BITE user comments - julestrainspotter
Comments by julestrainspotter
Very expensive beer. The major problem was the Sunday "roast", at �11 one expects a certain qaulity, but the roast porkt consisted of wafer thin reheated slices of "pork" in a tasteless gravy. Very poor indeed and I would avoid this pub for food.
16 Oct 2010 20:56
The Kings Arms Hotel, Bicester
I was a barman here in 1971 after leaving school! If you think the beer is below par now, in those day it was the dreaded Watneys Red Barrel!! The following year I was a waiter in the restaurant. I once managed to drop some potatoes into the lap of a racing driver, who was staying at the hotel, whilst racing at Silverstone.
16 Aug 2009 10:38
The Railwaymans Arms, Bridgnorth
I have never had a bad pint here, and I must have drunk hundreds of them over the years! A classic boozer!
17 Jul 2009 11:59
Jewel Of The Severn, Bridgnorth
As with so many Wetherspoons, a few more bar staff would speed things up no end. However I went on a Thursday and again on a Sunday evening for a beer and a meal, and very reasonable they were too. Friday night does get very hectic and busy.
17 Jul 2009 11:42
As of mid July there is extensive refurbishment works going on in the building. A friend who lives very close by advises this is going to be a pub restaurant with accommodation. As the Severn Valley Railway is a couple of minutes away the new owner could be onto a winner.
17 Jul 2009 11:39
The Golden Lion Inn, Bridgnorth
I think this has recently been taken over by a new landlord, as we overheard him setting out his plans for the future, including doing food in the evening. The very best of British too him! Very friendly and an excellent selection of real ales, this is one of the best pubs in Bridgnorth.
17 Jul 2009 11:37
A very nice pub, a bit expensive but very good quality beers.
17 Jul 2009 11:34
A classic pub with great real ales, and a great jukebox too. Good food as well, well worth a visit.
16 Jul 2009 15:32
The Castle Hotel, Bishop's Castle
Number five of the six pubs who are part of the Bishops Castle beer festival. 2009 was another classic (the weather notwithstanding). Great selection of Cornish beers in the garden and the hot pork bap was superb in taste and quantity. Just the job to soak up the beer inside you.
14 Jul 2009 10:58
The Three Tuns, Bishops Castle
Finished off at this superb homebrew pub after sampling beers in the previous five, at the 2009 Bishops Castle beer festival. A superb high standard of beer quality, this is a must for anyone visiting this lovely little town.
14 Jul 2009 10:56
Have (yet again!) visited Bishops Castle for their annual beer festival, and this pub continues to maintain its very high standard of beers brewed and served. Highly recommended.
14 Jul 2009 10:54
A visit to this pub last Friday lunchtime revealed that a pint of best bitter was still about �2, cheaper than elsewhere, and the new "Fifth Sense" at 5% was a very agreeable pint. Food seems to have gone up in price, but the helpings looked very generous. Recommended.
27 Apr 2009 13:27
A very nice pub, has been my local for many years, but go there very infrequently these days as the Brakspears is so expensive. The last time I went a week or so ago it was �3.10 for a pint of Special. That is a lot of money. Nice pint though, but a lot.
25 Nov 2008 14:13
Mine host took the pub over about 18 months ago, and serves a variety of locally brewed beers in tip top condition. In discussions last Saturday night with said host by one of my drinking companions, I seem to recollect being told that this is no longer a Banks tied pub. But I may be wrong, as I was on my eighth pint of the day.
22 Sep 2008 13:42
The food menu remains unchanged, but the quality is even better. The Gammon is highly recommended, and helpings are generous. Good Banks beers and always a guest ale. Well worth a visit for an evening meal.
22 Sep 2008 13:36
The Jolly Farmer, Cookham Dean
Had an excellent roast beef Sunday lunch at this pub yesterday, washed down with some very Nice Hook Norton Bitter. Friendly staff, lovely location, pity the rain kept on trying to make an appearance, but we were still able to sit outside in the very nice garden.
11 Aug 2008 09:46
Good Banks beers and excellent food. The Mixed Grill sorts the men out from the boys! I sadly fall into the latter category.
2 Jul 2008 13:59
The Railwaymans Arms, Bridgnorth
This is a great pub on a great railway. Although as a volunteer there I am biased. an_ecunemical_matter probably was served by Elaine, who is a charming young lady and very efficient in running the bar.
25 Jun 2008 13:55
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street
One of the all time great pubs. Excellent beer at a great price. Recommend going in Winter when the open fire is burning. Pity the big sign actually outside the pub in Fleet Street is missing.
25 Jun 2008 13:44
An excellent pub, good friendly service and great selection of Triple fff and other beers. An ideal start to the Watercress Line's RAT (Real Ale Train). Highly recommended.
3 Jun 2008 13:46
This establishment looked closed when I walked past it on my way to the Railway Arms on 31 May 2008.
3 Jun 2008 13:45
The Three Tuns, Bishops Castle
The brewery and the pub buildings have had extensive makeovers by the new owners, but this is still a superb pub, serving some excellent home brewed beers. Support a true independent and drink here.
11 Apr 2008 14:16
A pint of Big Nev, served by the big man himself, is a fine way to start a pub crawl in Bishops Castle. A classic and cracking pub.
11 Apr 2008 14:14
The Last Orders (The Trap), Glossop
The selection of real ales is excellent, in tip top condition and very reasonably priced too. The fod looks good too, will try the menu and report back.
28 Mar 2008 13:34
This pub has recently been extensively refurbished. Joseph Holts very reasonably priced bitter and mild are available in excellent condition, and the food is highly recommended and filling. The steak and Holts Ale pie especially hits the spot!
18 Dec 2007 12:41
The Black Horse Inn, Hulland Ward
Excellent pub serving decent beers and well kept too. Highly recommended.
28 Nov 2007 13:26
The Great Western, Wolverhampton
Superb pub serving Holdens in tip top condition, with friendly staff. Reasonably priced cobs to soak up the beer. The only downer is the underpass from Woverhampton High Level raiway station is no longer open, so you have to take the long way round from the station.
19 Nov 2007 12:55
The Vine (Bull & Bladder), Brierley Hill
A Black Country institution. Superb quality beer, and tasty and excellent food, very reasonably priced. The perfect pub. Long may it flourish!
19 Nov 2007 12:43
Spent a very enjoyable Saturday afternoon working my way through all the home brewed beers, all excellent and to get a pint of bitter for �1.70 is very rare indeed in ripoff Britain. A Black Country institution, this is a suprb pub.
19 Nov 2007 10:35
A lovely pub in a very nice country setting. The beer is very good, but very expensive.
19 Sep 2007 15:07
The Railwaymans Arms, Bridgnorth
This is an excellent pub, serving reasonably priced beer, in very good condition, and a great atmosphere.
19 Sep 2007 15:06
The smoking ban is most welcome for us non smokers, this is a great pub serving superb quality beer. Highly recommended and next door to the railway station.
25 Jul 2007 18:04
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The Marble Arch, Manchester
Excellent pub with a really good selection of home brewed beers, highly recommended.
24 Oct 2010 10:14