BITE user comments - frogmorris
Comments by frogmorris
Really nicely decorated old inn with fireplaces and stuffed animals and old adverts and various item collected over the years that probably mean something to old boys who run the place. The ale is Greene King but it�s often a bit dodgy so I tend to stick the Guinness.
There is a restaurant and some guest rooms where visitor often stay. There is also a very handy function room with a stage, bar and projection screen that can be booked for events including live music.
A really good place to meet someone for a pint.
4 Sep 2005 22:11
Friendly village pub. Only 2 ales (usually Adnams Bitter and Greene King IPA). Playground for the kids out the back and a pleasant beer garden for sunny weekends. Refurbished in recent years. Friendly village people usually at the bar and there is a popular pool night here on a Tuesday. Usually open all day. Not a bad boozer.
4 Sep 2005 21:54
A little old village pub found on the A1066 road. Run by a young couple called Simon and Donna. Simon is the chef and cooks some excellent nosh, which is usually very good value for money! Simon also likes his ales and is friendly with a lot of good local brewers, including Woodfords and Elgoods from whom he often gets limited edition ales and also some good deals which he passes on to his customers. This is also one of the only pubs in the area luck enough to serve beer from the local Old Chimneys brewery. Old Chimneys do some excellent lighter ales and the Great Raft bitter which is often served here is recommended as a good session ale. Old Chimneys also do some darker and stronger beers occasionally available here. I think this place is often forgotten by other beer lovers in the area, but it certainly has some treasures to offer!
The stout is Murphys and the cider is Magners (which should be served with ice to make it extra refreshing). There are also the usual larger and spirits. Occasionally closed at lunch times during the week. Take away food service is available on Friday and Saturday nights.
4 Sep 2005 21:45
The Old Cannon Brewery, Bury St Edmunds
The best pub in Bury St. Edmunds by a long long way.
The Old Cannon Brewery has a selection of ales brewed on site including seasonal beers. The brewing equipment decorates the bar. Their greatest beer is the Gunners Daughter but it does get you drunk quicker that you think. Also recommended is to ask for a �Powder Monkey� which is a mix of the Gunner Daughter and their Best Bitter. There are also regularly changing guest ales from across the country and a selection of strong continental beers.
There is no duke box or alcopops so the Garyboys (local term for Chavs) stay in pubs such as the Queens Head and The Dog and Partridge the other side of the town centre leaving this place for the more sophisticated drinker. Rumour has it the Cannon is frequented by many off duty policemen and teachers because though the place is often packed out on the weekend, it is never full of kids.
You need to book to eat and the food is a little disappointing for the price so skip the dinner and fill up on the calories in their lovely beer instead.
4 Sep 2005 21:12
Closed for some time but when it reopen last year it really raised the stakes for other pubs in the area. A dark bar room with wood floors and decorated with stuffed animals and a live chameleon give the place an amazing atmosphere. A regularly changing selection of Ales are served straight from a rack of barrels behind the bar. There are also some unusual lagers available. Events are often organised involving the whole village including beer festivals, box car racing and live entertainment. Visit this pub!
4 Sep 2005 20:34
Excellent traditional local pub in the Suffolk countryside - a firm favorite of many locals who can tell many a tall tale of nights out here.
Duchards IPA and Black Sheep Bitter often appear as guest ales. Regular ales are from Green King and Adnams. The usual largers, ciders and spirits are available as well a selection wines (including a wine from the village of dubious quality!) Good family atmosphere and open all day. Good affordably priced menu.
The pub was run as a free house by a couple called Rob and Barbara for many years and they earned an excellent reputation for good food, well kept beer, guest ales and the best company. Rob and Barbara retired about 3 years ago and the pub was sold to a brewery. Since then the pub has been run by a succession of managers since who were never been allowed the time and money really required to build up a satisfactory trade from the local community. The pub had been slowly deteriorating and faced closure until earlier this years when local business man Tony Nichols stepped in and cut a deal with the brewery to save the pub. Tony has been a regular at the bar for many years and is busy restoring the pub to top form.
4 Sep 2005 20:13
The Cross Keys, Redgrave
Nice quiet old village pub. The landlord is really friendly bloke who knows his beers and his pubs as he used travel the country as a lorry driver and would sample local beers in the many places he stopped over night. This was a Ridley�s pub for a while and served some superb Tolly Cobbold bitter which was well worth a trip for a pint, however the villagers didn�t like it because it was different and it has since switched to Greene King like every other pub in the area. Shame. The landlord is still a nice chap though.
4 Sep 2005 22:24