please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This pub is definitely open. At least it was when I went there yesterday afternoon. Proper unrenovated pub with good jukebox/sound system with plenty of classic tunes to choose from. Friendly bar staff. Not sure of quality of ale as I was drinking Newcastle Brown for a change. V handy for the station if you happen to be waiting for a train and don't want to hang around on the platform. It's only down the road. So many pubs like this are closing for good. Nice to see this one is still open.
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This pub is CLOSED
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Looks shut again. The windows have been replaced and some paintwork done. Another 'To Let' sign has appeared. Awful beer promotion stuff was written in big white lettering on the bar windows. Presumably it only appealed to the local winos during its brief reincarnation from mid August. To think this was a decent pub selling real ale.......
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Definitely still open when I walked past in September 2009, just didn't look very inviting and I had a train to catch.
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TO NOTE: This pub has been closed now for 18 months and doesn't look as if it open in the near future,
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Truly traditional pub about 100yds from Darlington's impressive Victorian station. There is a bar and a lounge, and you get the feel the place hasn't been altered in decades, not a bad thing. The availability of real ale has been variable on my visits but there is usually at least one on. On the whole I would recommend this place above any of its neghbours.
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18:15, 29/08/06 - Lounge locked up tight, Public bar had two people in and one of them was the barman. I was only in for 30 seconds, and I could feel the smoke at the back of my throat - obviously no extractor switched on at all.
No real ales on at all. Not one. Not a sausage. Bugger all. So I gave my money to the Britannia instead.
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Great pub this; a classic no-nonsense boozer. Pool table is impossible to play unless you get a diidy cue (which they can provide) and the karaoke when it happens is a mixed bag but; hey, it's my mate's dads pub, gotta be 10/10!
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Surprised at the previous comment as the lounge is very popular, the bar is very much a local but all are welcome. Real ale on tap at the moment are Wells Bombardier, J Smiths Cak, Marstons Pedigree, Jennings Cumberland and Tetleys Dark Mild. Theres now a real cider on called Addlestones. They also have J Smiths extra smooth, Camerons Strong Arm chilled, Guinness, and Tetleys Imperial. Lagers are Fosters and Carling extra cold, with the two ciders Woodpecker and Strongbow. Have a chat to Jerry he doesn't bite.
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Please note that this is very much a regulars pub and not one of the most inviting places , especially if you are a young male with a group of friends enjoying a night out .
This pub is popular with off duty police officers ( from the main Police Station nearby ) and visitors to the Civic Theatre , which is situated just over the road .
For a more relaxed atmosphere and welcome , walk straight passed this pub in to the town centre , and visit the Nags Head on Tubwell Row ( before you reach the Town Clock ) .
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Jerry has now turned the bar into a tap room capable of six real ales, at the moment there is only four on line, hey call in theres often celebs from the theatre drinking in here.
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Another excellent pint of Spitfire �2.20 quite pub on the wat from town to the station call in and say hi.
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This pub is run by Jerry and Eileen opposite the Civic Theatre two roomed well worth a visit.
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