Post by cambcam on Dec 12, 2014 16:35:04 GMT
Been thinking about this, and not sure if I'm difficult to please or just a moany git. Probably both.
I suppose it depends on who you are with and what you are after, but finding the right pub isn't always as easy as it seems, so any (sensible) suggestions appreciated.
Generally, a night out (for me and the good lady) means either A) Jumping on bikes and heading Mill Road/localish for a few beers and some pub food, or B) Taxi into town for a nice meal in a restaurant with perhaps a couple of quality beers in a good pub before and after (Mitre/Brewhouse/Pickerell).
But seeing as 'A' is the most frequent, recommendations are appreciated.
So, why difficult to please?
Well, really enjoy real ale so that eliminates all Greene King pubs. That said, it is noticeable that some are making an effort and finally have some decent 'guest' (as if) ales as opposed to the IPA/Abbott rubbish. Reverend James being one example.
Also food. Not expecting too much here, it's just a night out with a few beers and grabbing some pub food along the way. But - you don't want to eat crap, and don't want to sit on some crappy table in a crappy corner waiting an hour to get served with some chinless-wonder's rucksack whacking you on the back of the head every 2 minutes (Cambridge Blue).
Also, pubs that think they are restaurants and charge accordingly. It's a pub, I want pub food. Stop being pretentious and making people book tables and charging a fortune (Geldart/Burleigh Arms). Leave being a restaurant to a bloody restaurant. That's what night out 'B' is for.
Also, don't want to be in any pub where it's fuckin' freezing. Hate boozers where you have to have your bloody coat on to keep warm. (Devonshire Arms). I know the junkies are in and out like yo-yo's for their fags, but put the heating on and keep the sodding door closed! Jesus Christ. I reckon the staff run about like blue-arsed flies and don't feel it, but they should change the name of that place to Ice Station Zebra. Maybe it's the wooden floor/no fabrics thing and the junkies being forced outside, but pubs just ain't cosy anymore. Maybe I'm getting old and feel it in me bones....
So, is that too much to ask? Are there any that tick the boxes? Am I just being grumpy?
Reluctantly accepting GK do have one or two decent beers should open things up a bit. The Alex anyone?
As for pubs in the meanwhile, it'll have to be the usual. The Empress, The Salisbury, The Regent, The Dobblers, The Rock, Robin Hood, depending on ale/food requirements, but a couple of pints of Pegasus in the Ice-box before thawing out with a ruby on Mill Road does have its place too.
The food thing is probably what sways it most, so, who goes where?
I suppose it depends on who you are with and what you are after, but finding the right pub isn't always as easy as it seems, so any (sensible) suggestions appreciated.
Generally, a night out (for me and the good lady) means either A) Jumping on bikes and heading Mill Road/localish for a few beers and some pub food, or B) Taxi into town for a nice meal in a restaurant with perhaps a couple of quality beers in a good pub before and after (Mitre/Brewhouse/Pickerell).
But seeing as 'A' is the most frequent, recommendations are appreciated.
So, why difficult to please?
Well, really enjoy real ale so that eliminates all Greene King pubs. That said, it is noticeable that some are making an effort and finally have some decent 'guest' (as if) ales as opposed to the IPA/Abbott rubbish. Reverend James being one example.
Also food. Not expecting too much here, it's just a night out with a few beers and grabbing some pub food along the way. But - you don't want to eat crap, and don't want to sit on some crappy table in a crappy corner waiting an hour to get served with some chinless-wonder's rucksack whacking you on the back of the head every 2 minutes (Cambridge Blue).
Also, pubs that think they are restaurants and charge accordingly. It's a pub, I want pub food. Stop being pretentious and making people book tables and charging a fortune (Geldart/Burleigh Arms). Leave being a restaurant to a bloody restaurant. That's what night out 'B' is for.
Also, don't want to be in any pub where it's fuckin' freezing. Hate boozers where you have to have your bloody coat on to keep warm. (Devonshire Arms). I know the junkies are in and out like yo-yo's for their fags, but put the heating on and keep the sodding door closed! Jesus Christ. I reckon the staff run about like blue-arsed flies and don't feel it, but they should change the name of that place to Ice Station Zebra. Maybe it's the wooden floor/no fabrics thing and the junkies being forced outside, but pubs just ain't cosy anymore. Maybe I'm getting old and feel it in me bones....
So, is that too much to ask? Are there any that tick the boxes? Am I just being grumpy?
Reluctantly accepting GK do have one or two decent beers should open things up a bit. The Alex anyone?
As for pubs in the meanwhile, it'll have to be the usual. The Empress, The Salisbury, The Regent, The Dobblers, The Rock, Robin Hood, depending on ale/food requirements, but a couple of pints of Pegasus in the Ice-box before thawing out with a ruby on Mill Road does have its place too.
The food thing is probably what sways it most, so, who goes where?