White Lion Inn, Dudley

This pub has recently appeared in the GBG so I was tempted to have a look on the way from the Beacon to the Bulls Head. Inside it looks like it has recently been refurbished with a new carpet and furniture. It's a single room with a dining area off to one side. The bar area just has normal tables and chairs. The garden seemed to be closed off possibly because some work was going on. The bar has four hand pumps which on my visit had Oakham Bishops Farewell, Thornbridge Jaipur & Baize and Brass Castle Mosaic. I went for the Baize which was a strong chocolate mint stout in excellent condition. I forgot to note the price but think it was just over three quid. This place is a complete contrast to the throwback in time that is the Beacon Hotel but some people may prefer that. It's certainly worth a look on the basis of the beers served on my visit.

I opened the door to the Beacon Hotel over the road and found a long queue at the bar so I decided to have a quick half in the White Lion whilst the queue died down. This seems to be a food led pub with kitchen opening times of noon until 15:00 and 17:00 until 23:00 during the week, noon until 23:00 on Saturdays and noon until 22:30 Sundays. The bar is stocked with a standard draught range and one of the hand pumps was unused leaving Pardoes Entire as the lone ale option. I had a half which I found to be sub-standard and I couldn’t finish it. This place maybe ok for a bit of carvery, but I’ll stick to the Beacon next time I’m in the area.

This pub is on a busy road away from the middle of sedgley. I went in a room to the right this seemed a bit dowdy and i was the only customer in on a saturday dinner and there were also no real ales on the bar i had a drink of Banks's original/mild which was drinkable and a better option than the john Smiths smooth. Pub visited 17/5/2008