Deal, Kent:
Just up from The Prince Albert, this is a local’s pub for sure, but we were made welcome. Good beer, no food, nice staff, quiz on Tuesdays.
Category Archives: Permanently Closed
[CLOSED] The Cedar Tree
[Edit: Now a Co-op]
Aldridge:
Almost opposite the Lazy Hill, this is (at a guess) a 60s pub. It’s had a mixed history and is certainly a little more ‘colourful’ than the Lazy Hill, but it does have the advantage of being open longer- the Lazy Hill doesn’t open all day, keeping more traditional hours, and we missed it today.
It’s current guise has most of the lounge turned over to an Indian Restaurant, but the pub is still very much a pub. Beer choice is a little limited on draught- just the usual stuff- but there’s a good choice of bottled lager. The barman was nice too.
The Old Bush Inn
Pelsall:
[edit] Closed and mostly burnt down.
Another pub that’s seen varying guises: having been a bit of a food pub briefly, it’s now back to it’s original guise of a average, traditional pub just off the common.
Our visit was marred by the beer (my Pedigree was best suited to be used on chips, Stymistress’s budweiser had some of it spilled while being poured into the (plastic) glass, and the barmaid left some of it in the bottle until I asked), and the children whose parents allowed them to run around in circles. Now I know why I always head to The Railway.
Closed: The Waterside
Brownhills West:
Didn’t have high hopes for this one: It’s a pretty uninspiring building in a sidestreet in Browhills West. However, appearances can be deceptive, and once in, it’s a friendly locals pub with OK beer (but no real ale, sadly) and a reasonable snack-type food selection (we didn’t try any, having been to the nearby Thai Lanna restaurant).
We went in hoping to find somewhere a bit more welcoming than The Crown, which of late has got even more canteen-like and soulless.
We succeeded. It’s rather like a social club for a pub, perhaps it was a club previously? Anyway, there was a not-too-bad singer on, and the locals and staff were very pleasant. It’s not a wonderful pub, but it’s not too bad either.
Not sure exactly what water it is beside: Chasewater isn’t far, but it’s the other side of the M6 Toll.
[Closed] The Royal Oak (Middle Oak)
A 1930s rebuild of an old Walsall Wood/Brownhills pub. The ‘Middle Oak’ of 3- Shire Oak (Top Oak), this, and The Anchor, all on the A452 Chester Road.
It’s an unusual building, and the inside has been restored in 1930s style. Decent beer (Landlord and Abbot), usually decent food, and a pleasant landlord make for a pretty good experience.
Closed: The Black Cock
Here we go then, kicking of a new load of crap I post:
(pic stolen from PigBlog).
The Black Cock. One of my locals. Good food, good beer, neither the cheapest, but not the most expensive either by some good margin. Local community pub that has varied over the years from rough to pretty nice. It’s pretty nice now.