The Reindeer Inn, Hoveringham

This used to be a favourite haunt of mine, not so much lately, when I noticed that the price for one and a half pints of bitter, and a small dry white wine was nearly a tenner! That could have been a mistake obviously, unless it was a Puligny Montrachet, in which case it was cheap, but I somehow doubt it was!

Im not a skin flint, but the fact that the beer wasnt overly well kept (at least not on my last visit) and the "in crowd" around the bar were not, to say the least, interested in moving to let one get served, didnt bode well with me.
Hey, my platinum cards and cash are worth the same as theirs arent they?
Id say drive into Caythorpe, and sample the delights of The Black Horse.

8 Apr 2009 00:12

The Black Horse, Caythorpe

Wonderful pub, formerly supplied by the sadly now extinct Shipstones brewery, but now brewing its own beer, and in fairness, a much nicer brew than the original Shippo's bitter! Usually a good choice of hand pulled real ale, and extremely good food available, either snacky things, or good, filling meals, usually cooked and indeed served by the landlady Sharon, daughter of the original landlady, well she was there in 1974 when I first went in!

Cosy decor too, and thankfully no gaming machines or piped musak!

7 Apr 2009 23:56

Hotel Deux, Sherwood Rise

Despite living a few miles away, I try and vist here whenever I can, Rob the owner is a great character, and he certainly knows how to keep, and serve a perfect pint of real ale.
There are usually four hand pulled bitters on offer, each with a distinctly different taste, but all are usually at their best!
There is regular live music in The Guitar Bar, and ample car parking, just make sure you get a car parking permit though, as folk from across the road at The Polish Club tend to use his car park as if its their own!
Highly recommended!

7 Apr 2009 23:39