Earlsdon Cottage, Coventry

Visited The Cottage following a recommendation. I was told that it had benefited from a �1million refurb and was well worth a visit. I went on a hot Sunday night with my girlfriend and arrived at around 9:00 pm. First impression was that why spend so much money on a place that was stuck in the centre of a fairly industrial street. Parking was also a slight problem as there is no car park and Earlsdon is notorious for bad parking.
We entered the bar and had the choice of turning left into the "smoke" room or right into "no smoking". We chose the right option. To say I was disappointed is a slight understatement. The place resembled a poor man's student union bar, which actually does union bars a disservice as they tend not to be full of drunken football yobs singing football chants at the top of their voice. Neither the bouncer or bar staff batted an eyelid at this so one must assume it is considered "the norm". Added to this the appalling acoustics, the music, for some reason kept going from loud to quiet and then loud again? Also in a student union bar you wouldn't expect to pay �2.80 for a pint! We won't be returning.

16 Apr 2007 14:20