The Ladywell Tavern, Ladywell

Despite having lived in the area for 3 years and only just around the corner from this pub, I could count the number of times I've been there on one hand. The punters in this pub are quite frankly scary. I walk past this pub every single day, seeing people fighting and arguing outside is the norm. Nice building but there are so many 'nice' people in the area who wouldn't even consider going in there. I suspect when the owner asks what the locals want he asks his current customer base and is ignoring the vast number of potential customers who want a clean, safe friendly local pub selling good food and booze at reasonable prices. A pub that gets this right doesn't need tacky gimmicks like ladies night, curry night, happy hour and 2 for 1 night. I wish the new owner every success with this pub because it could be a fantastic local pub, it just needs to smarten up, go back to basics and ditch those downmarket gimmicks.

19 Mar 2008 12:12