A large welcoming boozer with a big open fire thowing some real heat out, ideal for the likes our party who had been dragged around the shops on a cold winters afernoon. Good real ale coice inc Jennings, Black Sheep, and a couple from local Breweries The Great Wetern & Battledown. Definately worth a visit.We called in the Fountain Inn after having a good walk around Gloucester and we were really thankfull of the large open fire in the bar area. The fountain Inn is a great place and is packed full of history.had a meal here a few years ago food was ok but I've had better from the other pubs

A large imposing building in the city centre which looked inviting, with nice comfortable seating inside. 2-3 real ales available but I suck with a Guinness. Brisk business with the catering side and the food looked decent & nicely presented. The staff worked very hard, only complaint was the empty plates etc from earlier diners took about 15 minutes to be cleared after we sat down. where have the proper managers gone? Jackie and Roger have dissapeared and so has the charm of the pub!! will not be going back again, great shame, the pub has gone downhill.went in there about 2 years ago the food was good had barbecue chicken and chips nice comfy sofas to sit on after the meal so was happy staff seemed nice

I haven't been in here since the 3rd December 1963, so perhaps it's time to revisit.There are four bars at the New Inn Hotel, including an award winning Real Ale Bar that offers 12 different cask ales, a coffee shop serving teas and cakes and a restaurant that can accommodate up to 48 people. We called in the evening for a drink hoping to see at least one of the resident ghosts and maybe have my pint thrown off the table as in the video on the BBC website. Sadly no ghost were seen. They day after we callled in for lunch. We did not go into the restaurant for what looks to be a very popular carvery but instead chose to eat in the Bar. I had a Cheese and bacon burger with chips and my girlfriend had a lovely Chilli and Rice that was home made and tasted great.

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Since my last comment on this fine old pub the service has improved and the atmosphere is a little more salubrious. There's a good simple menu offering food all day and dogs are welcome in the courtyard. The prices have risen too but it's still not the most expensive pub in town.

Nice everchanging real ales, good atmosphere, friendly service.did a bit of singing in there on the open mic night its every Wednesday was a bit more busy on this day as there's entertainment to see very small pub but good if you wanna have a sing Quite relaxing dark old pub with a few tables outside. Never seen it busy and it's not cheap but a safe stop for anyone wanting a good pint of ale or Guinness (I can't take lager drinkers seriously).

A friendy local pub voted camra city pub of the year.2009/2010, real ales and great food.
pool table, live music most weekends and widescreen tv showing sports.
What I remember as a real pub! But If you love fizzy beer,microwave pub grub and can't be arsed to socialise with anyone then theres plenty of other places to go in Gloucester. Hmm, interesting reviews below! Visited via Good Beer Guide recommendation and was surprised that the pub was as shabby as it was (having only sampled The Cross Keys...are all Goucester pubs like this??? only joking). The beer was OK, in reasonably nick. The food menu was worryingly vast (no proper "chef" would possibly offer the pages of stuff available without hefty microwave use). Having said that the bacon roll I had was possibly the finest I have ever eaten and my partner's pork and stuffing roll, similarly fine.

On a Saturday lunchtime the pub had a slightly weird atmosphere and I doubt I'd make a point of returning if in Gloucester again.Id finally like to add that the place has won BEST PUB for a few years in a row now...... speaks for itself x

good place to eat they do a really nice stake had it with pan fried potatoes and mushrooms and salad was really nice and the ceiling is amazing candles on the tables very romantic place to take the misses my favourite place for stake.. is very busy on the weekends for drinking goes on til 4.00am benches out side nice in the summer thought £1.50 for half of lemonade was a bit much for just pop tho they got a dance floor down stairs in the cellar not very pretty down there but at least u can have a boogie very steep stairs going down to the cellar so be careful if you have had a few lol bar staff always polite My issue is with the mini-Glostovians (is that really the word? 'Glevumites' would sound more suitably pejorative). Small persons allowed to pursue each other shrieking and yelling around the place: the words 'please' and 'thanks' entirely absent from their vocabulary. A shame, because the ale was good and the barman very professional - professional enough not to administer summary justice to the unpleasant little bleeders. Disappointing.I’ve had a tempestous relationship with this establisment since moving to Gloucester in 2003. The building, the interior, the well, all seem to conjour up a genuine bohemian atmosphere but in the end there’s just too many Glostovians hanging around to really lift it out of the City’s parochial bias. You might think you’re in Prague or London but a chat with the regulars will quickly reorientate you in the haystack intelligence of the locals. Still, if you’ve stumbled into Gloucester from elsewhere then this place is the closest you can get to civilisation in town.