Plough, Oldburyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Jeff????
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Went there for a pint and doesnt look like its had a penny spent on it in over 30 years. The beer is better than when the rocker ran the pub, I must say. I was starting to enjoy the atmosphere when a fat old loud mouthed vig shot black country version of les dawson started kicking off. Some things never change ay? Much better than before but room for improvement.
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A slight oasis in a sea of very bad pubs. What is it with this area that most of the pubs are so poor.
Anyway the plough is a different affair. Friendly clean and the curries are not bad either. The beer is generally well kept and 3 handpulls with Bass as the norm and rotating two guest beers. The locals are friendly. Nice open fires in winter when they bother to light them.
This pub could be a gem if the landlord took a few actions. Perhaps one more handpull and to paint the frontage and sweep the street outside as it can be piled with rubbish taking the look off the place.
Nice boozer.
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Have tried the Plough again, and to be honest, i don't know what to make of it.
Good points, it's clean, and the food looks and smells awesome, even though I didn't try it..
But, there were only about ten people in there, round the telly watching the football, for some reason on a foreign language station. The place used to be packed every night after nine, but it was dead. And unfortunately, the beer was hopeless. Even the lager was flat!! Try again next week maybe, but perhaps the poor beer is the reason the place is empty.
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I had not been to the old Plough for years It had gone downhill a bit in recent years.However its recently had new owners who have connections with the
Royal Oak in Langley I think, another one of our local haunts,and was suprised at the improvement in the place.
The bar is a bit basic but adequate with a pool table,the lounge is small and a has a cosy and friendly feel to it.
An excellent range of beers are available particularly the bitter and the most impressive I think is a superb range of Indian food served at the table or to take away which has been recently introduced,Its certainly worth a visit if you have not been for a while.
Evo From Warley
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oh well, thats what you get for listening to gossip whilst p****d!! haha
i've been in a couple of times since it's re-opened and at least it's clean now!!!!!
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About time, the old gaffa has gone
Lets hope the new crew can bring it back around
The other pub they run (The Royal Oak @ Langley) is sound,good crowd & Ale
Wozab - 22 Jun 2007 17:04 |
So...the trees, close to the The Plough have been removed, and it's all because of the new owners, right ?
wrong !!!. The new owners have not been involved in the removal process, probably, because the land does NOT belong to the pub. By the way, The Plough will be re-opened (after refurbishment), on Friday 29th June, 2007.
I look forward to seeing you there, failing that, you can catch the new owners, in their other Public House - The Royal Oak, in Langley.
anonymous - 22 Jun 2007 14:05 |
This pub has been sold and is currently under apparent renovation. for some reason rather than getting on with the interior and re-opening, the new owners have dug up a huge tract of land ajacent with a jcb, and cut down a load of beautiful trees. It does not look good for this pub which is in the heart of a local community and has real potential. don't you hate it when people p**s about with your local. Watch this space!!!!!
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This is a pretty good pub, even if it could do with refurb. The beer is well kept, especially the bass, and there are usually one or two guest ales. Gets busy about 2130 hrs and its mostly locals. There's no jukebox, but cd's are played most nights by the landlord who's into rock music, but it's all pretty laid-back. Don't know about food. Can't speak for the bar as I usually drink in the lounge. There are occassional barbeques, and I think a quiz night. All in all, not bad.
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