I am employed by a deaf/partially sighted man on a Tuesday for 6hrs. We like to have lunch and have been to the Prince of Wales a few times over the years.We visited today on a rather cold day and found ourselves really cold. There was a gas fire on which was inadequate for the size of the pub. My employer ordered the sausage and mash but no veg came with the dinner, which we thought was expensive. My fish and chips was swimming in grease and the batter far outweighed the fish so all in all it was a let down and certainly not worth another visit. On looking at other customers they all had their overcoats on bar the lucky ones, including a dog, who were sitting by the gas fire. Plenty of logs out the back but log burner sat...
Read moreThis is a smallish pub inside, with a large undercover smoking area outside. They used to offer food here, but seemingly not these days. The inside is very cosy, with a log-burning effect gas fire and chimney. The staff are friendly, and there is plenty of variety on bitters and ales. The beer here is kept well, and you are pretty much guaranteed a decent pint, whether it be an ale, larger, or Guinness. Prices are about average for the area. Just be careful to check the opening hours of this pub, though, because from Monday to Wednesday the pub doesn't open until 4.30pm (midday on all other days).
Update: the pub now serves food on various days, including fish and chips on Fridays, and a...
Read moreRecently moved to the area with my partner and three children we thought we would try here for our Friday Fish night. Everyone seemed to look at us like we were aliens because we had children with us, it was 5pm on a Friday evening we just wanted to have a nice meal and leave. My kids were very well behaved the whole time but still we managed to get the most horrific stares from the obvious "locals" the food was not the correct price for the quality of it and although this pub is a stone's throw away we won't be going again as we felt...
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