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Fairly decent beer and venue. Service is OK. Went on monday night, they had a quite good singer from New Zealand and a Jazz/Blues musician.
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New bar manager ? More like a head less chicken. I have ring in my ears for the ping sound for the kitchen
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Could be alot better, agree about the Dog thing,,,,,should be banished from bar areas,I like the choice of ales, the moussaka was like lava and too overheated in a microwave, had been pulled out of a freezer ala blue peter and whacked on nuetron factor ten for five mins before being served up with a retro chicken in a basket garnish and costco oven chips, avoid said mousaka and just drink and have crisps or even cook at home and then drink, the choice is yours.
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New bar manager, still one of the best pubs in the village, as for the dog keeps the place old school which in days of health and safety mad people bring a great relief, now try it with new manager and enjoy and relax.
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Dogs do and go wherever they want in this pub. The Bar staff are moody and the locals are unpleasant.
AVOID.
It's gone sooo downhill since the new management took over.
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The larger low ceilinged left hand bar is almost entirely given over to diners where a large black dog wanders between the tables delighting the children and no doubt prompting health & safety concerns in some. There is a more traditional pub atmosphere in the smaller right hand bar. There are four real ales available and I found the service to be friendly and efficient.
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The comment about the dogs running wild is true! My Sunday Roast was violated by a dirty looking mongrel. That will teach me to eat in a bar which allows animals to wander around. Local marginally better.
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The locals at this pub are horrendous - really unwelcoming. We were accused of being 'friday night drinkers' by a very aggressive drunk local, who clearly felt the pub was for locals only. The bar staff gave us no support when we were verbally attacked by this man. I will never drink here again. I can see why the Six Bells next door is so much busier and more popular - they are much more welcoming.
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Great pub really nice atmosphere, friendly bar staff and always feel very welcome.
The comment about the dogs is a load of B...s..t. Yes there are dogs but they are very friendly.
Give it a try im sure your love it.
anonymous - 5 Feb 2007 17:18 |
Dogs run wild in this place.
anonymous - 27 Oct 2006 21:57 |
One of the best beer gardens in St Albans, perfect for all day drinking in the summer and the food is not bad. I prefer the Six Bells next door for indoor atmosphere, get a bit spooked by the folk music crowd sometimes.
anonymous - 18 Oct 2006 00:05 |
Perhaps a little on the pricey side with pride and most other beers @ £2.70... Otherwise ok! Seemed busy with people enjoying Sunday lunch.
anonymous - 15 Oct 2006 21:35 |
Took the whole family here on Sunday for lunch it was fantastic! a cosy little pub in a really nice village. Staff are really friendly and the real ale was good!!!!!!!!!! will be back without fail
anonymous - 29 Aug 2006 14:42 |
I love this place. Good varied clientelle, a good range of beers and everyone who works there is so friendly. Not sure about dog comment.. only seen one and it was dead friendly. New chef apparently and menu is really good now. Recommended drinking hole. Oh watch out for 'folky' music on a thursday but some good other live music at weekends on occasions. None of your 'new bar' pretentiousness here. A good old fashioned English pub. Try it and see!
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This is an excellent village pub, great food, great beer garden and great atmosphere. Get a mix of younger and older people here. Bar staffs are extremely friendly and know their stuff. Really recommend a visit.
anonymous - 23 Aug 2006 11:41 |
nice pub ,and has live music need to know more about the live see http://www.freewebs.com/pubstalbans
anonymous - 15 Aug 2006 12:16 |
God, what a rubbish pub. It looked nice but me and my mates were snapped at so many times by the bar ladies. Were we supposed to drink lemonade or something?????
went back to The Boot which was great!! Lovely girls, really funny young & friendly barman, so much better.
Gr8 place!! I'll be back!! (the Boot I mean, not the Rose&C)
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GREAT food menu, a fine old building and potentially an excellent pub. So why is it so miserable? Answer: the people who go there! The barstaff bicker constantly among themselves (especially on Fridays for some reason), and some of the customers look as if they're in a psychiatrist's waiting room: anxious glances through the window before they enter, then much nervous staring and gulping of drinks once they're inside. Meanwhile, the smaller 'snug' bar contains "suits" swanking away about how much money they've got, interest rates, blah blah blah, in very loud voices. To make sure of being fair to this pub, I've visited 3 times in the past week, and it's been roughly the same each time. Casual visitors and passers-by are advised to go elsewhere if you wish to retain your own personality.
anonymous - 20 May 2006 17:22 |
A nice place. Usually a good choice of beer.
The large back area is popular as a venue for folk music (Thursdays and Sundays) but it seems to be drifting away from English to Irish, which is a shame.
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Have had a couple of good lunches in this pub, but it can be a bit dull during the evening. Perhaps everyone's been put off by the 2 huge dogs that live here? - they certainly put the mockers on my drink yesterday.
anonymous - 1 Dec 2005 08:50 |
Good mix of People drink here from farmers to city boys, great selections of beers, ales, spirits & lite meals,won pub of the year for the last few years, I recomend giving it a try if your in the area.
Ps. the bar maid is stunning!
brendan sharpe - 9 Jun 2004 14:42 |
VERY uncomfortable furniture, dirty toilets, ( been dirty for years) fair beer, good English/Irish folky music on Thursdays & Sundays
anonymous - 12 Mar 2004 13:20 |
Great pub with some really good guest ales.
Alternative music (mostly folk etc) on Saturday nights and can get quite busy.
However, it is fairly pricey
ben - 23 Jul 2003 11:27 |
