The Fighting Cocks, St Albans - pub details
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Address: 16 Abbey Mill Lane, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4HE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2401) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
St Albans Abbey (0.4 miles), St Albans (0.9 miles), Park Street (1.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
Pub suggested by shelfman on 23 Apr 2003
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> Current user rating: 5.6/10 (rated by 63 users)
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user reviews of the Fighting Cocks, St Albans
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| Horrid staff, always smugly in on their own jokes, dirty dogs sniffing around....over priced grub and beer....its more of a museum than a pub....Avoid! weezel - 26 Oct 2011 02:23 |
| Another pub lunch visit. Beer was ok, staff nice for a change (usually too busy talking to each other, but to be fair that was a couple of years ago), patrons smilingly tolerant of my vocal 2 year old son. So all good I guess, except it was a bit flat somehow. It never seems very pubby when I go in here, if you know what I mean. Mind you, neither do most of the pubs in St Albans. Good job I'm moving away soon. matt_k - 23 Mar 2011 10:52 |
| Solid, if touristic, pub. YOFC claims to be one of England's oldest pubs: I don't know about that, but it's certainly a decent place to have a drink. It is both centrally located, and rather well-hidden, down the hill from the Cathedral, just by the entrance to Verulam Park. A central bar area serves a front bar, rather characterless and given over to dining, and a much nicer main back bar. Highlights there include a sunken cockpit area and an impressive fireplace. Typically three ales on, including TT Landlord and Harvey's Best. I've always found the Harvey's to be reasonably, if not spectacularly, well-served. Food here is variable: I've always found it quite good in the mid-week (typically a bit more ambitious than average pub grub), but the only time I visited on a Sunday I was sorely disappointed by a very poor roast beef. The quiz on Thursdays is good fun. grecian - 11 Feb 2011 16:17 |
| Landlord served in a jug handle..... excellent food. Good service. I like this pub a lot. Mappiman - 7 Feb 2011 23:57 |
| If this is supposed to be one the country's oldest pubs then someone needs to save it before it closes through disinterest. Care and attention is what this pub needs. It benefits from a great location but few reasons to visit it. Beer and food are ordinary at best. The overall cleanliness of this pub is also lacking, tables especially seem to only be cleared by customers and the tables are rarely wiped, making eating a little haphazard. The best bet with this pub is to go when its warm and sit outside! Max1905 - 3 Feb 2011 12:39 |
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