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Beer selection is actually usually uninspired in my memory. The charming interior deserves better, maybe, but overall I see no reason to drink here if you're in the area. Loads of little rooms, that kind of style. Some punter did try jumpin in on me while I was waiting and I'd been then before him, he thought that was ok, not on is it? and I told him.
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great pub love the old decor they have and the old pissed up man who stands at the bar with no legs made my night he has us in stiches
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Usually has an interesting guest ale. Unfortunately the hobgoblin and Tim Taylor landlord have been declining in quality for some time now. Occasionally your senses are assaulted by deafening thrash metal played by the bar staff. The place could do with a seriously good clean as well. It wouldn't take too much effort to get this pub back to the high standard that it used to maintain.
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I enjoyed my visit to this intersting pub while attending the recent beer festival. I look for unusual guest beers, and love the intersting rooms in this pub.
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This city center pub is still well worth a visit.Much cleaner now it is not smokey.Seven real ales to choose from all in good condition,five regulars and two changing.Plays the local ice hokey team BLAZE games on TV in back room during the season.Very good quiz on sunday night anybody can play and win!Great to get rest from shopping during the day,busier at night.
lotus - 30 Mar 2008 14:44 |
Lots of trendy real ales - no good quality swilling beer such as Brew XI, Tetleys or even Bass. Please get the basics in for the normal drinker
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I agree with all the previous comments made - basically Coventry needs more places like this. The crowd in here are generally a little rougher around the edges than those who drink in the Whitefriars Olde Ale House and the place is better for it. A decent mix of people makes for a decent drinking atmosphere here and the jukebox can be trusted to bash out some great tunes too. Nice choice of ales available which are kept well. Absolutely ideal place to get away from the stress of the city centre and read the paper in one of the smaller rooms. Top stuff.
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This is one of my favorite combinations.
Old [but looked-after] building [13th century], quality cask ales [6], reasonable prices, friendly and prompt service.
On entering the main door, an old stone pathway leads you through the building past numerous little snug rooms, to the main room and bar, which has a LARGE coal fire place. Just the job in winter.
lovely pub all round.
However, beware weekends - very popular, as are all the spon street bars.
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City center pub.Good selection of real ales,I love the Hobgoblin which is always on.No garden or parking.Good quiz on sundays.Friendly staff.
lotus - 14 Jul 2007 17:25 |
A pub to rank alongside the Whitefriars for choice of beer. The beers I tried were all in good nick.
Large, old pub, ideal for a session.
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It's hard to believe that a Pub like this can be found in Coventry City centre, within the inner ring. Beautiful old building with plenty of nooks and crannies, has it really been rebuilt from a bombed out site? If so they have done a remarkable job. The beer was fine although I find it disconcerting when no-one knows who the Brewery is, just the name of the beer. If I was from Cov, then this would be a regular.
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Visited on a recent crawl and found it a delight to wander round the various rooms, nooks and crannies. No smoking area too. Had a good quality meal while enjoying my ale in this old pub of character. No problem in having a taste of the Hanby Cherry Bomb either.
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excellent beer. When I was there last month it had a weirdy alky woman sat there drinking wine to her heart's content. Seems to attract all sorts, but the beer was excellent. I'll be back.
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A lovely old mediaeval building in Spon Street (a street made up of mostly transplanted mediaeval buildings from other parts of bombed-out Coventry), this pub is also a delight inside - a warren of tiny bars makes it snug and characterful. Good range of beers too.
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Now back in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for 2007 and not without good reason. Excellent well kept ale's. Very old pud a few minutes from the main shopping centre and well worth the walk out. Used to be very popular with a local motorcycle club until it disbanded but it is still biker friendly.
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Me and 'er Indoors nipped in for a quick pint a couple of weeks ago and although the interior is great (very Olde Worlde), we waited a good 3 - 4 minutes to get served. Understandably if the pub was heaving but we were the only ones at the bar!! The bloke that eventually served us got up from a seat at a table in the bar area and apologised coz he "hadn't seen us come in"! Ha! Must've been blind!
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Reoprtedly changed management, and can no longer be found in the pages of the GBG. Still looks the same from the outside nevertheless.
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Nice place, there just aren't many drinking dens around like this any more. Drink is good, at average price. Was unfortunate that when we were there the blokes toilets were flooded, with a biro-scrawn note on a page from someones rough-book masking taped onto the wall saying 'out of order' and 'dont put fag-buts in the urinal please'....and that really detracted a bit - you dont expect to have to bring your wellies to a pub just to use the facilities.
Good juke box as well.
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great pub, great beer but the staff need lots of improvement and proberbly some training too
anonymous - 23 Jan 2005 10:32 |
The best bit about this pub is the open fires, perfect for a winters evening! The prices are very resonable and the little rooms serve for cosy chats with a friends.
katie clarke - 12 Nov 2004 14:21 |
its a great local pub and lets face it there isn't many of them left in coventry! its a beutifull building and a really freindly enviroment
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A good traditional pub, great interior with many snugs and nooks to hide away in. Good mix of people from locals to bikers and goths. Excellent selection of ale on including Hobgoblin on my last visit. One of few traditionl pubs left in Coventry City Centre.
Sal - 14 Jun 2004 12:28 |
Visited the pub last Saturday (07/02/2004) and enjoyed a good pint. The pub has been very slightly smartened up (the seating appears to have been re-upholstered) but the pub remains unspoilt and remains, in my opinion, well worth a visit. All age groups and all walks of life appeared to be happily drinking side by side in this warm, welcoming pub. It has improved since I last visited, and I am upgrading my rating of it from an 8 to a 9. Keep it up.
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Good selection of real ales. Good free jukebox.
Only let down was the service.
One barmaid serving on Thursday night who seemed to be on another planet.
roy - 9 Jan 2004 13:07 |
This is a good pub but not a great pub. The beer selection varies and is interesting. The quality is generally good. It is close to but a world away from the Skydome complex. But in winter rooms away from the fire can be cold and univiting and space near the fire stifling. (It is also on a young folk getting smittled rat run.)
dr tim - 22 Dec 2003 18:37 |
It's just excellent - perfect old pub for drinking and chatting.
Claudie - 17 Nov 2003 12:05 |
Fantastic pub,watch your head though this is one of the oldest and best pubs in Coventry,the ceiling is only about 6 ft high. Young or old, the beer is fantatic and the atmosphere is great.
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This pub has traditional fixtures and fittings. Like walking into something from Shakespeares time. Including low ceilings! There is a jukebox and rooms with seating. This is a great pub for a crawl or stop off point before going to a nightclub. It is located on Spon Street Coventry.
nyquist - 28 Jun 2003 12:41 |
traditional pub, many of the original features, great atmosphere, friendly staff. great place to drink before going on to the nightclub 2 doors down. well recommend it, but don't take my word for it - pay em a visit!
Katherine - 24 Jun 2003 10:02 |
The beer festival had a fantastic response, thanks to all who came!
windmill staff - 23 Jun 2003 12:02 |
This pub is a fantastic place!
the beers they have are always kept extremely well. They are having a ber festival from 6th june until 8th june a must in my books, considering it is the first in 4 years!!
Cornelius - 2 Jun 2003 21:32 |
best free juke box in town, beer is ace and recomend the steak pie's, The gaffa robin is well fit
sarah - 19 Apr 2003 14:59 |
fantastic pub, good beer the food is good now dunno about 2002, lynne has left, new gaffa is really good and his assistant manager is doing a really good job, i rate it 5 out of 5.
Dr. Alan Smith - 19 Apr 2003 14:49 |
Well I think its about time someone put in a decent word about one of Coventry's better pubs. I for one have enjoyed several pints there when up from London. The pub stands in Spon Street, one of Coventry's oldest streets, and is amongst some of the oldest pubs in the country. Check out the history when you visit. I found a reasonable range (albeit predictable) of real ales in quite a good condition. The pub is divided into several small rooms and drinking areas, at least one of which boasts an open log-fire. I have not tried the food and can't comment on it. Please ignore the rather offensive comments made by others on 17/08/2002. Visit the pub and see for yourself - it's a lovely pub.
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Ye Olde Windmill is a great place for under-aged drinkers, the pirates are very welcoming and the atmosphere is very very traditional. The dog that roams the grounds is a great laugh, people can spend hours chatting and laughing with him. Overall the pub stinks!
N. B - 15 Aug 2002 21:44 |
It's a good traditional inn, in one of the few surviving buildings from the blitz. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Lynn is the landlady, and there is also an old dog (possibly sea dog).
Chris - 5 Aug 2002 21:33 |
