Larkin's Bar, Hull

After suffering an abysmal 15 minutes in Pave, I was less-than-impressed that the GBG had guided me to yet another student-centric café bar. However, this one has been done with a bit of effort. An L shape room with a mix of bare brick and tiled walls, the tiles being quite Portuguese in flavour I thought. The RSJs are obvious from the opening out that has taken place. Three pumps at the bar with Wold Top, Great Newsome and Acorn Blonde (very good nick) on. Not a bad place but not neccessarily worth the yomp from the city centre unless you are intending to crawl this area. Saying that, I’d probably use it if I were local.

A two roomed comfortable cafe bar on the Newland Avenue strip. The rooms are joined togaether but were obviously once two seperate shops. It was named after Philip Larkin the poet and you can imagine the clientele being rather bookish at times. There's a patio area at the front and another outdoor area to the rear. 3 handpumps selling Wold Top Wold Gold as the house beer. A changing ale from Great Newsome and a guest ale are also available. My pint was in very good condition and this bar is listed in the CAMRA GBG2014. We'll be coming back here again.

Larkins Bar official site with menu and beer details - www.larkinsbar.co.uk

Larkins Bar official site with menu and beer details - www.larkinsbar.co.uk