Greyhound, Farndon

The Hare was so busy last Friday night that I couldn't get to the bar to see the full range of beers so I opted for a very good pint of Weetwood Best Bitter which cost £4.80. The menu impressed us - my pork, cider and mustard pie with seasonal greens, hand cut chips and a jug of gravy cost £20 and wasn't your typical pie and chips; my wife's black tea steeped chickpea curry, jasmine rice, onion and butternut bhaji with mint yoghurt cost £17.50 and was equally delicious. Service was spot on despite the large number of people eating and drinking.

19 Nov 2024 20:41

The Farndon Arms, Farndon

Now known as the Raven, this attractive black and white pub describes itself as a historic 16th-century pub (although the earliest documentary evidence for the pub is in 1785 and it does not appear at all on a map of 1735). Refurbished in a modern but tasteful style in 2021, the pub features a bright and airy open-plan ground floor with three distinct areas. Soul/Motown piped music was playing as I drank my £4.90 pint of slightly hazy but otherwise good Spitting Feathers Session Beer (Thornbridge Green Mountain was the other handpull). The menu was cheaper and more basic than the pub opposite.

19 Nov 2024 20:31

The Fox, Chetwynd Aston

A very busy Brunning and Price 1920s roadside hostelry/restaurant with their usual décor (e.g. local interest paintings/maps). 3 handpulls from Three Tuns (Best, XXX and Solstice) as well as Magic Dragon's Obsidian, St Austell Tribute and their house Original. My pint of Best cost £4.50 and was in very good condition but tasted a little caramelly; my slightly cheaper Original was more to my taste and in equally fine condition. The Sunday lunch befitted a successful, popular, upmarket chain (although I had to ask for gravy to accompany my nut roast).

19 Nov 2024 20:21