Boars Head, Hampton Lucyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Not as good an experience as our last visit - almost empty; misogynist local braggart sounding off at the bar close to our allocated table; a pint of Pitchfork Double Header priced at a whopping £4.30 (TT Landlord £3.90 and Ringwood Razorback £3.60) and pretty ordinary food. As they always have been, the beers however were in excellent condition.
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It was a toss up between the Bear in Stratford and the Boars Head for our pub of the day. The Boars Head is more of a pub and had a better atmosphere. But I think the Bear is slightly better for its better ale range. I was hoping to try a local Church Farm beer here. But there were none on. The choice was still good - Timothy Taylor Landlord, Church End Hop Gun, Ringwood Best Bitter, Sharps Doom Bar & Banks's Howling Wolf. The pub itself has two rooms. A large room at the front and a smaller bar at the rear. It offers takeaway food, including donner kebabs! The village itself is also nice and has a very impressive church overlooking the pub.
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I was glad to see the local Church Farm Old Pal on sale today which was in fine order albeit a bit bland in taste for me. Doom Bar, Ringwood Best and Church End's What the Fox's Hat completed the cask ale line-up.
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Has been CAMRA's Warwickshire Pub of the Year and the quality of the beer was evident today. Warwickshire Beer Company's Berry Nice Beer, Vale Brewery's Black Swan & also their Special, Old Pie Factory's Pale Ale and Church End Grave Digger's Ale were available today at £3 per pint and all were excellent. We sat in front of the open fire after a good walk over the sodden fields and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
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It's always nice to be able to eat in the bar of a pub and not some fancy restaurant. Clearly food is a big thing here but you can have anything in the evening from baguettes to steaks to ploughmans. I had the large scampi and chips, my wife - the salmon as usual - a truly chunky piece as well, and my daughter the bacon bagutte with a welcome side salad. Nice choice of real ales - can't remember the names but well kept. Didn't hang about as friday night was obviously locals night but a proper village pub this one. Liked it.
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Top place. Excellant village Pub. Good food. Nice well served beer.
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