BITE user comments - mooseo
Comments by mooseo
Marston's pub which is really a restaurant now. The 3 beers (Pedigree, Help For Heros and EPA and were well kept and the bar area is nice and cost with a log fire. The staff are helpful and friendly.
The food was excellent.
But it's a restaurant really, certainly in the evening, if you are not eating, don't bother.
23 Feb 2015 12:44
Good choice of local ales, well kept. Carvery is OK, nothing special. Good beer though.
23 Feb 2015 12:35
Recently re-opened as "The Old Dog". Extensively refurbished inside, with flagstone floors and a real fire. The staff were friendly and the beer as very tasty and well kept. There were several local ales on when we visited in January. They run a loyalty card system so when you have bought 9 pints, you get one free.
We were cycling, so were a bit muddy, but we were made very welcome.
No hot food yet (just pork pies), but the new landlord is looking into introducing some soon. I'll definitely be going back, the pub shows great promise.
23 Feb 2015 12:32
I've been to the station a few times recently after work, or on a Friday afternoon.
I found the beer of very good quality. I drank the Deuchars IPA, very nice, my mates drank the Bass, which they spoke highly of. Staff were helpful.
19 Dec 2012 15:50
Watts Russel Arms, Alstonefield
Had a great pint in here yesterday lunchtime, with a roast beef dinner. Both were excellent. Landlady, Chris was freidly and helpfull.
The pub is child friendly, ast least during the day.
14 Mar 2011 08:31
Went in on Saturday, about 10.30pm. It was pretty quiet for some reason. They stay open until about 12.30 or 1, so it's usually a good place to go when other boozers are closing. It was packed last time I was in there.
The beer was tasty (I had Castle Rock - pale something), and plentiful. The staff were fine.
21 Apr 2010 12:52
I went here on a Thursday night in March. It wasn't busy, but there were a few people in. The beer (Real Ale) was excelent and not expensive. I liked the music as well, not too loud, 80s, 90s, 00, rock guitar etc. A bit of pop.
Good pub, i'd go again.
12 Apr 2010 17:23
Horse Chestnut, Radcliffe on Trent
I visited this pub on a friday night in the summer, and again on a Sunday evening a few weeks ago. It's more posh that the other pubs in the village, very clean and shiny with couple eating and groups in their 30s and 40s drinking.
Not a place for footie shirts and lager louts...
The beer was great, three or four ales, some local (Everads form Leicester and Castle Rock from Nottingham).
The food was equally great. I had a bacon burger, there was plenty off it.
Pretty much the only pub I visit regularly in Radcliffe, although the Black Lion is OK.
25 Nov 2009 12:51
The Maybush Inn, Waldringfield
I had sunday lunch here last week. There were 10 off us . it's agreat setting, right on the river. There is a large car park
It's an Adnams pub, and the beer was great (although I don't really understand why people drink the "Spinaker" nitrokeg when the real stuff is available).
This pub is really a restaurant, although you could go for a drink, food seems to be it's main thing.
It was pretty crowded, and although the food was pretty good, the service was a bit slow, they seemed to forget about us after the main course so we had to chase them for pudding (which we'd pre-ordered) and coffee.
I would go there again.
25 Nov 2009 12:45
I've had some good nights in here, quiet ones, not load raucous nights.
The beer is well kept and local, the food tasted good.
I don't mind that mobiles are banned, If someone rings me, I go outside to avoid disturbing people. I do this in pubs where there are no signs as I think it's polite.
5 Jan 2009 17:47
Kings Head Hotel, Ravenstonedale
We went here Friday and Saturday nights, we were a bit scruffy as we were camping.
The beer was good, a couple of locals from Dent and a few others from Lancashire, plus some Green King.
The staff were fine with us, but we just went in and ordered beer, which is what you do in a pub. There was food available in one room, and a pool room with a TV and/or loud music in another. We sat in the middle, which was OK.
Saturday night seemed to be a bit smarter, locals having a cheeky one before going out on the town, but no-one seemed to mind us in the corner.
(by the way Brisk, it's not unusual do leave your card behind the bar when you run up a tab in a pub, I've done it several times. It's not a restaurant, it's a pub).
27 Aug 2008 18:29
Black Swan Hotel, Ravenstonedale
Visited this pub over the August bank holiday weekend.
It's fairly posh, with lots of people eating in the restaurant, but we had a couple of pints in the bar, where there were several tables, so it wasn�t a problem.
The beer was good... Black sheep and couple of local guests. You could also get tea, coffee and hot chocolate. The staff were friendly.
At our afternoon visit (mucky from a bike ride) we sat in the pleasant outside area. I�d go again if I�m staying in the area.
27 Aug 2008 18:21
I went in here with a group last saturday. it was quite busy, but we got some seats. The service wasn't that quick but they were working hard, so I didn't mind.
The beer was excellent and local ("Rock Bitter") which makes a change to the usual brand names, although they had one or two of those as well.
There were a few tunes on and I liked the atmosphere, happy but not mad and loud like some places.
Decent boozer, better than most in Beeston
21 May 2008 15:19
The Bryn Tyrch Hotel, Capel Curig
Great food, I had sausage casserole and there was loads of it. Some excellent real ales as well.
It was really busy, but what can you do, it was worth it.
22 Feb 2008 18:12
Went in last night (thursday), it's a bit loud, and pretty crowded, but OK. A lot of trendy looking students (I think) in there later on.
The Batemans XB was 2.40 a pint, and tasted good. There was a guest beer as well. Staff were freindly, atmospere was relaxed. We stood, but there were a few tables and easy chairs.
Decent pub, the beer was OK, I'd go again, maybe towards the end of the evening when I don't mind the loud music so much! (getting old....)
8 Mar 2007 09:44
I dropped in here for a couple before going out for a meal. This is an OK pub, I liked the Hardy and hanson (local) beers. The sort of place you go to chat with your mates.
Bigz5443 (below) says it's boring, but if by boring he means "No Very Loud Music", that's fine by me. There are other places to go for that.
11 Apr 2006 12:40
The Dog and Partridge, Thorpe
The Old Dog now does food. I went in with a groupie ten last Sunday. We booked in advance and the staff could not have been more helpful. The beer is still great and the food matches.
25 Aug 2015 06:55