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We liked this pub every visit to Windsor. Cozy atmosphere, right near the castle, good range of ales during our stop there. Friendly staff was attentive too.
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My favourite pub in the centre of Windsor, right near the actual castle, down a little cobbled street, just up from Queen Victoria's statue..! Tourists will love it! "Gee, does the majesty her Queen come in here for a beer..? Really..!"
Nice old-fashioned walk-around bar, different floor levels, plenty of nooks & grannies, so long as a bus-load of tourists hasn't just arrived you should be ok for a seat. Or sit outside on the cobbled street, and admire 'The Crooked House' opposite (now a well used little cafe) which just happens to be in the SMALLEST street in Britain!! (Thats official, according to the plaque on the wall). Nice pub though. 7/10 TJ
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Visited last weekend on a nice sunny Sunday. Decent Sunday roast, all the trimmings, slightly on the oily side though, but nothing was left on my plate. Real treat is a selection of unusual and great tasting real ales. Staff were slightly challenged on the language front, but on the whole friendly and helpful. Nice place, and great location. Recommend it.
anonymous - 2 Nov 2007 14:24 |
Visited this Pub a couple of weeks ago. Beer was under £3 a pint, which i'm told for Windsor is good value. It was also well kept. Food was nice as well. Worth a look.
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There has been a change of management at this local CAMRA pub of the year. Dave is keen on his beer and the six that were available on our visit were in good condition. The pub does need a lick of paint, but don't let this put you off a pub with good beer and decent pub grub.
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Visited this pub 3 nights ago. Staff not too keen to change a murky 6X and the second one was also as bad! The third pint - a different cask ale - was also cloudy and past its best. Unfriendly and no sign of the management.
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I'd like to revoke what I said previously. I think my prejudice about being asked for ID in a rude way got in the way of a sensible rating for this pub. It is lovely, and the drinks seem flawless-good wine selection.
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Definately worth a visit if you like good beer. Guest Ales vary and are consistantly in good nik.
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A recent trip to Windsor, and I find myself at the Carpenters. Ok, nothing flash, probably better than most of the tourist/`trev n tracy`/squaddie type of venues that are all over Windsor. 4 Ales on, Sting was fine, refreshing and the Everards Cambridge Bitter did the job but was nothing special. Chicken and Mushroom pie was filling and piping hot (though suspect it was just thrown in a microwave considering it took just 5 mins to serve up !) brought out by a refugee from a soviet gulag, nevertheless,this was tasty and hit the spot after a hard days trekking and supping the ale. Decor, refreshingly tired, and the cellar gaol thing looked interesting. Polish bar staff could surprisingly converse in English and served with a smile. Would visit again.
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Decent pub, but don't touch the Old Tom, it's absolutely lethal!
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They seem to revel in only accepting passports from those 'Under 21', which is slightly annoying as so many more ID's should be accepted, but whatever! It's a nice pub, nice bar set-up, just don't ask for a top on your lager, they frown and don't get you. I forget which country the bar staff are from.
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Visited last week and had good Adnams, nice fire and welcoming attitude.
anonymous - 28 Nov 2005 16:07 |
Had a nice steak and kidney pie. Found plenty of tourists inside but a decent crowd. Rather large establishment but broken up some so not overwhelming. Had a surprisingly good pint of Cain Bitter. Okay bar staff.
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Finally found a place in Windsor that's not full of squaddies, chavs and Vicki Pollards. Nice one Carpenters Arms, you're a saviour. Great pub.
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Surprisingly good (read: not very touristy) pub so close to the castle. Excellent food and five well-kept ales on hand pump. Attentive service as well, and as pointed out by others, a pub that is welcoming to children--when not crowded.
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That's virtually NO tourists/chavs of course!
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Best place I've been to in Windsor so far, real ale well kept and frequently changed and a lovely atmosphere inside, with clean well-lit toilets (though watch your head on the stairs going down!). Food of good quality and virtually tourists/chavs to be seen. Heaven!
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Very enjoyable real ale, good value food and very welcoming staff. One of the very few pubs in Windsor and Slough that allows children in (to the non-smoking areas)during the evening. I know that children and pubs do not really mix - but we beer drinkers sometimes have no option but to take them along. We have lessons to learn from the Continent in this respect.
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Has made it in to the 2005 Good Beer Guide and rightly so.Ever changing selection of real ales to choose from and polite, friendly staff.
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The Carpenters always has a good selection of real ales and depite the location near the Castle is not overrun by tourists.
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I rate this as one of the few decent pubs left in Windsor. The location is nice being just off the main tourist drag, the beer (ale & lager) is generally well served and reasonably priced for the location.
Watch out for the quiz machine nearest the bar. It speaks fluent Engrish and you don't win anything.
Rich - 5 Jul 2004 21:08 |
Plesent pub with circular layout, having a few quiet areas of seating in outcrops.
Big bonus being the regularly changing three real ales, and the quiz machine in the back where you'll often find myself and a friend battling the film quiz.
7/10 surely!?
Hal Richards - 31 Mar 2004 12:31 |
