BITE user comments - tabbycat33
Comments by tabbycat33
The previous description for the layout of the pub is still accurate but the one ale on offer was Stewart Brewery IPA which was in excellent form. Definitely worth a visit.
17 May 2011 19:15
The Bridge Inn, at one end of town on the River Tweed, is probably the beer pub in town. There were 4 handpumps, two of which were Stewart Brewery beers (IPA and a darker beer), Hadrian & Border's Byker Light and one other I can't remember. It's a friendly bar with sociable staff and I'd recommend it for a few jars.
17 May 2011 19:05
The Kings Bar & Bistro, Amersham
The pub part of this hotel is an oak-beamed bar with 3 real ales on tap - UBU Amber Ale, Chiltern Brewery Beechwood Bitter and Adnams Lighthouse. Food available in the bar and well worth a visit.
15 Jan 2011 13:31
The Volunteer Inn, Chipping Campden
The Volunteer Arms is one of the more basic pubs in Chipping Campden, tucked down one end of town, but don't let that stop you coming here. This is a good down-to-earth one room stone floor pub serving 1 real ale, "Volunteer Ale", brewed elsewhere, and with friendly bar staff and locals. Good for a few pints at good prices.
You wouldn't think The Indian restaurant behind the bar, the Maharaja, would be up to much but you couldn't be more wrong. The food is really very tasty with good spicing in almost every dish I tried. The starters were quite large and the unusual Keema Balti (curried minced lamb) was that tasty, what I couldn't finish I took back and ate for dinner the next night. Good food without overdoing the garlic. My usual guide to how good a restaurant is, the quality of its vegetable dishes, was spot on here - the Bhindi (Okra) was fresh and not overcooked as it always seems to be. Definitely worth a visit for the food - don't be put off by its location.
9 Jan 2011 20:17
Noel Arms Hotel, Chipping Campden
Although this is the bar for the Noel Arms Hotel, it's a good little place for real ale. The bar has quite a warm feel with 3 real ales on handpump, including the Purity brand, which is quite common around here. There was also a small barrel of Hook Norton "Twelve Days" for dispensing from the bar which had excellent flavour but was just a little warm and could have done with being a couple of degrees cooler, but top marks for serving it. Definitely worth a visit.
9 Jan 2011 19:56
This is definitely primarily a pub for good food (tables need to be reserved) and the food is good but quite expensive. On my visit, the bar had 4 real ales, 1 cider and 1 perry on handpump, which was good to see and taste! In the evening there is only a small amount of room around the bar for drinking as the rest of the pub is taken up with tables for dining. Having said that, this is probably one of the better pubs in Chipping Campden for good quality real ales.
9 Jan 2011 18:32
The Bakers Arms, Broad Campden
The main part of the pub is a reasonably large room with a big fire at one end and a bar serving 5 real ales and some cider. The pub is, obviously, popular with walkers and it serves a selection of good wholesome food with some specials on the board each day (e.g. pheasant breasts in a mushroom and white wine sauce at 8.95). It's exactly the sort of place you'd want to find after a morning country walk and fulfills this perfectly.
Good friendly staff here including the chef who seems to really be pleased that you're eating well. It's much cheaper to eat here than in any pub in Chipping Campden itself, where meals can be almost twice the price and not always as good.
9 Jan 2011 18:25
Ebrington Arms, Chipping Camden
Having stayed in the Chipping Campden area over New Year 2010 and had a beer and meal or two, I can honestly say this is by far the best pub in the area and probably elsewhere. The quality of the food is extremely good and isn't particularly expensive. A three course dinner included pheasant breasts cooked beautifully and so full of flavour. Also had beetroot soup with horseradish cream and some fabulous white chocolate sweet.
The selection of 5 real ales were all in fine form, on several days, and the pub itself is beautiful, albeit a little small inside. Get there for 12:00 on a Sunday and spend the afternoon eating and drinking. You won't regret it one bit!
9 Jan 2011 18:10
The Old Station Restaurant, Spean Bridge
This restaurant and cosy bar occupy all the former station buildings on platform 1 at Spean Bridge station. It's open from 6.00pm each day and, although concentrating on good food, a small bar area with some comfortable chairs, dispensed two real ales, both in good form on my visit. A very friendly atmosphere and if you stay late enough you might get some guitar playing thrown in. A gem and ideal for arriving by train.
3 May 2010 17:31
This fairly modern establishment has a large central bar serving good quality Deuchars IPA along with a local Oban Bay stout also on handpump. As mentioned elsewhere the beer is quite expensive at �3.20 a pint but at least it's a pub in Oban serving real ale. There's a reasonable range of food available at a reasonable price.
26 Apr 2010 23:15
This isn't a pub for real ale drinkers! It's a small bar with keg Bellhaven Best and one other keg beer. The lounge bar is a little better than the locals' side. Not worth 7/10 in my opinion.
25 Apr 2010 19:07
This is still a good pub with quality real ales available (3 on handpump at time of visiting) and is probably the best bar in Fort William for drinking. Menu had a selection of styles with some Mexican, boar or venison burgers, pizzas and other delights both in the bar and small restaurant upstairs. Food was available until 9.00pm.
25 Apr 2010 18:58
County Hotel, Peebles
Large roomed pub serving 2 ales (Deuchars IPA & Greene King Abbot) doing a fair bit of bar food. The Deuchars IPA was not the best and the barman was pushing the Abbot Ale. I didn't come from London to Scotland to drink Abbot! Not the best of Peebles real ale pubs but worth a look in. Food looked plentiful and staff friendly enough.
17 May 2011 19:30