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My first visit so no axe to grind re previous management etc. Excellent beer, great pork babs, cheap. Plenty of space. Memorabilia. What's not to like?
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Sad to see there has been a little strife over the change in ownership. All i can say is that this was and still is the best pub in wolverhampton. The real ales are great and the Holden's Mild top notch. Being a historian, i love the memorabilia. Not eaten much here, so cant comment on that
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Terrifix pub. Always visit on football days.
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Best pub in Wolverhampton, Holdens mild, Bathams bitter and Murphy's are all top notch.Dr's verdict - try all three.
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I must answer previous comments made about staff trying to sabotage the business - as an 'EX' member of staff myself, and having worked and loved this pub for a very long time, (I must add that I left out of choice) I found it almost impossible to continue working there. After a recent visit it seems times have not changed, the food was expensive and not at all good for the money, and the beer was simply not as it once was. So perhaps it is because the 'EX' staff are actually intellectual enough not to work there. (and the person below is not who you think it is, unfortunately.)
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Very strange indeed!!!
I went in on Sunday in between changing trains and the pub its self hasn’t changed but I didn’t recognise the staff behind the bar. I couldn’t fault the beer which was as good as ever but no food except butties in this glass fronted fridge and titbits on the bar. As I wanted a proper cooked meal I was not pleased!
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6 reviews in 3 days ?
Even stranger !
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What a load of CODS-WHOLLOP never going to beat the old cod that was bigger than the plate yum yum in my tum stuff yours up your bum.
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Visited the Great Western today with the family and was very pleasantly surprised. Being a traditional pub I expected a great selection of ales and there was that in an abundance, I was sceptical about the food until we ordered it, and was overwhelmed by the ploughmans that I was served, and the gigantic whale that was served up on the large fish and chips dish...it was fantastic and presented with care and attention..a credit to the catering staff and all was done with some speed considering the place was so busy. A big 'well done' to all concerned...keep it up!
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Visited the Great Western today with the family and was very pleasantly surprised. Being a traditional pub I expected a great selection of ales and there was that in an abundance, I was sceptical about the food until we ordered it, and was overwhelmed by the ploughmans that I was served, and the gigantic whale that was served up on the large fish and chips dish...it was fantastic and presented with care and attention..a credit to the catering staff and all was done with some speed considering the place was so busy. A big 'well done' to all concerned...keep it up!
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One word to say about this place. 'FANTASTIC'.
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A bit miffed about some of the most recent comments here. The GWR (or God's Wonderful Repose, as we like to call it!!)is, and has been the best boozer in Wolverhampton for many years. Beer is first class, the food is fantastic and really good value for money, and the staff are delightful. I would recommend this pub to anyone without hesitation!
The only thing that does stand out to me regarding the recent comments, is that there seem to be quite a lot all of a sudden. Also, they have all been posted after what seems to be a bit of a staff shake up, where a few of the not so happy and helpful staff have parted company. Me thinks this could be a pathetic attempt to sabotauge the pubs reputation by some ex members of staff. Especially when one of them uses his actual name as a screen name. I think this shows their level of intelligence, and highlights perfectly why they are now EX members of staff!
As for the current staff, new and old - keep up the good work, and a big thank you for Max's party last Sunday - FANTASIC!!
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i have never been to this pub before but was reccommended recently by a friend and i was not dissapointed. The staff have great knowledge of the real ales and the food was excellent and quickly serve to us. I would not hesitate to reccommend this house to others. great all round keep up the good work
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51 ratings and 31 reviews in 2 years but 16 reviews in the last 5 weeks.
Very strange !
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Cant fault the beer, ony the fact the price has gone up!! I no longer eat there though as the food comes out cold and takes far to long to come out. This was a pub i would go to with my family to have a meal out but no longer want to. I did try to address my problem with the staff but they was just rude to me. I dont go to that pub anymore but have to say i do miss the beer. I came all the way from bridgnorth to come to this pub but now i would'nt even go down the road to it if it was there. I wish i could bring the old food and staff back and then i would be back in a shot. If you ask people who went to the pub before and have gone now they would say the same as me.
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This pub was perfect how it was before the manegment had changed hands but over the last 2 months the pub is going down the food isnt as good as it used to be and the staff
can sometimes be quite rude.I agree with the comment below me that you should not try to fix somethink that is not alredy broken.
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What a rubbish pub i ask you? Its gone down hill. Did have nice friendly kitchen staff/ bar staff. Nothing was ever to much trouble for them. Food 'was' one of the best places and fish was out of this world now all you get is a hand full of food for 2 times the money and not half has nice. I think its something to do with not having the same kitchen staff and make doing with second best!!!! Never going to be the same again. I went there every day now go to the moon under water as i cant even stand this pub anymore. Its just a same and it you should'nt fix something that is not broken, and like i said this was the best pub around before.
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Up until the change of management this was my favourite pub in the UK. Beer could not be faulted for choice, price and quality and the home made food was so good I was tempted in for giant fresh cod & chips or home made steak pie regularly on weekday lunchtimes. Never made it on an evening and only tried once on match day and couldn't get through the door due to the wall to wall bodies!
Now I shan't be going there so often as despite the beer still being well up to standard, I was disappointed with all aspects of the food, especially as both my usual choices are no more.
C'est la vie!
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This is one hell of a place. Recommended to be to everyones taste. Oh the Bathams!!!! Top beer.
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Have only ever paid one visit here - a few weeks ago when on a tour of the West Mids. However, the ale was of a good standard, likewise the food so I dare say I'll be back at some point
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It warrants it's rating. Been in here a few times, and exceptional choice of beer, all very well kept, and good cheap food. I wouldn't argue with saying it's in the best 10 pubs in the UK either.
mps77 - 14 May 2008 17:35 |
No loud music (I'm pleased to say). Very good beer, good snacks and helpful and obliging staff. What more do you want. One of my top ten pubs in the UK.
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Excellant place for a beer and trains buff. Shame I'm not a wolves fan. Do have to say this is an excellant place walking distance from Wolverhampton Station. Well worth its 5 minutes of fame. 9/10.
bobin - 13 May 2008 13:49 |
Having a good crawl round the upper blackcountry yesterday with friends. The Bathams Best deserves special mention 9/10
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I have always enjoyed drinking here. Bathams Best is super. Had an excellant roll for lunch. The walls are covered in wolverhampton wonderers and railway memorabilia stuff. This is one of those places I can't pick fault with 10/10.
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I often frequent this establishment of a matchday. Please do not think that this pub is merely a boozer for football fans to get lashed. Oh no, no, no, no its far more than that. Fantastic real ales, well-kept Guinness, sharp tasty lagers. The food is also top draw. The complimentary pork pie is is always welcome to Mr Reeves. The new Gaffer is a friendly welcome. Good smoking area for a quick crafty as well. All in all a choofin great pub (Get it? hahaha)
Andrew Reeves esq.
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What a great pub. Been a regular on match days for a number of years now. New landlord has taken over and injected some much needed life in too the place. The music on a match day has added to the atmosphere, a true footballing pub now. Great ales on sale and the introduction of Budvar. Real winner. Cannot find one thing to complain about. The new man obviously listens to his punters. The torpedo rolls were removed but brought back by popular demand.
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Another Wolves match day visitor. Have to agree with previous comments, new management is in the process of introducing change and not necessarily for the better. Don't get me wrong, we all have to embrace and accept change throughout life and our favourite pre-match pub is no exception.
I don't normally eat in there, but the rolls have always been superb when required. Now they are smaller and more expensive.
The biggest gripe is with the music. There are now more loud speakers in there than Glastonbury, all have been recently installed and blast out an endless loop of football themed muzak (Match of the Day, Big Match, Wooly Bully, Liquidator, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - you get the picture). Whilst the odd tune is fine, the endless loop is relentless and as commented previously seems to be at a volume just above the noise level of the customers. I'd be interested to know what non-match day visitors have to endure through the sound system (please don't say Stars-on-45).
Have not worked out whether this is automated or the owner just turns it up at regular intervals. Apparently he used to be a DJ in the town, maybe he thinks he still is.
In summary. Beer remains cheap (by current standards) and superb, Holdens Special is my pre-match tipple. But with a new season on the horizon, the jury is out whether this will hold its position as the regular pre-match Saturday haunt.
As commented by GazzaTheBeerMan - Saturday match days will never be quite the same again.
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A Wolves match day visitor. New management has introduced piped music that increases in volume the noisier the customers become. Its very intrusive and irritating, not helped by the choice of music. The change in food policy will upset some but be welcomed by others, looking forward to the low level station development, no doubt. The rotisserie and associated gas bottle outside kitchen window in back bar a H&S hazard I would have thought. But most importantly the Holdens Special is still top notch.
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For the last twelve years my occasional trips to Molineux always involve a pre-match session in here. Steak cob and chips with all the trimmings for less than a fiver and a fully laden cheese or ham salad cob to take away for the long train journey home. Alas, no more!
Its all change. Tablecloths in the conservatory. A different menu at higher prices. Smaller baps instead of cobs. The new layout of the conservatory makes it seem more crowded and more difficult to get to the back bar. Thank heavens the Bathams Bitter is still as good as ever.
To be fair, its still a top notch pub and we all have to get used to change, but somehow, Saturday match days will never be quite the same again.
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Always been my one of my favorite pubs and one of the best pubs in the UK. Beer, food everything is good. Was in there on Sat 5 Apr. I
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I completely agree with the comments made previously. The Great Western was a little gem. Food was good portioned, tasty (and quicker than anyone ever expected!) I don't know how others feel about this but I and my fellow real ales drinkers believe the pub is just not the same. The food has changed (and not for the better) and I have experienced the new kitchen staff and the management being rude on several occasions - beer still as tasty though!
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Top pub and Top pint. The food was very good. Nothing fancy, good tasty home cooked food at fair price. 10 min walk from the railway station.
Well worth a visit.
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Smashing pub, just how a pub should be. Friendly, great beer in excellent condition, good food very reasonably priced. (The Jumbo Cod really is big - a normal sized portion is described as mini!) Black Country delicacies such as Grey Peas and Faggots are normally available. And no long waits for food - it arrives minutes after you place your order. They must have Mystic Meg in the kitchen.
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Excellent, friendly pub serving Holden's and Batham's Bitter as a guest. Friendly welcome and excellent service. Well worth the walk from the station.
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Superb pub serving Holdens in tip top condition, with friendly staff. Reasonably priced cobs to soak up the beer. The only downer is the underpass from Woverhampton High Level raiway station is no longer open, so you have to take the long way round from the station.
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Absolutely great pub,great beer,great service,found it courtesy of the CAMRA newsletter,9/10
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I was doing a crawl round Wolverhampton and called in before catching train back. WOW .. What a great pub. I had taken a photo outside, and still had camera in my hand and had a laugh with staff posing for shots. Brilliant pub. Had a wander round while drinking the Holdens monthly special. Lovely pub with well served beer in friendly atmosphere.
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Always visit this pub if in the area. Can get crowded home match lunchtimes but the service of drinks AND food is excellent as is the value. CAMRA National Pub of the Year 1991 and no wonder. Great pub
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What a pub.
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You know when you pop to the pub at lunchtime for a pint and a meal, and it takes for ever and ever for the food to arrive?
WELL FORTUNATELY NOONE CAN SAY THAT FOR THIS PUB...when I ordered my baguette (and what a baguette it was too for under £2) it was with me within 30 SECONDS!
The beer is definitely the best pub in Wolverhampton City Centre (its on the edge I guess located at back of Rail Station) and the normal Holden's Beers are complemented by Batham's Bitter and either Holden's Monthly Guest Beer or a out and out Guest ale - when I went in there the other day they were serving a beer from Kelham Island in Sheffield at 6.6%
I used the pub as a starting point for a crawl from Wolves to Stourbridge via Birmingham - everyone rated the beers here 5/5 for quality and price!
One word of caution..don't come in before 3pm when Wolves are at home as it gets RAMMED!
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An excellent hostelry. A bit busy on my visit at lunchtime on 06/07/06 with tempertures in the high 20's for the 7th or 8th day running.
It coped well. The bitter was excellent, the mild if anything was slightly better than excellent.
Good lunchtime food (trad steak pie & chips + peas @£4.50) excellent value. A bit of a wait for food but good excuse for more pouring down the throat.
Bitter at £1.80 and Mild at £1.75. And I thought my local in North Yorkshire was reasonable at £2.10 per pint. Only cheaper beer I have had is Sam Smiths in Nellies at Beverley where it was £1.17 in 2004.
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The GW is the last pub in Wolverhampton to serve proper MILD.(Banks's might brew MILD aka Original, but they are determined to kill it off by ensuring most town pubs serve keg - yuk! Exception the PYLE COCK, Wednesfield - best Banks's MILD anywhere)
A cracking pint of Holden's MILD in the GW.
No point in drinking anything other than MILD - stronger than many bitters and no headache in a morning.
Remember the mantra and do as we do: NO MILD WALK OUT.
10 out of 10 to the Great Western
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The best pub in Wolverhampton for a pint of MILD, in fact the only pub with Holdens MILD. A pleasant change from the Banks's Mild found all over Wolverhampton.
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This railway-themed pub is located
down the obscure back streets behind
Wolvehampton station. A former
CAMRA National Pub Of The Year it
stocks the fine products of two celebrated Black Country brewers,
Holden's and Batham's. In recent years there has been an emphasis on food (lunchtime only), but not to the detriment
of traditional pub values.
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