The Continental Pub, Preston - pub details
Address: South Meadow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 8JP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 38029) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Preston (0.4 miles), Lostock Hall (2.3 miles), Bamber Bridge (2.8 miles)
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> Current user rating: 8.2/10 (rated by 9 users)
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| Without doubt the best pub in Preston & if not the North West. A bit of a trek, but the walk through Avenham Park makes it all worth while. (15mins from railway station) Situated on the River Ribble & adjacent the railway viaduct it's peaceful location is ideal & far enough away from the City centre to deter the "Sat night loonies" That said, don't be fooled, this pub is very popular & gets packed at weekends. Usually there are between 5 - 7 micro beers on tap, these vary widely, although beers from Pictish (Rochdale) & Marble (Manchester) feature regularly, the house brew (Continental) is excellent. The pub is deceptively large & features a comfortable lounge bar, main bar, restaurant area, conservatory,a large outside patio, outside benches & grassed area. There is also a large rear function room which is home to the very popular annual beer festival. A good selection of food & beers are always available. This is a great pub & well worth a visit, the only downside? There never seems to be enough staff at busy periods, the bar can get very crowed & trying to get served can be a nightmare. Recommended - But visit off peak! Les Walker Pub/Beer critic (BeerNorthWestUK) - Twitter lwalker101 - 22 May 2011 12:50 |
| Fantastic pub, strangely not in current Good Beer Guide so not on my list to visit but stumbled across while walking in the fabulous park. I could have been in Manchester N/4, and the Marble beer was great. mtaylor40 - 1 Mar 2011 19:48 |
| what a breath of fresh air. the current owners have done a great job and are putting on a range of alternative events which promise to keep the pub popular. good range of ales. well worth a visit sandgrownun - 20 Feb 2011 13:33 |
| Best pub in Preston for me. Great real ale and a wonderful clientelle. The food is excellent, too (not avaialable Mon eves at the moment). Two beer festivals a year can get very busy, always best to try the first evening. Fantastic to see a pub which was down-at-heel a few years ago thriving. vicpark - 23 Sep 2010 16:19 |
| Certainly a pleasure to go to this pub. At least five real ales on during my visits and all in good form, as well as a good selection of Continental beers in bottle or on draught. The staff were anxious to make sure that the beer was served at its best and when serving food or guiding us through the menu, they were helpful too. We were able to get food at after 1430 on a winter Sunday. A fairly limited menu of a bistro style, but the dishes we tried were solid, tasty and worth the somewhat steep (for Preston pubs) prices. The pub is a venue for music (especially jazz but also blues/rock), a poetry/literature club, comedy evenings and lots of other events. Fairly recently reopened and refurbished, the Continental has a growing and good local reputation, and several friends/acquaintenances said it was now the best all-round pub in Preston and a pleasantly balanced escape from the cacophony of the town centre drag. Access to the local parks, a nature reserve and the Ribble make this even more appealing winter and summer. Recommended if you're visiting Preston - it would be my local of choice were I to live there. Arctium_lappa - 6 Dec 2009 23:34 |
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