The Hop Vine, Ormskirk

I couldn’t believe how busy this place was on a Tuesday afternoon- that’s a village pub clearly doing something right. it was completely rammed with drinkers and diners, the only space was in the nice cobbled garden at the back (where you can find the brewery). other reviews detail the excellent real ale offering but this is very much a foody place from what I could gather. Nice and well run but a bit twee and ‘real housewives of West Lancashire’ so I think it would get on my nerves if I came here often.

I like real ale and this pub is for you. However some real ale drinkers take it far too serious and can bore you rigid prattling on and on about it. Got collared by one of em in here.