BITE user comments - Kelvins_Ferret
Comments by Kelvins_Ferret
Benefited hugely from a refurb a couple of years ago, went from being a dive to being a modern pub with decent beer.
15 Jan 2008 14:59
Food pub, okayish beer, clean and comfortable, but nothing special.
15 Jan 2008 14:58
The Bird In The Hand, St Helens
Not as good as it was before it was theme pubbed, but fills a gap for those happy with generic lagers noted below.
15 Jan 2008 14:56
Has been going downhill for years, gets packed on matchdays, other than that you're better off going somewhere else.
15 Jan 2008 14:55
Excellent range of beers, but beware the local chavs. Last time I went in I had an excellent pint, but suffered taunts from pissed up chavs who'd been drinking all afternoon. The manageress obviously didn't want to intervene as they were regulars.
Well worth going in, but it's better if you're not on your own, and watch out for the drunken chavs.
15 Jan 2008 14:53
Was very run down before it closed, beers were poor and the clients tended towards the mentally ill and dispossesed.
15 Jan 2008 14:49
Trendy bar (well by St Helens standards) for the older generation, nothing special, if you're looking for that pop round the corner to Beechams where they do the best range of real ales in town.
15 Jan 2008 14:47
The Brasserie Chalon, St Helens
Basic pub for council office workers in the vicinity.
15 Jan 2008 14:44
Beechams Bar and Brewery, St Helens
Basic layout is more than made up for by the excellent range of real ales. This is where to come if you really value good beer.
15 Jan 2008 14:43
Decent pub, but another one that actually went backwards with a refurb. Food is nice, but is pricey for the small portions. They've gone too much for the gastropub market and neglected what was great about it in the first place.
Beers are still decent though.
Hopefully it will work its way back to what it was a couple of years ago.
15 Jan 2008 13:35
Reasonably well kept pub with decent Hall and Woodhouse beers available. Refit a couple of years ago set it back a bit, spoiled the homely feel by tring to make it more trendy. Staff can be surly at times, but it's worth a pint on the way to the much better Crown across the street.
15 Jan 2008 13:30
Nice food pub, but has a bit of a chain feel about it. Most of the time it's reasonable, but if you catch it on an off day then you might never go back. Largely relies on generic beers, but usually has a decent guest ale on, if it's Greene King IPA give it a miss and go straight to the Crown.
15 Jan 2008 13:27
Best of the pubs in Old Oxted, good selection of beers and very nice food. Can't go wrong here. Only improvement would be to have slightly more comfortable seating.
15 Jan 2008 13:24
Well kept pub, even if some of the regulars are a bit rough around the edges. Has character, even if it's not as nice as the Valley nearby. Generally have a couple of real ales on and the usual selection of generic beers.
Worth stopping for a pint if in the area, but not somewhere to go out of your way for.
15 Jan 2008 13:21
Nice pub, normally have one decent real ale on (unfortunately they sometimes have London Pride which takes the gloss off). Usually quite quiet unless they've got a band on. Bus stop is just opposite, and is about 300 metres walk from the train station (too long for lazy gits though).
15 Jan 2008 13:19
The Earl of Eldon, South Croydon
Bog standard pub, shame it's a GK pub as it means that any real ale is the repulsive GK IPA and other than that it's generic cooking lagers.
15 Jan 2008 13:10
Been in once, generic beers aimed at the chav end of the market. Clean enough, just doesn't offer anything unless you're into cooking lager and tracksuits.
15 Jan 2008 13:08
The Purley Arms, South Croydon
A good, down to earth, no frills pub, with well kept beers at good prices. Usually have a guest ale on alongside a reliable pint of Directors and GK IPA (who drinks muck like that?). It is a bit of a locals pub, but it's not intimidating, the worst that will happen is taht they'll serve a regular even though you've been waiting longer.
15 Jan 2008 13:06
It's a nice enough pub, with a good selection of beers, including some decent real ales. Pity some of the clients are a bit chavvy, but I suppose there's not much that can be done about that.
15 Jan 2008 13:01
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Buzbys, St Helens
Cheap beer attracts the dregs of humanity for all day drinking. Just not nice, so if you've got any decency about you leave it to those who need it.
15 Jan 2008 15:07