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Comments by dorothygoodbody
I was disappointed in this pub. As a CAMRA Pub of the Year, the first thing I would have expected was a wide range of beers in top condition. The Baum had neither: the range was limited - nearly all pale hoppy citrus beers (mainly from Cornwall and the Isle of Wight on my visit) and I didn't think they were in more than average condition.
The interior of the pub is a modern pastiche of a Victorian local. OK if you like that sort of thing, but not authentic in any way.
On the plus side the food was good and cheap and the service quick (but it was a Monday lunchtime and even then they got one out of six food orders wrong).
Won't bother again
20 Mar 2013 17:33
Agree with most of what's been said so far. There were three Salopian beers on when I called on a Friday night and the one I sampled was in good form -although you may want to ask them to remove the sparkler - If I pay £3.15 for a pint I expect just that - a pint!
Not the sort of pub I'd want to spend the evening in but handy for Crewe station and probably now the best bet since the British Lion closed.
16 Mar 2013 16:11
The British Lion (the Pig), Crewe
Sadly, the British Lion is now closed and boarded again and up for sale.
16 Mar 2013 16:07
This could be such a great pub. A reconstructed "Victorian" interior - all dark wood and no carpets with splendid stained glass windows. But spoiled by a surly barman (landlord?), poor service (half an hour to cook a burger in an almost empty pub) short measure (topped up very reluctantly) and poor beer quality - I certainly didn't want another. The fact that this town centre pub had only a handful of customers on a Friday lunchtime says it all. Without a doubt the worst Joules pub I've come across so far. What a shame!
3 Sep 2012 19:34
The Kings Head, Market Drayton
Two pubs in one. On the left a comfortable lounge bar, usually quiet except at weekends. Piped music, but not too loud. On the right a long narrow bar with high level tables and a large TV and a more conventional seating area at the end. Good and friendly service and usually three cask beers with Wadworth's 6X a regular and two guests (One of which was Oakwell Barnsley Bitter on my visit). Low prices: �2.20/pint for the Oakwell.
15 Feb 2012 21:53
The Sandbrook Vaults, Market Drayton
Local press has reported that it is now to become a Joule's pub. This must be good news!
15 Feb 2012 21:48
If the previous reviewer thought his beer was "vile" he should have taken it back and asked for it to be changed - this would have been done without quibble. When the Black Sheep ran out last Monday night and I had to have Copper Dragon instead I was only charged half-price because the barman was on his own and didn't have time to change the barrel. Its a proper pub with proper people and proper beer as well.
5 Dec 2011 23:20
The Horse and Farrier, Lancaster
Excellent basic "boozer" - a rarity these days in the city centre. Only Thwaites Bitter on sale but well worth a visit if you like pubs as they used to be.
5 Dec 2011 23:12
Decidedly upmarket both in decor and customers, but it has to have the snootiest barmen (and they do seem to be all men) in Lancaster wearing silly waistcoats and bow ties and looking down their noses at the customers.
The beer is excellent quality but well over �3 a pint and to make it worse it's served as short measure and plonked down on the bar in front of you by said barstaff with a "just you dare to complain and see what happens" look of their faces.
Without the bar staff (and short measure) I'd give it 9 out of 10.
5 Dec 2011 23:09
The George And Dragon Hotel, Dent
Large pub with accommodation and restaurant in centre of village. Two comfortable rooms, one marked "Public Bar" and the other "Lounge" although there is no appreciable difference in decor.
Full range of Dent Brewery beer on tap but in variable condition (one beer excellent, the other below average on my visit). Food seems expensive (about �10 for most things) but Friday night fish-and-chips are better value (get there early though).
5 Dec 2011 23:01
Isolated canalside pub at the foot of Shebdon embankment on the Shropshire Union Canal. Large L-shaped bar that was once many small rooms. 1970s style decor and furniture.
Only one cask beer - Six Bells Brewery from Bishops Castle on my visit and a cask cider (Westons). Straighforward range of microwaved pub food although delays to service can be severe (up to 2 hours at busy times!) Plan ahead and get here early if eating.
Winter opening hours are limited to Tuesday to saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtime.
21 Nov 2011 21:09
Things have obviously moved on since the previous review! The Lord Ashton is a classic example of a small town pub, increasingly rare to find. New licensee is making an effort with cask beer (Thwaites) in a clean and tidy, simply furnished one-room pub. Deserves support.
3 Nov 2011 16:43
Former coaching inn in the market square. Wood-panelled bar with separate small snug, now used for dining. There is a also a separate more formal restaurant. Not as formal as the above makes it sound and also used by the locals just out for a pint. Three beers on my visit - Dent Aviator, Thwaites Wainwright and a blonde beer from Kirkby Lonsdale. The Dent, at least, was in good nick.
3 Nov 2011 16:37
Something of a time warp run by an elderly couple and has a distinct 1950s feel, although it has been modernised since then. Only the public bar (and the outside smoking area) are now in use. Only real ale is Marston's Burton Bitter, but its well looked after and you can have it in a jug if you wish. Overall, the place has seen better days, but only because the customer base it caters for doesn't really exist any more. I suspect that when the current landlord retires then that will be it for the Stags Head. catch it while you can.
1 Mar 2011 18:21
Large town centre pub with three distinct drinking areas, one of which is used for pool. Never seems very busy but usually had one or two well-kept real ales from the Marston's range (Pedigree and Hobgoblin last time I called).
1 Mar 2011 18:17
The Sandbrook Vaults, Market Drayton
Closed and boarded - and has been since Summer 2010
1 Mar 2011 18:13
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The Eagle Inn, Salford
In a somewhat intimidating industrial area and difficult to find, but worth the effort. A throwback to an earlier age of how pubs used to be.
A Holt's tied house and on my visit the Bitter had run out leaving only the IPA available at an outrageous (for Holt's) price of £2.90!
20 Mar 2013 17:38