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The Whitmore Tap, Clifton, Bristol
Bristol
BS8 2PB
Served areas
Reviews of The Whitmore Tap (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Penny
Refurbished and (slightly) renamed since my previous review, the single room layout remains the same, but it is now much more contemporary than was previously the case. The barman was friendly and chatty, and despite signs advertising Sunday lunch (we were there at 1:00pm) the pub was at best, half full.
Décor wise it is now quite contemporary as mentioned, with attractive grey mottled tiling on the floor in the front half of the pub and pale wood strip in the rear half. Paintwork is mostly battleship grey, with a couple of partitions here and there to segregate the searing arrangements. Some of these had etched glass with a penny on. The seating was a mixture of padded benches around the perimeter and some high stools in the middle of the pub, some of which were height adjustable. In a nod to the pub’s name, various financial artefacts were on the walls, including some very old cheques and an old drawing of a banking hall that was covering a TV screen. The bar counter was clad with old wooden panelling, whilst the racking behind it was very industrial in style. Large windows at the front make the most of the outlook and the wallpaper at the front of the pub was printed to look as though it were covered in beer mats. A rather poor imitation of the real thing, I thought.
Beers on tap were 6X and Horizon from Wadworth’s, along with 12 Apostles and Notorious from the Bristol Beer Factory. Two further pumps appeared unused, although a board behind the bar did include a couple more that were coming soon. Ciders meanwhile were Thatcher’s Gold, Thatcher’s Haze and BBF North Street on tap, along with Orchard Pig’s Hogfather served from a box behind the bar.
On 25th March 2019
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Penny
Good Wadworth's pub with a friendly welcome and well-kept beer, with entrances at either end. Interior pleasant, although perhaps a bit too 'designed by head office', but would be happy to spend more time there.
On 12th July 2018
- rating: 7
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Penny Farthing
This is a single room Wadworth's pub, and one of the few "proper" bars on the Whiteladies Road strip. It’s a reasonable size with a largely wood panelled interior and a few large Wadworth’s mirrors along one wall. Besides this there are a few old black and white photos of the local area. The central floor area is wood strip with carpet down either side. Sport is obviously a bit of a theme here with a couple of plasmas, a projector screen in one corner and a list of forthcoming matches chalked up on a board. Fortunately the volume was muted, so it was not too intrusive.
There is some red button back bench seating long one wall with a mixture of tables and chairs elsewhere. If you take a visit to the loos, the original vault door opposite the gents is an interesting feature left over from the days when the building was a bank.
Beers on tap were all from Wadworth’s with their - 6X, Henry's IPA, Horizon and Bishop Tipple. Ciders were well represented with Thatcher's Gold, Weston’s Traditional and Stowford Press.
On 2nd September 2013
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 14 August 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Garden : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 09 February 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Darts : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Dog Friendly : Yes - Not during food service times - last updated 09 February 2016 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 14 August 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Karaoke : No last updated 14 August 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Micropub : No last updated 14 August 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pinball : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 February 2016 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 09 February 2016 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
- WiFi : Yes - Wadworth Hotspot - last updated 05 December 2013 by Jonathan Wilde
