The Boulevard, Wigan - pub details
Address: 17-19 Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1LD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 35561) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Wigan Wallgate (0.1 miles), Wigan North Western (0.1 miles), Ince (1.2 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.9/10 (rated by 11 users)
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| We nearly walked in the wrong bar when initially arriving here. There is a ground level bar to the left as you approach. After dragging some of our party out, we descended the stairs of the Boulevard to find a large bar with a good selection of ales and also a real cider - Moorhouses Piemaker, Liverpool Organic IPA & Liverpool Craft Viking Bitter plus Gwynt y Ddraig Haymaker. The number of pumpclips behind the bar signifies their dedication to real ale and cider. There are few tables, with upright drinking seemingly the order of the day. The jukebox was playing rock music for a fairly young (probably students) crowd. Didn't try the toilets. One we will return to. blue_scrumpy - 5 Feb 2012 13:50 |
| Located on Wallgate, just 100 mtrs from Wigan Wallgate Station this single door basement bar is easily missed. It consists of one long room and despite it's lack of natural light is actually quite bright. The seating is fairly sparse and is mainly around the central columns and side walls. I would imagine at peak times it is not the most comfortable bar, although there is one leather 3 piece suite which is good if you're lucky enough to grab it. The décor is very night club style (dark) so I suspect comfort was never a design feature. There are a variety of gaming machines & pool table at the far end of the bar, there is also a jukebox. The clientèle seems to be of the younger end but there were a couple of older real ale drinkers too (inc' me). On the beer front, I have no complaints. They usually have at least one Allgates on tap (brewery just across the road) and often a Prospect too (also from Wigan) yesterday was no exception, with others from George Wright, Bank Top & Lytham. The Allgates was in beautiful condition. The staff (young girls) were friendly enough and never having to ask for a top up always get's my vote. OK, now to the bars Achilles heel, the toilets. They appeared to be clean, but they are definitely not an agenda item when it comes to scheduled maintenance. It's fairly obvious to me that the owners never use them. In summary, short on comforts, character & decent toilets , but good on beer. LW - Pub/Beer critic BeerNorthWestUK - Twitter lwalker101 - 4 Dec 2011 12:34 |
| I was expecting a grungy and dark bar but was pleasantly surprised at how bright and friendly the place was, with a good mix of drinkers in (it was Wigan beer festival weekend). I visited mid afternoon and imagine it gets much busier and noisier later on. Good selection of real ales and real cider. Will go again. StephenofBurnley - 10 Mar 2011 21:20 |
| Great cellar bar. Always end up in here before catching my train from wigan wallgate ststion. Jukebox is good. realalerules1983 - 20 Jul 2010 11:14 |
| Was refused being served last saturday night without being given a reason.Not drunk,respectably dressed and minding my own business i stood there embarrassed and made to feel like a criminal!! gardentool - 17 Jun 2010 12:03 |
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