Black Boy Inn, Caernarfonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
A week away (Thursday lunch).
Temporarily closed due to a power supply problem, landlord didn't look happy!
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This was the best pub I visited yesterday in Caernarfon. Situated up a narrow street, it has a dark and cosy interior. It was also the busiest of my 4 pubs. Two drawbacks were the fairly slow service - I witnessed one guy who gave up waiting and went elsewhere and a more limited real ale range than I was expected. The 3 ales on were Bass, Bragdy Conwy Welsh Pride & Dark Star Espresso. There was one unused handpull. But I was left wondering if there were any different beers in a different room somewhere. Despite this, I was happy enough with the Espresso. An old pub that is worth a visit.
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beer was okay but we didn't find it the most welcoming or hospitable of pubs. gave up on it after a pint.
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Lovely friendly homely place with at least one or two local beers on. Really good food. Sadly the beer we had wasn't in good condition. Hopefully it was just a one off occasion as the barman was very enthusiastic about his Welsh beers.
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Superb pub, with a welcoming barman who was very enthusiastic about the beer. Recommended the Purple Moose Brewery beer, which packed a lot of flavour despite a low %. Think the other ale on pump was Bass.
A great unspoilt interior with a lot of local history, and also a pleasant seating area out front in the pedestrianised lane. A real must if in the area.
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Fabulous pub! Check out the ales from Purple Moose of Porthmadog, Snowdonia was my favourite, nice and hoppy but there wasn't much wrong with the Madog's either - well I had to try everything!
Food and service was very good, excellent choice of local produce well prepared. The kids loved it too. Huge helpings and fairly priced.
It was just a shame I wasn't there for the evening session too!
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Best place in wales I been in, for food, drink and to stay......(The rooms are kitted out with large four poster beds). In the pub the beer is nicely kept....Well worth a visit if you a pub mog like me.
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Splendid traditional olde-worlde pub/hotel situated in a pedestrianised side street just inside the town walls.
The exterior has quite an imposing look to it and, inside, we learn that it's a 16th century building dating back to 1522. Dark low beams and criss-cross leaded windows help contribute towards quite a cosy rather upmarket establishment. There's also some fine old chairs and settles.
There's one entrance for a lounge bar and restaurant and a separate entrance for a public bar, which is still quite well appointed and cosy.
We learn from an information board inside the pub that the un -PC pub name relates to"Black Jack", who was captured as a young man in Africa and transported to Wales in the mid 1700's. He worked as a gardener, married a Welsh girl and fathered 7 children. He is said to have been probably the first black man seen in Wales.
2 real ales were on during my recent early evening visit - Bass and Snowdonia Ale from the Purple Moose Brewery, this being an enjoyable pint, but at � 2.80p for an ABV of 3.6%, probably reflecting the pub's emphasis on providing food for tourists / visitors. There's only 2 handpumps, so the beer range will always be limited.
My quick walk round the town centre did not reveal any other pubs that I was irresistibly drawn towards, so , despite the limited beer range, you might want to seek this one out when in Caernarfon if you're looking for a pint in fine traditional surroundings.
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I liked this place a lot - it's an old building with uneven floors, thick walls, plenty of nooks and crannies and a proper fire. Had Mallard IPA for sale, which I'd not seen before and was rather nice. Also proudly displaying a good beer guide 1976 sticker!
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This is an awesome pub, it has quite narrow corriders but has a lot of space that goes right around the bar. They have many unusual cask ales and local beers!
Great on a winters day - the open range wood fire is a joy. It claims to be the oldest pub in the town.
A++++
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