Grand National Day again, and another visit to The Tap and Tanner. No Walsall Beer Festival this time, and the pub has been refurbed, so it’s a bit smarter inside. Also, the staff were really pleasant this time.
The worst problem remains though, and that’s the noise. Multiple TVs showing sport, but on different channels, and huge PA-style speakers playing the sound from one. We found the only vacant seats, and discovered why they were vacant- right under the speakers, where we couldn’t hear each other. We did try the beer garden, which was nice, but when the sun went in it was too cold.
Beer was fine, prices fine, staff pleasant, but fuck, the noise. We left with headaches.