further move in the expensive foody direction.
8 Jul 2019 17:50
Still a really pleasant free house on the edge of Aughton. Surrounded by fields, it's a true country pub. The real ale is good and apparently so is the food. Well worth a visit but beware screaming kids as it's family friendly.
8 Jul 2019 17:48
Closed and derelict with demolition threats hanging over it.
8 Jul 2019 17:46
A traditional and relatively unchanged village pub. Old style inside and usually a good selection of ales. Has a bit of a Royston Vasey vibe though.
8 Jul 2019 17:46
Pleasant enough but very much a dining pub with hardly any room for drinkers. Real ale may be available but don't come here expecting it.
8 Jul 2019 17:45
Located within the Concourse shopping centre. Enter at your own risk.
8 Jul 2019 17:40
As per the previous review. But now tends to only have Unicorn on. It's a very pleasant pub inside and draws a decent local crowd from the Skelmersdale and Wigan surrounding area.
8 Jul 2019 17:40
A standard, if slightly dated community pub serving real ales and junk food. Not too bad for the area.
8 Jul 2019 17:38
Good pleasant locals pub serving quite a large catchment area on the outskirts of Morecambe. The real ale still tends to be very good value.
8 Jul 2019 17:36
Great micropub with a friendly owner who will chat away to anyone that walks in. The Owls Nest up the road is arguably just as good. But not listed on here.
8 Jul 2019 17:35
It has closed after the retirement of the long time landlord. Whether it's permanent or not, no one seems to know. Was a proper down to earth timewarp of a pub until the very end.
8 Jul 2019 17:34
Beechams Bar and Brewery, St Helens
Now a student learning centre as part of St Helens college.
31 May 2019 18:13
This pub is closed and houses have been built on the car park behind.
31 May 2019 17:59
Has indeed been refurbished. Still pretty poor. For the more irritating younger end of the drinking spectrum.
31 May 2019 17:57
has now been closed for a decade but bizarrely still unchanged on the outside and just looks like a tatty boozer from outside, perhaps it has been converted to accommodation?
30 Aug 2018 15:20
What an odd place, it feels more like being inside a stately home than a pub. But the beer is excellent and I do like a little quirkiness. I was the only one in the bar area, though loads seemed to be entering and exiting the restaurant. Then again it was 11am.
15 Mar 2018 12:03
In any other city, the Fleet would stand out as an outstanding pub. in Liverpool, I'm afraid it doesn't. too far off the beaten track, too many other pubs in the centre on crawl circuits with more atmosphere and equally good ale.
11 Mar 2018 21:07
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside
Nice owners, nice clientele (entirely day trippers like me from what I could gather), decent Thwaites beer. Has the feel of a hotel bar rather than a pub though.
5 Mar 2018 17:00
Soul destroying refurb from Thwaites has made this a very uncomfortable place to drink. Virtually the entire seating space of the pub was taken by diners. Resorted to the beer garden with my pint of something drinkable but dull. Now no good pubs at all in Heysham.
28 Feb 2018 10:02
now a Greene King chain pub, so you know exactly what you'll get. Microwave meals dominating in one big soulless room.
28 Feb 2018 09:59
£1.70 for a pint of real ale! In Lancaster! I hate Wetherspoons in general, but it's hard to resist at those prices.
27 Jan 2018 09:59
The Boot and Shoe Hotel, Scotforth
Used to be a charming old pub, though I accept it needed a refurb. Sadly, Thwaites have done that thing where they strip the pub of any charm at all. Feels like a chain pub too, slick and sterile and everything branded. On a positive note, had a reasonable pint of some Thwaites pale ale at £3.
27 Jan 2018 09:51
The beer choice was very mainstream and adventurous, but I do really like the place with its strange old-fashioned layout and distinct areas. Doesn't feel quite as cosy as other pubs in the area though.
12 Jan 2018 14:12
Yet another pub in this area that feels like a step back in time, a really homely place and with a mixed clientele on my visit. Incredibly cheap food too. Ale quality variable though.
12 Jan 2018 14:09
Very, very cosy and atmospheric place, a step back in time. Beer choice not bad at all either. An underrated pub.
12 Jan 2018 14:07
Good place to eat if you're doing a crawl in this area. But I'm yet to have a decent pint! Courtyard is the Mecca of Liverpool in summer.
12 Jan 2018 14:06
Fairly cosy, if a little characterless,very nice food and ale. Probably as good a suburban pub in this area as you can get.
12 Jan 2018 12:43
Best ale selection in St Helens, but an absolute nightmare to get served if it has a few customers. So I won't return too often.
12 Jan 2018 12:41
One of the Stonegate chain, which appears to be a clone of Wetherspoons. Hence you get decent cheap ale, but no atmosphere or charm whatsoever.
12 Jan 2018 12:39
Now a very good Indian restaurant after a very troubled period as Winston's Pizza at the Unicorn. Definitely not a pub I'm afraid.
12 Jan 2018 12:36
A rural wet-led community pub, feels like your gran's living room inside. Cosy but very unfashionable. Always good beer and conversation though.
12 Jan 2018 12:34
More well known for its food (which *is* excellent) than anything else, and nothing particularly special inside or out. A rather more down to earth place than the average rural foodie pub, so I do retain a soft spot for it.
12 Jan 2018 12:33
Now very much a trendy gastro spot, and probably the only time I have been in a pub with more people drinking gin than beer! The food does look good, and it's rather cosy inside, but not my favourite 'pub' in the area.
12 Jan 2018 12:31
Expensive, typical rural gastropub, but it does retain a nice cosy bar area (would be very cramped if it gets busy though). Beer garden is done nicely but too close to the road to be particularly peaceful. Still, pleasant enough pub.
12 Jan 2018 12:27
Only pub really worth visiting in the area, a family run pub off the beaten track, doesn't attract any idiots and always an interesting selection of ales.
12 Jan 2018 12:25
An absolute dive, a modern but scruffy bar with a strange atmosphere and seemingly run by teenagers. Apparently having a refit soon.
12 Jan 2018 12:23
Rough and ready locals pub, not much to recommend about it really. Handpumps removed about a year ago.
12 Jan 2018 12:21
Wasn't a bad pub at all, but far too quiet and with two other pubs nearby its closure wasn't a surprise. Now converted to a nursery
12 Jan 2018 12:19
Cask choices never especially exciting (always Lancaster Red/Amber in my experience), but very very good value for the area at £2 a pint. The pub is quite atmospheric, friendly and seems to be losing its dodgy reputation. Miles better than the Stork across the road.
12 Jan 2018 12:18
Pretty bad, keg only (despite 2 handpumps) scruffy and pretty empty. There really is a huge gap in the market for decent pubs in Billinge.
12 Jan 2018 12:16
The Green Man, Ashbourne
Glad to see the good people of Ashbourne taking a stand(or a knee) against racism. Let’s hope the head isn’t seen again.
9 Jun 2020 18:28