please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I would just like to reiterate the comments made by Dalai Farmer. The couple he refers to took the New Inn to the brink of extinction. Under their stewardship the choice of ales was limited to say the least & the quality of these ales ranged from poor to undrinkable.
During this sorry period the level of customer service was pitiful, on one occasion I had to ask the 'landlord' who was playing the fruit machine to serve me & I was curtly told to 'wait! I'm playing'. During the Christmas period the pub was unheated because the 'landlady' 'couldn't be bothered'. Needless to say I banned myself from the premises.
Now thankfully the previous regime has been reinstated and in a two month period the pub has gone from strength to strength. They constantly have a changing selection of excellent ales in good condition.
I have resumed using this fine public house & I would urge others to do the same. They will not be disappointed.
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And I forgot to mention that the reviewer KevinCook is the ex-landladies father, so sycophantic is may be ...
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And the truth about the last review. The couple that took over from the previous manager were diabolical. The beer was very badly kept, the place was not looked after properly and the ambiance was awful. In the two months they were there they almost killed the pub. Thank God the original landlord is back. The beer is back on top form (now there are 5 beer engines) and changing very quickly, so the chance of a dud beer has gone, unlike before!
All I can say is they were awful people and totally wrong for the pub, any pub. The damage they caused was inexcusable. If they cause The New Inn to miss out on the good beer guide this year there will be quite a few people baying for blood...
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A real fire warm and friendly pub with good range of ale's, nothing is any trouble for the staff for customer satisfaction, music nights with the young lady working there with a fantastic voice, singing a range of songs from the 60's to modern day, they also hold theme food nights once a month the last being a morrocan night which was so tasty free no cost to the customer except your drinks
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A proper old fashioned boozer. Feels like a local pub in town - Fantastic! Eagle IPA as a house beer with 2 others always changing. The landlord is adding a 4th hand-pull soon (I am reliably informed) and also wants to start holding small beer festivals! And it is now a freehouse as it has been bought from Admiral Taverns so the beer is very well priced - £2.00 for a real ale at the moment!!!
It is only a nine out of ten due to the lack of food, which is being addressed as I write...
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Nice and new venue you wont feel left out if not a local.
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Friendly traditional community local pub. Three hand pumps, two in front bar and one in the rear. Flowers IPA, Brakspear Bitter and O’Hanlon’s Firefly on whilst I was there. I think it was £2.70 a pint here. I recognised a few of the customers from other ale pubs in the town. All the beer I tasted was in good condition and a good temperature. The friendly landlord and landlady mentioned that the pub is owned by Admiral. It is on a surprisingly big site with a large undercover smoking area and a nice well kept garden with many seats. There is also a private separate room that you can book for private parties/meetings. The pub also has a small car park which is great for the area as Yevad or Davey points out. Much better than I remembered from my last visit and will definitely come again soon.
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nice little local, friendly staff - good darts team
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Friendly and welcoming, if rather small. A small carpark, which is superb considering its location. There was only one real ale available when I went (Flowers), but it was superb quality and well kept. I had only planned to stay for one, but enjoyed it so much that I had to have another!
Yevad - 26 Jul 2007 10:25 |
Small !!
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