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Brick & Tile Inn, Retford
Retford
DN22 6RR
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Brick & Tile Inn
A short walk north of the town centre, the Brick & Tile has left and right-hand sides that are served by a central cushioned wooden topped bar. The smaller left-hand side is a lounge with tartan banquettes under the front window and up the left either side of a fireplace that houses a burner. Sky Sports was muted on a television and the background music playing in the public bar in the right could be heard. In this bar to the right banquettes run up the right-hand wall opposite the serving counter to the rear where there’s a pool table, dartboard and more screens for football. Standard and premium keg was available, and one of the two hand pumps was in operation drawing Hobgoblin. The late afternoon crowd was older, but the pub had a younger person’s vibe, so I expect the demographic changes Thursday to Saturday. It’s ok in here, but I’m not sure the walk north was worth it.
On 20th February 2026
- rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Brick & Tile Inn
A brick built pub on the main road north out of Retford. Two bars, one labelled Lounge and the other Sports Bar. The “under new management” banner made me apprehensive as it can work both ways, here I suspect its not an improvement in the beer at least. I ordered a half but the barmaid picked up a pint glass, when I restated a half please she stopped pulling at roughly a half, not a bad way to handle it. Largely a locals pub its small but comfortable. The lounge is smaller and quieter and has two pulls, Wainwright Gold on one, Hobgoblin Session on the other, not sure the Hobgoblin wasn’t “fresh ale” but I didn’t check. There is a screen in this bar but the pool, noise and more screens are in the sports bar bit. It has a beer garden but a strong smell of vaping was apparent inside.
On 12th February 2026
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Will Larter left this review about Brick & Tile Inn
I called in just after opening time, which is 5pm. Or at least it was at the time of my visit, but the couple that had run the place for 17 years were retiring that weekend and who knows what changes the new owners might make? The beer on offer was Caledonian Deuchars IPA and Edinburgh Castle (80/-). There's live sports TV in one room, and regular TV in the other, "for those who like to sit and talk", according to the landlady. My experience of TV in pubs is that people either stare at the bloody screen without saying a word to each other, or else just totally ignore the goggle box. I hope the new regime do away with it altogether!
Date of visit: 24th November 2017
On 1st December 2017
- rating: 5
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Lester Ford left this review about Brick & Tile Inn
An incredibly quick visit on a Saturday night as I needed to tick it but still had the Galway to do before I left town.
The pub doesn't look open from the outside and you could easily assume its not and move on. I went into the bar on the right as you enter from the main road, 2 friendly punters at the bar watching the football on the television.
I was in a rush so I grabbed a half of Holt's Two Hoots, there was also another ale on but I didn't make a note of it.
As I say a flying visit that barely lasted 10 minutes, seems a decent little pub though and my ale was very pleasant.
On 13th April 2017
- rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about Brick & Tile Inn
The Brick and Tile is a proper old school pub that is situated just off the town centre.
Once inside the pub has got two seperate room with a central bar serving both i had a drink in the lounge as this was the room which had the pumps in it,this room was fairly small and was carpeted and had bench seating and normal tables and chairs,the bar looked similar to the lounge but there was a pool table in this room.
There were two real ales on the bar i had a drink of Idle Lovely Jubbly and this was a very nice well kept drink the other beer was Idle Idle Dog.
This is a proper unalterd pub that i quite liked,i had a friendly chat with the landlord who said the North Nottinghamshire Camra crew had been in and also liked the pub,it was a shame that the pub was empty at about 12.30 on a Saturday dinner.
Pub visited 2/6/2012
Revisited and the pub still seems the same,but quite busy on a Saturday afternoon.
There were still two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of John Smiths Cask,which was a very nice drink,the other beer was Deuchars IPA.
Recent visit 12/11/2016
On 8th January 2017
- rating: 8
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