The Kings Head, Shrewsbury - pub details
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Address: 48, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1PP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 8527) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Shrewsbury (0.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by E.M.Aldridge on 24 Jun 2004
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> Current user rating: 3.1/10 (rated by 18 users)
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user reviews of the Kings Head, Shrewsbury
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| I disagree with some of the comments about this pub. Yes it does get a bit quiet in the afternoons after 4pm whern the kitchen closes but until then its a very good food-oriented pub that serves grub ranging from bacon sarnies to rump steak dinners. Only beers available are Worthington's & John Smith's but I 've never had a bad pint here. The local radio station, The Severn, is played here and very good it is too. Probably not the best pub in Shrewsbury then, but there are a lot worse than this. SilentButDeadly - 29 Sep 2009 10:06 |
| The photo image 1 is of The Crown, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. Photo Image 2 is of The Kings Head, Mardol, Shrewsbury. Archivist is correct about the interior, it was "modernised in the late !960s, although I prefer the term " corporate vandalism ". I have not visited it for many years simply because the exterior promises so much but on entering it is such a disappointment. bee578 - 21 Aug 2009 23:10 |
| Don't know what Snaggie is on about. Clearly talking about a different pub. dpaajones - 21 Aug 2009 21:35 |
| This isn’t the prettiest pub in the whole of Britain, it’s not even in the top 10 in Shrewsbury. See Loggerheads, Nags Head etc The “ancient painting of the Last Supper” has a plaque underneath it that says SOME people have said that it MAY depict the last supper. Lets be honest it’s too faded to be sure what it shows. Shrewsbury isn’t in the SE of England. Now let’s have a reality check. It’s a pub with a great exterior with black and white timbers which overhang the street and mullioned windows. Sadly once you get inside it’s been opened out into one room from what obviously used to be at least two and possible three. There are low beams, lots of brass and bric-a-brac around the walls along with pictures of old Shrewsbury. For some reason the beams are all hung with fairy lights. There is blue covered seating to the left which is pretty decent and two dartboards to the right as you enter. On the bar are a standard range of lagers, there is a handpump but there wasn’t even a pumpclip on it, so I have to assume it’s not used. Last night the clientele consisted of two p*ssed up old farts, swearing at each other and a slightly dodgy looking couple surrounded by shopping bags sat in the window seat. All this action whilst listening to the adverts played on the local radio station which was the “background music”. There is so much potential here, sadly it’s pretty crap all round at the moment. ROBCamra - 9 Jul 2009 11:13 |
| Firstly, the photo is wrong ! This is the prettiest old Pub in all of Britain (really). It was originally the local Bishop's residence. Secondly, no commenter thus far has even been there, or they would have mentioned the ancient painting of The Last Supper on an interior wall. Thirdly, it has the most curteous proprietor (a lady of Czech origins) and easily the best food in the area. Fourthly, it is the pub of choice for the local Regiment (no lager louts in here). I am a 60 something Aussie, who recently toured SE Britain with my wife and and sister-in Law. We ate almost exclusively in old pubs. This one topped our list, and they insisted we go back there most days we were in the area. If you like old Pubs, you are an idiot to miss this one. Snaggie - 28 Jun 2009 22:16 |
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