The Shakespeare Inn, Kendal - pub details
Address: 78 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 29136) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Kendal (0.6 miles), Oxenholme Lake District (1.8 miles), Burneside (2.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by drtimthornton on 14 May 2006
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 12 users)
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user reviews of the Shakespeare Inn, Kendal
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| six handpumps to choose from and a million times better than the new inn down the road,service was friendly and the pint of caledonian autum red(£2.95) was good,absolutely empty though on a mon afternoon,sad times 7/10 fat_beer_badger - 5 Sep 2011 16:28 |
| A good selection of real ales on offer on the six hand pumps. Unusually, for an English pub, ther were 20 malt whiskies onoffer. The landlord and bar staff knew their stock, and could discuss the drinks. jbsjazzer - 1 Nov 2010 15:22 |
| decor may be considered faded by other reviewers, but i found it comfortable, with a friendly bar maid, and a nice selection of guest ales - i had the autumn red. nice drop. The food was also tasty and reasonably priced - amazing how pub grub has improved in the past 7 years i've lived in the uk! And as a final observation - there wasn't a single complaint when a number of tourists traipsed in to use the toilets without having a drink or anything like that. Much friendlier than the wheatsheaf down the road. feedthedude - 26 Oct 2010 15:49 |
| I popped in one lunch time between Christmas and New Year. As well as a some standard pint (Tetleys?) there were a couple of interesting seasonal beers (in the 4-5% range) although, sadly, I've now forgotten what they were. The decor is, as has been said below, stuck in the 1970s but not unpleasantly so. Rather, it just isn't a particular cosy or stylish place. But it seemed to me to be an entirely reasonable pub, making an effort with changing beers and would be a good place to include in a wander round town with a few friends. drtimthornton - 8 Jan 2010 18:12 |
| Got served a pint in here where 1/3 was from the overflow tray under the tap. Whilst I wasn't sure about this practice, I didn't say anything but the barstaff was very defensive about it. Took the pint back to my seat and it tasted awful. The barstaff member was taken aback, eventually after getting another customer to taste it, my pint was swapped. Generally a decentish pub otherwise that is one large room. 4 real ales on from national breweries. stoutoforder - 8 Sep 2009 12:52 |
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