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The Romping Cat, Walsall
Bloxwich
Postal town: Walsall
WS3 2HN
Pub Type
Local Pub (Marstons)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Romping Cat
Multi-room ** CAMRA heritage pub. The curved main bar is pretty battered and needs a spruce-up, it looks far less plush and appealing now than the old photos on CAMRA NI website. We liked the (presumably bespoke) Banks lion rampant fire detail and very nice leaded windows. Through a tiled corridor is a nicer lounge behind the bar which was empty, might-well explain its better condition. Also a pool room. Three cask which seemed a stretch, Youngs Bitter and two Banks in the shape of Amber and Mild (NBSS 2.5). The locals were engrossed in a TV wildlife documentary on the big screen. All felt a bit downtrodden in here despite a fairly cheery lass behind the bar. Do BCA fancy taking it on...?
On 13th March 2024
- rating: 5
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Romping Cat
UPDATE: Refurbished recently, dart board now in the Coffee Room. Banks's MILD and Bitter always on, maybe with a third. MILD is always good.
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Feb 2011: A great rounded-front Banks's corner pub originally built in 1900 as the Sandbank Tavern - a good part of the original pub is actually the chip shop next door. The pub changed its name in 1957 to the RC, allegedly for local traditional purposes. It is in undressed brick, with a projecting wood and white rendered upper frontage and etched windows. There is a central courtyard patio area.
The inside has a nesting of three rooms. The main serving bar is the front room. It is in red, with a green ceiling and wood floor. A few prints adorn the walls and there is a TV on the wall, that shows the footy and stuff. There is a small fireplace. The lounge is the former 'smoke room'. It is served by a hatch from the central bar. It is in a coffee colour, with brown ceiling and has a dart board and small fireplace (gas fire). There are a few fun prints and bell pushes are still evident. The backroom , the 'coffee room' according to the etched windows, is in blue and really is a to facilitate the games machines - the seat is a bit scruffy. The service and people have always been really friendly. The music was general and a decent level at last visit.
Beer; tap stuff, with a decent Banks's MILD and Bitter on electronic cask pump, with a single rotating handpull guest - the last being Pedigree, but other Marston's drinks feature
A great place, really enjoy it here - always visit here when in Blocko
On 3rd July 2018
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Romping Cat
With a hint of Brewer's Tudor and retaining two bars separated by a narrow off-sales counter in the entrance corridor, this is an interesting heritage pub. The plainly furnished bar has a curved frontage and limited decor, but the etched Banks' glazing remains in the three windows. The larger lounge is more comfortable but just has a serving hatch (as does the rear corridor leading to the games room). Pedigree plus Banks's Original (£2.60) and Amber available on the various handpumps on different parts of the central servery.
On 18th March 2018
- rating: 7
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Andy Ven left this review about The Romping Cat
This is my first review of this pub although I have now visited a couple of times. Soup Dragon has covered the construction and interior layout so I won't repeat.
A typical local pub with Banks's cask MILD and Banks's cask bitter, drawn through an electric pump. The chalk board above the bar also advertised cask Pedigree although it was not available on my visit two days ago. The mild was fine and seems to be a permanent offering therefore the Romping Cat will always be on my to do list whenever I do a crawl around 'Blocko'. 4 pints came to £9.85 which I thought was pretty good. The service was friendly too.
We left as the Friday night karaoke started - they tried to get us to stay. However, they haven't heard my singing!
On 1st January 2012
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Romping Cat
This pub is in the back streets and it is a corner pub that looks a bit different to most corner pubs.
Once inside there were a couple of rooms i went in the room at the front and this was a decent comfortable room,this pub is a Banks's tied house and there were two real ales on here i had a drink of Banks's bitter and this as a very nice drink the other beer was Banks's mild.
I quite liked this pub.
Pub visited 9/12/2000
On 9th December 2000
- rating: 8
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