hat is your local pub like?

[mrs_overall]

Mine is one of the sleaziest pubs in town - no fancy drinks, ice, lemon etc. The landlord makes Basil Fawlty look magnanimous and it was last decorated circa 1990...but the characters that frequent it are awesome

[mrs_overall]

Hat?????

*What*

[Bobbisox]

rather posh mrs o...
lovely carpets and leather upholstery

[mrs_overall]

is it just me that prefers a pub with "character" rather than some soulless establishment?

Bobbi, I forgive you for being posh x

[Bobbisox]

ha-ha, I think not mrs o :-)

[milly143]

In my little village there are 6 pubs to chose from. Six! I will list them all below for you.

1. The Red Lion - Used to work in there and so know how grim it is. The landlord reminds me too much of David Brent to entice me back in there for a drink.
2. The Royal Oak - Never been in there. I think it's like a working mans club. There are always scary, drunk looking men stood outside smoking. It looks dirty.
3. The Crown - Used to go in for Saturday disco but realised my mistake and not been in there for years to avoid old man gropings. It too is dirty.
4. The Black Boy - Run by a friend of the bf's so we go there when we know it will be quiet but he runs 'madcap' nights, which entice the local druggies, etc. Not my scene really.
5. The Kings Head - only been in there one when my brother and his wife tried to take it over. It was slightly less grim than the first 3.
6. The Wheatsheaf - Run by a South African man who has spent 3 years doing it up all nice but it's quite pricey. It therefore helps that our friend is that manager and gives us his drinks tokens so w don't have to buy them.

So in short, they are pretty much all dumps. Unless you want to spend a small fortune.

[jackthehat]

The Albert - Spit and sawdust: The sawdust being yesterday's furniture.
The Royal Oak - Loud Music/Live Bands....the clientele all have long hair and tattoos
The Dog & Partridge - Nice enough but usually full of old codgers watching horse-racing
The Auctioneer - A JD Wetherspoons; so nice enough but understaffed
The Sun Inn - Recently reopened; another 'sports' pub
The Excelsior - Wooden floors and horse-racing on many TVs
The Bull - Recently revamped; I have yet to go in.
Yates Wine Lodge - Horrible; full of tourists.
The Dutton Arms - It caught fire last year and I haven't been in since it re-opened.
All within 60 seconds walk from my front door...........:o)

[mccfluff]

shameless meets phoenix nights, endless source of amusement

[emmie]

All our pubs with character went years ago, changed to theme fake Oirish bars or expensive gastropubs, and the ones that survive, have pool tables, music so loud, burst your eardrums, and kids of 12 running them

[scotman]

I have 2 'locals' both about 3 minutes walk. One is older and is listed inside so not much has happened to it. Good selection of beers and reasonably priced. No food except pies and toasted sandwiches. Quiet now during the week but gets crowded on match days(Murrayfield and Tynecastle nearby).
The other is newer and is one of Punch Inns lot. More expensive but nicer inside. Also gets crowded on match days and the local plod have been called there on more than one occasion as football 'support' became over-enthusiastic. Also has proper food all day.
I visit both as the mood takes me but tend to avoid them on match days.
15 minutes walk away from a few others that are nice also.

[secsee1]

Ours is a great pub, with just about the cheapest prices in the area it serves
real ale too which is a bonus and has a superb restaurant with all home made food. it has a very unusual name it's called "King of the Belgians"
which we are led to believe is the only pub of that name in Great Britain.
put the name in to google and you can see the pubs history, it's in Huntingdon and apparently used to be a favorite of Oliver Cromwell who was born locally

[McMouse]

Both of our pubs have been turned in gastro-pubs and are now rubbish.

[ttfn]

I honestly have no idea, whatsoever. Have been in there for one wake, not mine.

[joggerjayne]

Well, it's ... what's the word ...

... "gay" ???

[paddywak]

It's now three bungelows

[moonraker558]

This is mine... http://www.theshipinnupavon.co.uk/

[ttfn]

Gotcha! That is (almost) Ollie Kite country - a beautiful part of Wiltshire indeed, Moony.

[DTCwordfan]

http://thehawkinsarms...k/realales/index.html

http://www.theplume.info/

[scotman]

This is one of mine

http://www.murrayfieldbar.com/index.html

[DTCwordfan]

So is the Graveyard's still going, scotman??