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The Viper, Ingatestone
Mill Green
Postal town: Ingatestone
CM4 0PT
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Viper
Country pub on a lane with woodland all around. There is a decent size garden to the front.
Inside, there are 4 small rooms, all with lots of character. Customers were a good mix of drinkers and diners. With no music, TV or fruit machines, it was just the sound of conversation and the rattling of cutlery that could be heard.
Mighty Oak Oscar Wilde & Oakham Citra are regular beers here, alongside a couple of house beers - Viper VIPA is brewed by Nethergate and Jake The Snake is brewed by Mighty Oak. 3 still ciders were also available - Weston's Rosie's Pig, Pulp Pear Craft Cider & Abrahall's Thundering Molly. In addition, Thatcher's Gold was on keg. I also noticed SALT Jute.
A board outside advertised 2 annual beer festivals in May & August. I presume those are held outside, as there is little room inside. I'd say this pub is worth seeking out.
On 5th October 2024
- rating: 6
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Philip Gaskin left this review about The Viper
We call in the Viper once or twice a year. This time we chose lunchtime on one of the first warm days of spring, and it was very busy. The food trade seems to have increased which is inevitable. Still one of our favourites. Explore it when it is quiet.
On 24th March 2011
- rating: 8
[User has posted 202 recommendations about 169 pubs]
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andrew parr left this review about The Viper
Wonderfull pub in the middle of nowhere.Can get busy.Beware of the hot chilli con carne,comes with a management health warning.Live music ocasionally on Monday nights
On 14th May 2009
- rating: 10
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Dennis Clark left this review about The Viper
Beer OK, Food OK, bad service, dissapointing attitude of staff and management
On 2nd February 2009
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1 recommendations about 1 pubs]
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john mcgraw left this review about The Viper
Great little pub set in the middle of a woodland about 2 miles from Ingatestone.Three seperate drinking areas with one room being on the CAMRA national inventory list.Great real ales mostly from Mighty Oak With Hissed Off being brewed by them for the pub.Good food is served and there is a large outside drinking/eating area.This great pub can be hard to find but when you do find it you will not be dissapointed.
On 4th October 2006
- rating: 10
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