The Bee, Slough

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Bee

The Bee is part of the Marston's group, having formally been a Brakspear pub. Brakspear Gravity is still available and they also had the appropriately named Brakspear Oh Bee Joyful on a second handpull. It seems this beer wasn't brewed specifically for the pub and it was a reasonable attempt at a winter ale. Two other handpulls were unclipped. Ciders were Strongbow and the 3 Thatcher's fruit ciders.

The drinking space is L-shaped, as the pub is located on a corner. It is fairly dark inside. There is a pool table at the car park end of the pub. If using the car park itself, be sure to enter your registration at the bar. Music was fairly awful. Despite it only being the 4th day of Christmas, locals were complaining about the Christmas tunes being played. The replacement music didn't make us want to stick around for long. Had it not been so cold outside, I might have chosen to sit on one of the pavement-side tables. A wifi code is provided.

TV screens and framed posters were offering drinks promotions, such as 2 for £11 on the cocktail of the month. I always see this as a bit tacky and probably representative of the pub itself and the clientele it is trying to attract. This was the last Burnham pub to appear in a Good Beer Guide (2018). I can't see it re-entering the Guide anytime soon.

On 31^st December 2025 - rating: 5
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