The Six Bells, Bishops Castle - pub details
Address: Church St, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 15484) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 7.7/10 (rated by 16 users)
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Boars Head, Bishops Castle (0.1 miles), Three Tuns, Bishops Castle (0.3 miles), Castle Hotel, Bishop's Castle (0.4 miles)
user reviews of the Six Bells, Bishops Castle
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| Nice wellcome by the landlord, landlady and pub dog! Some lovely ales and a nice cosy woodburner was very appreciated on such a cold day. Well worth visiting. hywel2002 - 23 Feb 2012 18:09 |
| I encountered the surliest and downright rude barmaid I have ever had the unfortunate experience to be served by in this pub. I'd heard a lot about Bishops Castle and their two brewery pubs so when I was camping nearby with my family at the start of this month I was eager to try them out. I took with me a two-pint and four-pint container to enable me to bring some away with me to enjoy over the next couple of days. Having tried some halves of the available beers in both pubs I actually slightly favoured the Six Bells so returned there armed with the containers. I'd noticed that it shut at 2.30pm but as it was only just gone 20 past and it was only going to be a fleeting visit I thought that would be fine. I walked in to discover the towels already on the pumps. To be fair the lady in question did agree to serve me but that's when the problems started. The four-pint container is brown and not see-through so you never quite know whether you're going to get a full measure. But in my experience, it certainly needs to froth over the top to get somewhere near the four pints. But the two-pint container is actually clear with a line showing the two pint mark, so you can see exactly what you're getting. Therefore when she presented it to me with at least half a pint of froth at the top, I asked in a perfectly pleasant and polite manner whether she would be able to top it up. The venomous response I got back was unbelievable. She claimed it was a measured serving and if I wanted any more then she'd charge me for it! She did eventually bedrudgingly top it up slightly but still not to the two-pint mark and slammed it back on the bar. When I explained that I was purely trying to get the amount of beer that I was paying for, she complained that I'd come in 'after hours', which I didn't, and even then it's not an excuse to serve a member of the public in such a rude and discourteous manner. I could understand it a bit more if it was a backstreet boozer that wasn't used to such requests, but this is actually a pub with an on-site brewery! I was very shaken up by the whole incident and my disbelief was raised further when I logged on to their websit on my return from holiday to discover that it was actually the landlady of the pub that served me. It beggars belief that someone would run their business in such a way, no wonder there were only four people in there on a sunny summer's afternoon. RealAleHarrier - 12 Sep 2011 18:42 |
| Not sure what we made of this. The food was lovely. The owner was great. But there's only one choice of white wine, and only one choice of red, they don't take credit or debit cards, and hubby rated the condition of the male loos as 'I haven't had an experience like that in 30 years'. featherways - 9 Aug 2011 15:35 |
| Forth visit to this pub and each has been a very enjoyable experience. The first time was during one of the towns beer festivals a few years ago when this place was really manic, obviously won over by the charms of the town and this pub in particular. This visit was to enjoy a pint of Ow Do and Cockschaffer both of which were excellent. No sign of Big Nev on this occasion but Sue was jocular and the atmosphere was very friendly and chatty. I do recall someone asking for a pint of Veg Bins before pointing out it was an anagram of Big Nevs, they still got served despite the cheek. Wirral_RealAlians - 21 May 2011 19:52 |
| A well known and highly regarded pub amongst real ale fans.The beer is excellent,although with a strong bias to the lighter golden hues.I would like to see a few more dark or ruby coloured ales but I am being slightly fussy.The welcome from behind the bar and from the locals is second to none.The food is also scores well with home made bread ,good veggie options and lovely Gloucester Old Spot sausages and mash.Nev also makes a mean curry,watch out for the Goat curry.Quite simply the best all round pub in town . myndman - 4 Apr 2011 19:13 |
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