The Talbot, Bideford

Oh Dear, what a hole!!

12 May 2008 15:46

The Joiners Arms, Bideford

I love this pub , I really do, but......... The staff, what staff there are, are really friendly and welcoming. On Fridays and Saturdays they have some really good music on, it's free ( almost - we'll come to that later )the atmosphere is fantastic and the locals are quite accomodating once thay start to recognise you.They pass a glass round for the band and it never ceases to amaze me how many people refuse to throw a handful of change in after bopping away all night to the music.Now, the problem. I would say that if I have been into this pub 10 times, they have ran out of one beer or another on at least 6 of those occasions.It's a real shame as on the whole the beers ( usually 3 bitters, 3 lagers + Guiness etc) are of good quality and poured well but why don't they get enough in? A good old fashioned, down to earth English pub let down for the want of a bit of stock control.

12 May 2008 15:44