Walcot House, Bath

As described below, it’s more of a café than a bar. No real ale, and no real cider. Craft ales were Sharp’s Atlantic and Wild Beer’s Pogo. Also on offer were Guinness, Aspall’s cider and 2 foreign lagers. It’s comfortable enough and OK for a snack or a cuppa, but I wouldn’t bother coming here for a few drinks or want to spend the evening here.

My initial thoughts on coming in here was that this was a separate pub from my earlier review. That is to say, I came in a separate entrance to the building, remained on the same floor, and obviously ended up in a different bar. It was only on doing further research when I got home that I realised it was all part of the same Walcot House. So, this should be considered as a supplementary review to the one below, not a replacement. It's all one large, high ceilinged, open plan room, although it looks as though it extends on further at the back which is presumably a restaurant area. The style is something like shabby chic I suppose, with bare concrete screed on the floor and exposed white brickwork on much of the walls, although there were also a few rugs to soften it a little. That said, there was also wood cladding in places that had been painted maroon, fitted red leather banquet seating, a few mirrors, low level lighting and the odd candle or two, as well as some illuminated twigs. Unfortunately, there were no real ales on tap, just Atlantic Pale Ale and Wild Beer Pogo on keg. Ciders fared no better with Aspall’s Suffolk. Despite the poor beer choice, I actually quite liked it here, the barmaid was pleasant and friendly and it had a relaxed and chilled out vibe. The menu looked enticing and I shall return at some point to check it out.

Official site of Walcot House - www.walcothousebath.com