Loved this place the first time we went but not the last time. We rang specifically to ask if dogs could come in and they said yes. Arrived at about 18:45 on a Saturday and as we sat in the corner at a free table, we were told that our dog wasn’t allowed because it was “too busy”. Our dog being a very quiet, sleepy whippet. Told the guy behind the bar that they had earlier said yes and he grunted to say he only worked there! Rules should be consistent and all staff should know them. We wouldn’t have minded if it was a straight no. All the people in the pub said it was mean and gave suggestions of The Raven. We were all...
Read moreVery odd experience...very clicky place..bit like having a drink in a railway carriage...a heavy, forboding silence greets you on entry, as if you had interupted something, and there is a very noticable lack of ladies. A steep dangerous staircase, descends in to the sort of toilets, you would expect in a 1950s football ground..with its associated stink...Not a place i would like to eat ...Not a place for the young...lots of old self opinionated white men...sporting hats and red trousers...stand arround talking about themselves and the lives they once had before they came to this...
Read moreGenuinely one of my favourite pubs in Bath!
The staff are always friendly and willing to have a good conversation with you, a quality shared by the regulars. The beer/cider on tap is switched out every month, which gives me something new and refreshing to try upon every visit. The space is cosy and intimate, with a real traditional atmosphere. The two sitting areas feel very lived in. I even like that there is no cell signal or Wi-Fi! It forces everyone to put there phones away, leave the world for a little while and just enjoy a great ale among...
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