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Lovely old style pub with a modern touch in a beautiful area
Couple of decent ales on tap, well worth trying
Nice garden area, and friendly staff
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Brilliant quiz night on a Thursday. Bar staff are very friendly. Food is simple and well presented.
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went in this pub recently and have never finished a pint as quickly. call me an an scinic but appartments spring to mind
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Under the new management, this pub is growing. The quality of the beer is excellent, as is the food on offer. You'll need to get there early on a Sunday, as the roast buffet is so popular that there isn't a seat to be had between 12 and 2.30. The staff are ALL friendly, and bar snacks consisting of chicken wings samosas etc. are put out on weekdays around supper time.
A nice smokers area has been constructed at the rear (for those who do), which means nobody has to run the gauntlet outside the front when entering (for those who don't). Complimentary newspapers on offer daily.
2 fruit machines, no quiz machines, no jukebox, no pool table. Discreet background music.
Live music on some Saturdays, and a weekly Quiz night with free snacks.
Note that Sky has been removed from this pub since the refit, but there is one plasma offering freeview.
All in all, a friendly, clean and quite cosy pub with a nice feel. Give it a try - you may well like it!
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My wife and I popped in for lunch with our baby a few days after the smoking ban started. It looks great inside with recent refit and very family-friendly with new high chairs. The lady behind the bar even came out with a toy for our son which was nice. Very pleasant, nice beer, excellent food and not overly expensive. Very impressed overall compared to before and happy to recommend!
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Recently "refurbished". I don't really know why this pub exists to be honest. Tries top be all things to all men but fails dismally. At the last time I called in there were no proper beers on. Only really use it as a "resting" point between home and the Bricklayers Arms or the Chinese!
RoyTheBike
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Not the worst pub in the world but certainly not the best either, as other comments have stated, it does seem to draw ubderage drinkers in, but the staff are always nice and its an ok joint for a quick pint!
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I actually had my work leaving drink in there (God bless Safeways RIP) and it was awesome! I somehow managed to get hammered without spending any money and they still didnt kick me out for doing air guitar to Guns n Roses. Top pub!!
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I went in a few months ago on a friday, and the average age looked to be 15....
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I would have to say that the Barley Mow is one of the best pubs round the area. The beer is top and it is at a very reasonable price spicily the John Smiths at only £1.80 a pint you can’t go wrong and the food is wicked especially the burgers with cheese and bacon in them fill you up a treat. It has friendly staff and there never seems to be any trouble a top class pub if you ask me! Well recommended try it out!
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Not great but pleasant, food is OK- worth at least one visit. Lovely old building, not sure about the add-ons. I think it's now under threat of developers so I'm visiting it again just to fight that!
Daevid - 18 Sep 2004 14:08 |
Decent size with a big conservatory where you can eat. Good carvery on a Sunday lunch but gets rammed. Beer is standard fodder.
Shame that it's right on a busy road and the outside seating is next to the road.
Been a few times with parents for food and it's pretty good.
anonymous - 6 Jan 2004 11:37 |
I am unsure about this pub. On my first visit to eat, the first item chosen (bacon) was off the menu, not a good start. Even I always have bacon stocked at home! The non-smoking area was nice, but too draughty. Beer is only OK. It does not compare to Wetherspoons well.
Chris - 24 Dec 2003 12:53 |
This pub has undergone a major refurbishment in the last year. It is now run by the ex-managers of the Old House At Home - Tony & Angela. A big screen TV was installed, but then removed due to the impracticality of the location. The Barley Mow has just gained a dart board, which will serve to bring the early 'trade' drinkers in, and away from other pubs nearby. Unfortunatley, the last refit of this listed building was to add a large ugly conservatory, and make it into a carvery. This transformed the pub into a waiting area for eaters, and destroyed its local drinker following. There is some evidence that these are now returning, as the latest refit has pushed the bias back more toward a pub - although food is still heavily promoted. Personally, I would rather drink there, then decamp to the excellent 'Full Moon' chinese restaurant opposite, rather than eat the pub fayre.
Worth a visit.
James - 18 Aug 2003 12:00 |
Re-development has not done it any favours. Except it is no longer a carvery!!
Mike - 18 Mar 2003 13:43 |
