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Pulteney Arms, Bath
Bath
BA2 6ND
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about Pulteney Arms
Old-fashioned backstreet place in a well-heeled area with limited opening hours. V shaped bar with simple plain décor; wood floorboards, boxed wood bar front, fabric banquette seating. Jazzier rear room down a corridor with nobody in – I think this must be for the foodie brigade who were yet to emerge at 5.30pm. Laid back piped music but otherwise fairly quiet bar a couple of stereotypical big gob American tourists, one of whom loudly announced she had 800 dollars upon her person. Dog-friendly, so expect the odd woof and, in one case, a big hound who accompanied his master to the bar and got upon his hind legs to ape his master’s ordering stance (see pic). Quiz advertised. Five cask over six sticks; Abbey Bath Best (lacked a bit of freshness NBSS 2.5), Timothy Taylor Landlord (shifting, NBSS 3), Wye Valley HPA, Butcombe Rare Breed, Exile Wicked Wolf plus a couple of boxed ciders, served-up by a pleasant and professional team of young females. My seat at the bar allowed me to witness the (lack of) cask turnover, so pick wisely. Pleasant place, if perhaps a bit over-optimistic on what they can shift. GBG’23 listed. I’d pop by again.
On 16th May 2023
- rating: 7
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E TA left this review about Pulteney Arms
An excellent town local with a recurring GBG entry, already well described by others, below. When we visited there were more dogs than humans in, watched over by the pub’s halitosine Labrador, Hugo. There was rugby on the TV, the staff were very pleasant and the regulars generated a good local atmosphere. Ales on were Exile’s Wild Wolf, Landlord, Piddle’s Dorset Rogue, Rare Breed and HPA. There were two boxed ciders from Lilley and Rosie’s Pig, plus 4 megas and two premium lagers. Well worth a visit and a definite for a crawl.
On 27th January 2023
- rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Pulteney Arms
This is a backstreet pub in a well-heeled looking area on the other side of the river from the city centre. Despite the grand looking terraces that dominate the neighbourhood, the clientele seemed very down to earth, resulting in a nice, lively atmosphere. The pub has a C-shaped layout, clearly opened out from a former multi-room set-up, now wrapping itself around the servery which is anchored to the right-hand wall. There’s a tight space to the front, with limited seating, but as you move round the bar, more space becomes available, allowing for tub chairs and other comfier options. There’s a nice fireplace set into the stone wall to the left, with a blackboard, some street lights and a very long oar above. Elsewhere, motre blackboards are mixed in amongst local photos and a selection of paintings. We didn’t see menus, but the bar had a selection of snacks available, which ranged from scotch eggs to pork scratchings and packets of Monster Munch. The pub is dog friendly, and as if to illustrate the point, one of the mutts in attendance had a mad minute where is just went absolutely nuts for no apparent reason, before settling back down again.
Another of Bath’s recent Good Beer Guide entrants, they had five ales on handpull - Frome Funky Monkey, Taylors Landlord, Skinners Lullingstone, Wye Valley HPA and Butcombe Rare Breed. My pint of HPA kept up my winning streak of well conditioned ales in Bath and we found the place had a friendly atmosphere that we would’ve enjoyed for longer had we not arrived so close to closing time.
I have to say this place far exceeded my expectations, as I was anticipating a fancy dining pub as we approached, but it instead delivers a good, homely pub experience with a warm welcome and some interesting, well-kept beer. Worth the short walk from the city centre to explore.
On 12th October 2022
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Pulteney Arms
A decent pub this one and definitely worth a visit. The pub is situated in a residential area and attracts respectable locals. The pub had quite a lot of local rugby memorabilia around the walls and a board above the fireplace, gave a list of rugby fixtures. Five ales on handpump and two ciders on our visit. We went for the Box Steam Brewery Piston Broke, which was in good shape. The gents toilets can be found before you enter the pub at the main entrance, situated in a small annexe.
On 20th October 2016
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Pulteney Arms
Corner pub with front bar and corridor down to small lounge and out door courtyard.
Friendly service, its a nice walk through the park to get here
On 30th June 2013
- rating: 8
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Pulteney Arms
Although it doesn’t look much from the outside, this is a decent pub tucked a little way away from the central area at the other side of Henrietta Park. Well worth the short stroll to get here though, it was almost full to capacity even quite early on a Saturday evening.
The main bar is an attractive affair with a mixture of exposed stone walls, plaster and some wood panelling. There was a fireplace in one wall and a small TV up in the corner. There was also another bar at the rear where I spied a plasma showing a sports match, although this didn't have much in the way of atmosphere.
There is some limited seating outside, and although it’s facing on to the road there was very little traffic and this was a pleasant spot to while away an hour or two on a sunny Saturday afternoon. I believe there is also a small courtyard although I didn’t see this. There was a decent enough "pub grub" menu chalked up on a board above the fire, and our Cod & Chorizo Fishcakes were an unusual and tasty dish, and good value at £7.95.
Beers on this occasion were Timothy Taylor Landlord, Gem, Otter and London Pride. Ciders were Thatcher's Gold and Stowford Press, along with a couple more boxes stacked up on the end of the bar although I didn't spot what these were.
On 14th May 2012
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Pulteney Arms
Situated a little away from the bustle of the city centre,this pub had the feel of a community local and is housed in a fine stone building giving the interior a high ceiling and an interesting spacious interior.There is an island bar with different section surrounding it and a seperate room along a corridor with a flat screen and table and chairs.We based ourselves in a quiet section to the far side of the bar with settles and bric a brac on the window ledges.There were two fine fireplaces close by.
On the ale front there was Braydon Pot Walloper,TT Landlord,Youngs Bitter,Doom Bar and Ringwood 49er while Thatchers cider was also available on handpump.
I enjoyed my visit ,there was a friendly welcome and good pickled eggs to boot.Although I enjoyed my pint,a slightly more adventurous ale range would have pushed up the rating to a must visit.
On 30th June 2011
- rating: 7
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