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The Cemetery Hotel, Greave, Rochdale
Rochdale
OL11 5EU
Pub Type
Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Cemetery Hotel
A splendid end of terrace Edwardian multi room pub, the main bar is towards the rear with a simple arts and crafts counter. Above is a magnificent example of nouveau glass work, the oddly sloping floor is geometrically tiled. Seven pulls with Taylor’s Landlord, a couple from Pictish and one from Vocation, there’s a quad T-Bar each side. The walls are brown painted Lincrusta above more nouveau tiling, one wall shows signs of a serious subsidence.
The two front sitting rooms are a bit different, in style if not use. The right hand one a public seemingly repurposed to dining, the left hand with booth like seating also apparently given over to food service, both rooms have numbered tables with menus and candle powered bottles. No tiling but lots of integral tongue and groove.
A rear room off the main bar is more of a larger snug, a serving hatch remains higher up on one wall, all banquette seating with copper topped tables. Back in the main bar, there’s a screen, piped music and a machine to break the spell and remind you that you’re still in the 21st century. Listed on CAMRA’s National Inventory of outstanding historic interiors.
On 27th October 2024
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Will Larter left this review about The Cemetery Hotel
An interesting pub for me as it's listed by Camra as one with an outstanding interior of national importance. Unfortunately my visits to Rochdale have always been for the purpose of watching my team humiliate themselves at Spotland, so this pub is too busy to fully appreciate. I did note on this occasion that there is some new wallpaper which imitates bare brickwork, which I thought was a little out of character. On the bar: mostly mainstream beers (see photos) with the two relatively local breweries represented by blonde beers. I went for the Doom Bar, which was nothing to write home about. This is a beer that benefits from a bit of extra time in the cellar before serving, which I don't think this one had. I'll probably be back though, the next time the Hatters take on the Dale.
On 5th November 2018
- rating: 6
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ROB Camra left this review about The Cemetery Hotel
Has been suffering some hard times recently. The landlord left under "interesting" circumstances and the pub is now in the hands of his daughter. The upstairs restaurant used to be OK but never really caught on as it's rather out on a limb from the town centre. Pub is now beginning to recover after some financial issues caused by the previous management. Beer range isn't as good as it was and not as well kept as it was in it's prime, but still worth a visit. Has a staunch band of regulars who have supported it through thick and thin. Hopefully it's now on the way back up again.
On 19th April 2010
- rating: 6
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