No2, Feels a bit to spoons for me but I have to say the beer is very good, not Donkey Box levels 'but really "very few are"
Fairly busy with a mixed bag of customers, a few of which should have called it a day instead of trying to head into the evening as well.
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Love this. I want a full review of both with the pint and price
It's a welcome distraction from this eurobollocks. Tempted to get me coat and join him.
Great pub mateThe Hearsall is my pre Cov Rugby pub
No5, Very similar to the Hearsall arms, lovely bunch of locals and some fantastic City memorabilia decking the walls.
Had a pint of “Old Rosie’s Pig” scrumpy to help scrape my tastebudswas tepid at first but some ice cubes soon put it right.
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The malt Shovel, it was like walking into the set of the Goodnight SweatheartMight explain why there were only about half-a-dozen teenagers in there. (This was early Saturday night.)
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't hostile, but there was bugger all atmosphere in there and the place is completely sterile - traditional decor all removed, monotone paint throughout, window boarded up from the inside. Odd.
It could well be it livens up later on but I don't think it will survive too long if that's the typical level of custom.
Anyhow, it is what it is, but we've already lost The Black Horse, The Coombe, and my favourite, The Malt Shovel from the area; it's sad to see another traditional pub bite the dust.
The pub isn't called the Donkey Box.
At the front between the 2 bar doors there's another tiny bar called the donkey box, would literally only hold about 5 people
It would probably descend into a riot.This thread has me thinking an SBT pub crawl is in order
It would probably descend into a riot.
The malt Shovel, it was like walking into the set of the Goodnight Sweatheart
The Golden Cross
Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but my criteria for a good pub are:
Looks and smells like a pub, the older the better, but shoes shouldn't stick to the floor.
Has a reasonable range of beer, ideally with a hand pump bitter that doesn't rip your head or wallet off. (Anywhere that serves things in third of pint glasses is out by definition).
Minimal queue at the bar, and staff that are old enough to shave.
Somewhere to sit.
Either no music, or music at a level that you can talk and hear over.
Bonus points if there are a set of old boys playing dominos or crib in the corner.
Most importantly, doesn't go completely silent when you first walk in!
There's some top level gurning going on in that first picture.No2, Feels a bit to spoons for me but I have to say the beer is very good, not Donkey Box levels 'but really "very few are"
Fairly busy with a mixed bag of customers, a few of which should have called it a day instead of trying to head into the evening as well.
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I bet that pint doesn’t rate highly in the list in its plastic glassNo11. The Anecdotein all honesty an Antidote would be more appreciated right now
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My Auntie used to run that years ago..Chequers in Bulkington
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