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The Posada, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
WV1 1DG
Pub Type
Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Posada
Although I have a feeling I must have come here before a Luton Town game at Molineux many years ago, it would have been before I started writing down details of my pub visits and taking photographs, so there's no memory of such a visit. This pub has a lovely frontage, and the interior is also very good (see the heritage link below), but as a pub I felt it was a little lacking, with the area around the bar counter being a little scruffy, and the beer offering (Salopian Shropshire Gold, Bath Gem and Wye Valley HPA) less interesting to me than what we'd seen in the first four pubs. The beer was in pretty good nick, though (NBSS 3.5), and we had a pleasant and comfortable half hour here. I'm glad at least that I can now say I have definitely been to the Posada in Wolverhampton.
On 4th April 2025
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Posada
Lovely place which has had a desperately-needed sprucing-up since my last visit in 2011. Four ales at the bar, my slurps of TT Golden Best (NBSS 3.5) and Wye Valley HPA (4) befitted its GBG listing. Oddly quiet compared to the Lych given it was a Friday night, which is a worry. Both my pals were on their first visit here and declared it best in show for Wolverhampton.
June 2011
Initial impressions are promising – an eye-catching façade, with Victorian tiling and a beautiful large curved stained glass window. The interior is also quite interesting (snug areas at rear, stripped wooden floor, nice carved wooden bar area) but looks very tatty and smells quite badly of old fags and well, wee. Five ales on the go – my last visit found Brew Dog Trashy Blonde (which drank fine), GK Abbot, Enville Ale, GK OSH and Adnams Broadside. CAMRA discount of 20p per pint (and 10p per half!) was welcome. Apparently ‘Posada’ is Spanish for ‘inn’ - not sure why Wolverhampton gets a pub named in Spanish but there you go. I think it promises more than it delivers overall – it needs a good dose of TLC to get it up there. It’s still well-worth a visit but I doubt most casual visitors would stay beyond a pint. Rated 7
On 2nd April 2025
- rating: 8
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Strongers . left this review about The Posada
After gazing at the yellow glazing and the curved lead lined bay window there was no way I wasn’t popping into Posada for a pint. Brown banquettes in the front window face the L-shaped serving counter that runs up the right. Standard and premium keg were available and four of the six hand pumps were in use drawing Ossett’s Yorkshire Blonde (decent), Salopian’s Shropshire Gold, Bath Ales’ Gem and Wye Valley’s HPA. The service was polite, but I was one of only three customers early on a recent Thursday evening.
The bare board floor from the bar runs through to a rear seating area with a fireplace and a very interesting two person snug in the right-hand wall. At the very rear is a raised tile floored seating area. To the left of the entrance is a large old style jukebox. I’m partial to a bit of Wham, but listening to George Michael’s greatest hits one after the other isn’t my idea of a fun time. I liked it in here and will return, just hopefully when the music is a little more upbeat.
On 27th October 2024
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Posada
Always worth a visit to this cracking Victorian pub, which has some superb tiling and woodwork and a nicely jumbled layout following changes over the years - look for the extra-snug snug! Cask ales on this visit were Banks's Amber, Wye Valley HPA, Shropshire Gold and Ossett Blonde.
On 10th February 2024
- rating: 7
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Old Boots left this review about The Posada
Another old favourite of mine but the beer choice seems to narrow each time I visit; EPA, Ossett Blonde or Wye Valley HPA which was good, cider on another, two reversed. They may have taken on board recent blogosphere muttering about quality not quantity, a sentiment I thoroughly agree with, but the smaller choice needs to be well thought out.
The bogs have been refurbished but the hand driers are the bloody mice farting ones.
On 9th September 2018
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Posada
Architecturally stunning pub. Perfect example of a Victorian Boozer.
Less than impressed with a cloudy Hobsons though. And I was the only punter, with Cold Play on the PA.
I would give it the benefit of the doubt and come back if in the area.
Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2ur3X4D
On 30th June 2017
- rating: 6
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Al Bundy left this review about The Posada
A nice looking exterior and a not too shabby interior. Multi-roomed with the servery at the front. 6 handpumps dispensed 5 not particularly inspiring beers and an ubiquitous Old Rosie cider. Its a nice enough place to go though it could do with a more inspiring beer selection. Then again it hopefully does have a better choice than today. Bobby 'dale could possibly differ.
On 7th April 2016
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Posada
Narrow frontage, comprising a fine bow window with a door on each side (but note that the one on the right is not in use) and the original tiled name sign above. Compact, traditional bar featuring an impressive bar-back behind, with two small rooms further back and a patio beer garden to the rear. Homemade cobs £1.50. Marston's EPA, Hobson's Town Crier, Pig Iron Rugby World Cup EPA, Sharp's Atlantic and a cider available from the total of six handpumps on this visit (with 20p off if you have a Camra membership card with you). Nice little Punch Taverns pub, and a rare survivor of this type on a main road through a city centre, but always surprisingly empty.
On 11th October 2015
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Posada
Aqualung has nailed it ,good exterior ,some pleasing interior features and three very boring ales .CW Youngs Bitter,Marstons EPA and Castle Rock Harvest Pale resulted in a very short stay,there were few other punters inside.Not sure why it's in the GBG,there's a lot better elsewhere in town.
On 7th July 2015
- rating: 5
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Aqualung . left this review about The Posada
This is an old pub with many interesting features, but all this is wasted if the beer selection is boring and limited and it certainly was on my visit. There were just four beers on Hobson's Best Bitter, Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Young's Bitter and Marston's EPA. There was one pump taken up with Old Rosie cider. I went for the Hobson's Best (£2.70) which was in good nick but is an undistinguished Boring Brown Beer. It didn't impress me either the fact that it was served in a Bombardier glass. It doesn't say much for the CAMRA credentials of the place that the chalked list of cask ales available includes bottles of the highly overrated Brewdog Punk IPA.
The place was quiet on my Saturday afternoon visit and yet the other four GBG listed pubs visited were all doing a brisk trade.
This one was a major disappointment for me, I can only assume that it is owned by one of the big pubcos who restrict the beer choice unless you grease their palms in a big way. To do this would mean charging a lot more per pint and in an area like the Black Country where you don't get ripped off right left and centre people would just go elsewhere. If it was a genuine free house it could be a classic.
On 15th June 2014
- rating: 4
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