Tag: Wolverhampton
The Sir Henry Newbolt
by stymaster on Mar.06, 2010, under Bilston, Wolverhampton
Bilston:
A Wetherspoons. Pretty standard ‘spoons, so decent beer, cheap food, but not really any atmosphere. It’s a big, open place, and was quiet when we visited.
The Market Tavern
by stymaster on Mar.06, 2010, under Bilston, Wolverhampton
Bilston:
We called in here for a look as Andy used to work here when his Auntie was landlady many years ago.
She may be spinning in her grave: It’s potentially a nice pub, and even the Wolves fans were behaving, but the choice of drink was decidedly limited (no ale, no diet mixers), and my Stella was dreadful. Shame really.
The Old White Rose
by stymaster on Mar.06, 2010, under Bilston, Wolverhampton
Bilston:
Another famed pub in the Wolverhampton area, this is a one-room pub best noted for the huge choice of real ale, which is truly exceptional and well kept. Other than that it’s a one-room pub, no music, mixed clientele. There’s food, but we didn’t try it, and the beer really is the whole raison d’etre here.
The Great Western
by stymaster on Mar.06, 2010, under Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton:
The Great Western is something of a legend: It’s right next to the old low-level station and within a short walk of the current station on the West Coast Main line. It’s always popular: the beer and food are rightly famed, and on a Wolves match day it becomes standing room only, despite being a distance from the Molineux. Even on a non-match day, it can get crowded.
The place itself is only one room, but with nooks and crannies, and a large eating area and beer garden out the back. It’s full of railway memoraibilia, and has barely changed in the 15 or so years I’ve been dropping in.
The Vine Inn
by stymaster on Jan.09, 2010, under Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
Wednesfield:
The second truly excellent time-warp pub in Wednesfield, built in the late 30s and listed. Inside, it’s like stepping back in time, and both food and beer are excellent and reasonably priced. Between this and the Pyle cock, Wednesfield can be unexpectedly pleasurable.
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The Goose in the City
by stymaster on Jan.09, 2010, under Uncategorized
Wolverhampton:
The Bass take on Wetherspoons. The Goose chain is just like a ‘spoons inside, with similar atmosphere, clientele, beer, and food. That’s not a disaster: the food is OK (and cheap), the beer pretty good (and cheap), and it’s not an unpleasant place for lunch and a couple of pints. There’s not the atmosphere of a proper pub (like the Posada, just up the street, which was sadly shut at 11:50 when we arrived), but you could do worse.
