please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
If your requirements are for a fairly basic, comfortable, unpretentious edge of city centre pub with well kept and modestly priced Timothy Taylor or Amstell's then the Shakey could be the place for you. Can be deathly quiet at times and absurdly rammed at others, but generally a fairly relaxed, pleasant drink can be had here with some reasonable pub grub. Not too exciting, but usually reliable for a quick one or wasting a couple of hours watching silent BBC News 24.
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Was disappointed with this pub which looks lovely outside. Agree with one of the reviewers that the staff are moody. Beer just OK - there were two ales available. Landlord and M&B. This pub seems to lack something.
as025 - 10 Aug 2008 11:34 |
Had a few superb pints of Landlord in here which were incredibly cheap. Usual M & B style of decor but good service and a friendly crowd. Handy for the Holiday Inn Express next door
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The Shakey is a cracking pub. It looks superb from the outside, a very prominent old style building and the decor and the layout inside is decent enough. It's fairly clean, with really cheap beer and the food is extremely good value. One downside - the female bar staff are incredibly moody!!
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I found this place a bit depressing to be honest. Nothing really wrong with it, just not very exciting. Run-of-the-mill M&B type place last time I was there.
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Good bar, at least 2 real ales on most of the time (Black sheep last time). Food is Goose/Bass standard, but at least edible. Better than the 2 wine bars next door.
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Followed Carl Chinn into this excellent looking pub, unfortunately I had to walk straight out again, no MILD. There are too many pubs dropping MILD these days so can't give it a very high score unlike the next pub on Carls pub crawl the Wellington where there were two MILDS.
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Us old men - have kept pubs alive - for you "youngsters" to enjoy today - so dont be be to hard on us - we have been drinking and apreciating pubs like this GEM for years!!
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nice little pub set on the outside or main city centre. cosy in early evening for a quiet drink except friday when very busy! I say try it get the real taste of a trad pub food good value 2 steak for under a fiver on a wednesday ! and ever rotating ales makes shakey great little number
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Nice pub, quite an enjoyable atmosphere. A bit of an old mans pub at night, and a student/ lunch time workers pub during the day. Pleasent and enjoyable with good food. Best traditional bar in summer row.
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