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Comments by beerbellypete
Inoffensive sort of place, food okay, beer okay. Not a lot to say really except getting out can be a bit of a pain as the road it sits next to does have a lot of very quick traffic. There's better places but there again there's a heck of a lot worse too, so fine for a meal or quiet slurp.
1 Oct 2007 15:34
Now under new management and doing fine which is a good sign things are back on the up for this place. Deserves a good future.
1 Oct 2007 15:17
The Royal Oak, Tettenhall Wood
Nice pub but very much a regulars sort of place. Decent pint though. Gaffer here loves his Jags.
20 Jul 2007 08:58
The Shoulder of Mutton, Tettenhall Wood
Needs flattening. The brewery have taken the mickey with minimal maintenance and maximum pricing for far too long. Avoid, especially at Christmas when the staff are particularly miserable and clueless.
20 Jul 2007 08:57
Ah, The Fieldhouse. Now if ever there was a pub that needed to talk, this would be one of them.
One of the oldest buildings in Wightwick this boozer has been frequented and run by some real characters. For many years it had a brilliant mixture of respectable people slightly nervously rubbing shoulders with gentlemen rogues and starry-eyed youngsters who couldn't find the Mermaid down the hill. As these were normally female they seldom got away......
The pub was brought more into line by Harry and Joan and from there Paul Stearman coined it in during the late Eighties and early Nineties. Then the place fell into the doldrums with a succession of bad placements by the brewery who were keen to try and cash in on the rapidly receding glory years. When I last went in the place was being run by a screeching middle-aged woman who had a wierd belief that she was the saviour of the place. Don't think so luv.
A pity as this place has character in spades. It's somewhere cosy and out of the way so ideal to take your loved one there without the other half finding out. Like I used to do.
Oh yes, the beer's drinkable.
20 Jul 2007 08:55
From a long-term local I thought I'd chip in here.
Where Stu thinks it is a Banks's pub is beyond me. Strange thing to say but never mind.
Historically the Pup & Pistol has gone through a lot. From footballers - and a few of the hooligan elements, to a dive in fortunes in the 80's it has enjoyed a significant resurgance as a good night out. Sadly this does sometimes attract the knuckle-draggers and pikies but that's the risk when you have a decent boozer. Gets very busy from Thursday to Saturday but remains a pretty friendly place and if you're new to Tettenhall then you'll make plenty of friends in here.
Lastly, since when was Tettenhall Pool infamous? What a nonsensical comment!
20 Jul 2007 08:47
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Pelican, Pamber Heath
Nice place. Friendly and good fun in there, ceilings are a bit on the low side but that's character apparently. Other half loves it in there and the beer is fine so I'm happy to spend a couple of hours in the place every now and then.
1 Oct 2007 15:36