please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Traditional friendly Batemans owned pub. Its stone built and dates back to the 17th century. Totally no hand pulls or usual fizz/keg choices, fantastic. The choice is cask ale, real (rough) cider or Belgium or German beer in bottles. There was a choice of 12 different beers available all poured straight from the cask. Behind the bar is a glass fronted tap room where you can see your beer being poured before it arrives. 4 Batemans ales plus guests Castle Rock Harvest Pale & Black Gold, Mauldons Mole Trap, Hambleton Dazzle & Daze, Oldershaw Alma's Brew, Fyne Ales Avalanche and Dark Star Smoked. I took a photo of the available beer but on a busy afternoon the last guest ale is blocked by a customer. Special credit should go to the landlord/landlady and to Batemans for making such a fantastic pub. All the ale tasted was in top form and the pricing was reasonable as well. Our pre football visiting group enjoyed this pub enormously.
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A small and welcoming little pub that was packed on my visit (a Saturday afternoon when Posh were at home). Two seperate drinking areas that are joined at the end where they both feed into a bar with a large tap room behind. There was a fantastic range of beer, including the wonderful Dark Star Smoked which was exceptional. This pub really is a gem for ale drinkers.
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Very good drinkers pubs, Batemans beer very good (less evidence of guest beers on my visit); very popular with a good mix of custom.
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It completely changed inside (in my opinion to the positive) since my last holidays.
Beer and bar staff has always been very good, so it was this time.
Very friendly welcome as well.
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Great boozer for the real ale fan. And what's better no euro-fizz.
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Absolutely wonderful pub. A genuine community pub with a warm welcome for non locals like me. A great selection of beers served straight from the cask - I had Batemans mild and Castle Rock Harvest Pale today and both were superb. Why aren't there more pubs like this?
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Excellent Pub,check out the Pork Pies, beautiful
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Another pub in some one's front room, but friendly staff and excellent ale. A little bit out of the way from the city centre.
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This is one of the very best pubs I have visited in the UK. 10-12 real ales gravity fed, friendly, a proper locals place that welcomes strangers.
anonymous - 24 Mar 2006 20:33 |
Great local with friendly staff and excellent gravity-poured beer. Cosy and comfortable. MikeB understates the decrepitude of the furniture, but it's all part of the character of a very good place indeed.
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10 out of 10. It don't get any better than this. If you like real ale this is the best in town
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Great beer, and served from a tap room!. The place could with a bit of a spruceup though. Overall, a great real ale fans pub.
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Must say the Batemans Beer is absolutely spot on at the moment.
The xxxb & Dark Lord are superb & the seasonals Miss Saucy & Spring Breeze @ 4.2% are good too.
Looking forward to VE day Bitter 4.3%
& Middle Wicket, (July).
anonymous - 20 Apr 2005 09:51 |
great pub, the landlords miserable
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Excellent two room pub owned by Batemans. Normally three Bateman beers and seven regularly changing guest beers. No hand pumps. All served straight from the casks in the cellar. Three traditional ciders/perries. European bottled beers. No keg/smooth beers of any kind. No juke box/fruit machines/TV/muzak. No food except locally made pork pies and pasties. Voted local CAMRA pub of the year 2005. Not to be missed if you are visiting Peterborough.
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Still an excellent pub after Batemans takeover.
POTY 2004 Peterborough.
anonymous - 19 Jan 2005 20:06 |
Still an excellent Pub, went during the PBoro Fest and enjoyed the atmosphere and decent beers. Anyone know where Irvine & Paula went as they seem to go to no festivals.
TC - 1 Sep 2004 19:26 |
Now you have an easy and enjoable crawl in the London Road / Oundle Road.
The Palmerston, The Peacock & The Coalheavers.
Taidg - 29 Jul 2004 18:49 |
Oakham Ales in better nick than their own brewery tap; Newby Wyke, Church End also in good form; but the Abbeydale - outstanding!!!
B - 25 Jul 2004 14:31 |
Surprised nobody else has reported on this drinker's paradise recently. One of only a handful of pubs nationwide selling only cask ales and all direct from the barrel! Two or three Bateman's beers are complemented by upto 10 guest beers, with Church End & Newby Wyke especially popular. At least two real ciders or perries; a selection of Belgian bottled beers and an intensive selection of malt whiskies. No bandits, juke-box or pool table - just friendly conversation and decent supping! Dave & Tracy make you feel most welcome and for previous visitors please note: Recent improvements include fresh air filter system so it's no longer so smokey and the "back door" policy no longer exists. Go on, give it a visit!
Bram - 27 Jun 2004 12:13 |
The landlord & landlady have now left but it is still worth looking going to .
Also see the CoalHeavers Arms
Premier Chat - 4 Dec 2003 13:04 |
Bad news partly, the landlord & landlady are moving on and Batemans are taking it over.
The good news is that Batemans are taking it over rather than anyone else and have promised to leave it alone as much as possible. Jacqui we will keep an eye on it.
TC - 16 Oct 2003 18:48 |
A small 2 bar local.
10+ Beers & 1 Cider/Perry all served from the cellar. Decoration like your aunties front room and similar behaviour appreciated. Restricted entry at busy times but if you are in you are welcomed. Excellent pork pies.
Tim - 28 Jul 2003 13:19 |
