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Back to having 3 beers on handpump. Usually 2 regular (ish) beers in Acorn Barnsley Bitter & A Copper Dragon with a changing guest. A very drinkable 3 Bees beer called bee thrifty on my recent visit.
Worth a port of call in Blackpool's Real Ale Desert.
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Visited the pub again recently whilst visiting Blackpool. We were more than satisfied with the standard and selection of real ales and food. Good Job!!
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An average bar in an awful place - the beer was reasonably priced (£5.00) for a round but lacking in atmoshpere. A fairly average pint.
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cant believe this is same pub that i visited 3 years ago., no atmosphere what so ever chef aragent 4 of us ordered sunday lunch and was told only ckicken available, which we ordered after a 30 minute wait and we were the only ones waiting it came out, warm and you could taste it was microwave food, which shouldnt be allowed as they advertise as home cooked food, also it was covered in parsley, as i dont like any herbs or spices i felt we should have been given the choice of these herbs, after tasting it i took it back to bar, and was told that the chef used these herbs for decoration and then he shrouged his shoulders at me, and barmaid never spoke, we always went to this pub when we visited blackpool and always had a beautiful meal with a good atmosphere, we will never be back there.
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Fairly traditional-looking pub close to the centre of Blackpool (just one street back from the Promenade), with a hint of 'brewers Tudor' about the facade. The interior has a rather rustic look, with plenty of bare wood about the place. Six or so handpumps, with a fairly interesting selection of (mostly) local beers (including a good pint of Englands Roary from Bryson's Brewery). Overall, rather better than I was expecting given its rather unpromising location.
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Called in on saturday 8th may, beer was ok, but landlord was surly and unfriendly, as was the barmaid,with no interest in talking about the ales on offer. Good place and beers ruined by the staff, when this place could be great with only a little more effort. disappointing,
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The P+T has new managers again (very pleasant and friendly - much better than the last lot). Food is great, beer is improving fast (4 real ales on last week), and is becoming a lot like a 'local' again. Will be visiting again!!!
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Gone to the pits really recently. 3 beers on last week, yet despite the "landlord" praising the beers all were past there best...... having said that all 3 tasted and looked the same..........
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Bit disappointing to find 6 pumps and only 1 beer on. Allgates Calfornia on and was ok. Cleaning still being carried on with the floor being swept and then washed while we were there. Not many customers, but it was early.
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Last visit was a few weeks ago before the Blackpool v Preston game. Only one beer on sale ( a tasty Cottage beer),pub was packed, beer sold out, pub became empty............
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Wasnt a bad lttle bar at all when i was in last night before I went to watch Newcastle lose. Yeah was canny.
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Friendly boozer with two good ales on when I went in, Landlord said he normally has three on. Had a few games of pool, would have stayed longer but they were not doing food.
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Just do 3 real ales now - usually from Fuzzy Duck, Cottage, Moorhouses or Lytham breweries. Also from a few visits regularly the ales are around the 4% mark and usually golden/pale ale brews.
Decent boozer and the best pint of ale in Central Blackpool ( only place!)
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Old traditional lookin boozer opp the cop shop,only 2 ales on, friendly enuff service, 6.5/10
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As grim as a cold wet day out of season in Blackpool. 6 hand pumps, 4 on when visited but the Shardlow Cavendish Dark wasn't upto much.
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Visited again yesterday, very glad we did!
The best pub in Blackpool town centre that I know of.
Even out of season, three well kept cask ales. The food is very good and fantastic value for money.
A gem of a pub given its location. Well worth a visit.
alexw - 14 Mar 2008 15:51 |
A lot of scaffolding in front of the pub but certainly open. Only four ales on; Spitfire and Boddingtons (cask)together with Thwaites Orginal and Phoenix Spotland Gold. The Phoenix was a very hoppy lovely beer. They did have a couple lined up to come on: Fuzzy Duck Thumb Ducker and Hyde's Jekyll's Gold.
We were in just after 11am so it was very quiet. Barman was happy to chat.
Worth a visit and very close to Central Pier.
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This pub was definitely open for business last weekend. Three real ales were on in good condition. An attractive blonde bird with a decent voice was singing to backing tracks. Friendly bar staff - they did ask for my son to show proof of age. The Gents could do with some tlc. Closed at Midnight which seemed unusual for a Saturday night.
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Was on my annual trip to Blackpool yesterday and looking forward to another good pint of real ale.....
but the place was closed and boarded up.
What has happened?..... a huge disappointment....
Will it re-open?
Are there any recommended alternatives near-by?
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Visited here on Sat 06 Jan 07 - very impressed! 7 real ales on hand pump and all of them superb! Pool table is dodgy as hell though!!
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I took my wife in there last Friday. Being a CAMRA member, I decided to show a bit of support for a Beer Guide entry. We live here and we're not used to being in this part of town (the bowels of hell) but the staff were really friendly and I was v. impressed by the selection of real ales. I wasn't so thrilled with the cabaret - we couldn't hear ourselves speak so we left.
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Pluses: Good food, great beer (and a great choice, which changed every day we went in over a 4 day period!), really nice staff, and good value.
Minuses: It is a bit small, we carefully avoided the entertainment.
Overall: Has bags of character and well worth a visit. Plus the real ale scares off most of the lager drinking morons :-)
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Just off the promenade with all the feel of a local pub, called the Pump and Truncheon because its opposite Blackpools main nick, you get the occasional bobby but don't worry thier usually having a laugh!. Great atmostphere, friendly staff - oh and if you're hungry you can always swag yourself a crime themed meal!.A bit teeny though.
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P and T BEER FEST! April 6-10th to coincide with the CAMRA AGM. If anybody wants the beer list give me a shout.
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Pluses...the best beer in Blackpool. 7 rotating guest beers plus the blot on the landscape, Boddington's. Avoids most of the towns yobs, homegrown and grockles. Landlord who is desperate to appeal to all tastes in a pub. Minuses...small square room with 5 tv's showing different nearly silent programmes or adverts, space taking pool table, weekend 'entertainment' you can set your watch by ( if it's half nine they'll be doing Mack The Knife), largely the same music from the machine behind the bar during the week. Good service though and whisper it...Blackpool prices are reduced for CAMRA members.
Not a patch on the old Hogshead days but posibly the best real ale pub in the Town.
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What agreat place!
Loads of atmosphere, aided by a nicely maintained coal fire!
Good selection of drink & food.
A real find in the generally 'flash' Blackpool...
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Marvellous find right next to the police station. Very welcoming with a cross-section of discerning customers who are able to sample a great range of perfectly kept ales. Live music last night with a really impressive Motown/Blues singer. Had a great night. No yobs/hen/stag parties - now that is a real find in Blackpool town centre
mally - 24 Apr 2005 21:37 |
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