BITE user comments - will_s
Comments by will_s
No idea what pub the other reviewers have been going to, but this is by far the worst pub in Colchester. Crammed full of underage sixth formers and drunken slags, an obnoxious DJ who talks over all the songs, and the toilets are covered in either blood, vomit or both. Steer well clear.
10 Feb 2011 18:34
Recently refurbished, reopened, and very nice! They also do jazz nights once a week, sundays I think.
17 Nov 2009 23:36
Grim. Smells like a toilet. Feels like there's going to be a pub brawl constantly.
13 Feb 2009 18:06
Very nice, friendly atmosphere, interesting cocktails (The 'Die Hard' - �15, 15 shots of different spirits!) and great film-based decor.
5 Feb 2009 18:29
Silk Road Lounge and Cocktail Bar, Colchester
Nice decor, quite expensive. You can smoke a shisha pipe in the smoking area for about �7.
5 Feb 2009 18:26
Looks like a complete dive from the outside- it's a locals' secret and they want to keep it that way. Quite nice inside with a fireplace and beer garden. Often have very good ciders. Unfriendly staff- make sure you don't get your mobile out while you're in there or you'll be told to "take it outside" quite aggressively.
5 Feb 2009 18:23
Nice local pub, friendly, welcoming and cheap. Good place to watch the football.
5 Feb 2009 18:20
Very nice interior for Colchester. Expensive as can be expected but very nice.
5 Feb 2009 18:19
Great selection of drinks, but a bit expensive. Friendly atmosphere.
5 Feb 2009 18:18
The only place in Colchester with table football. Quite cheap and friendly staff.
5 Feb 2009 18:17
Utterly dead when I went in- literally no more than 2 or 3 people there. Do have a couple of pool tables and big TVs. If it's got more people in it it might be alright.
5 Feb 2009 18:16
Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
Fantastic venue that attracts quite big acts due to it's unique atmosphere- it's a converted church and feels that way. The beer festivals are fantastic also.
5 Feb 2009 18:14
On a student night out it's a good place to get drunk. Trebles are �3.75. Tuesday evenings it is virtually impossible to move around, you have to swim through the bodies. Good for endrunkening and meeting people before heading off to Tru. Not good for much else.
5 Feb 2009 18:11
Owned by the same management as Nag's Head next door, and is pretty much the same- yet strangely it's quite a bit more expensive. Nice upstairs outdoor seating area with heaters.
5 Feb 2009 18:09
Great when you're drunk. If you're sober you'll notice the abnormal amount of large bald men ogling all the students.
5 Feb 2009 18:07
100% student bar, and great for it. Not an awful drinks selection, but importantly it's cheap. The food is great for the ridiculously cheap price (cheaper than Spoons) and comes in massive portions. Mondays are slightly cheaper drinks nights and get very crowded for it.
5 Feb 2009 18:01
Decent selection of drinks- including Old Rosie on tap, but it's extortionately expensive and has next to no atmosphere compared to the Charles XII next door.
5 Feb 2009 17:59
Decent, small cocktail bar. Their 'Milky Bar Kid' cocktail is amazing- like a chocolatey white russian.
5 Feb 2009 17:57
Extremely expensive, nice furnishings. Leave this one to the tourists though.
5 Feb 2009 17:55
One of the best pubs in York. An enormous selection of ales on tap- something like 14 ales on hand pumps at any one time. They hold excellent beer festivals as well. They don't really like students in there unless you're a sensible, ale drinker. If you come in and order a vodka and coke you will likely be drawn and quartered. The back room's a bit dingy.
5 Feb 2009 17:54
Great pub just off Micklegate for if you don't fancy the usual student haunts on a night out. Friendly with students as well as locals. Decent ale selection, plus Weston's Old Rosie cider on tap (though expensive).
5 Feb 2009 17:49
A nice, very small Sam Smiths pub- popular with locals as well as students. Very cheap- �1.55 a pint for the bitters, �1.70 for the alpine lager. They keep the ales far too cold though.
5 Feb 2009 17:46
The Castle Inn, Colchester
Extremely unfriendly bar staff, very expensive drinks, disgusting toilets. Avoid like the plague.
12 Apr 2012 18:30