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Toll House Inn, Lancaster

Penny Street
Lancaster
LA1 1XT

Phone: 01524599900

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Lancaster City Centre

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Bucking Fastard left this review about Toll House Inn

Owned by Thwaites the exteerior is impressive as are the windows to the side marked as Lounge Bar and Commercial Room.Internally there has been an expensive refurb which has retained some features such as the ceiling and wood panelling but lost some of the old world charm with modern furniture and lighting.There is a seperate hotel reception,the Counting Room is a private board room although kept open if you want a squint.Beyond the bar there is a large restaurant while outside a courtyard drinking area.The old juke box wasnt in working condition and the muzak was mindless.The interior was all a bit antiseptic.
Ales all from Twaites Ribble Valley microbrewery which meant their Gold,Original and IPA 4% ,a very dull brew NBSS Acceptable .Sadly Thwaites beers let this place down and it's lost internal character.Admire the outside while keep walking past.

On 20^th July 2026 - rating: 5
[User has posted 3233 recommendations about 3233 pubs]

Will Larter left this review about Toll House Inn

The Toll House has been run by Thwaites for quite some time, and it recently had another refurbishment and is looking very smart. I like to look for the large front windows with stained glass identifying the commercial room and the lounge bar. When it was the Farmers Arms in the 1970s these used to be covered with Newcastle Brown labels, carefully peeled from the bottles and stuck equally carefully on walls and windows.

There are four hand pumps with three Thwaites regular beers and one seasonal: Yule Love It, a fairly ordinary 4% bitter which was beautifully clear but had a very faint residual taste that suggests there's an infection somewhere. (NBSS 2, £5/pint.)

On 9^th December 2025 - rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about Toll House Inn

This pub has changed hands since my visit in 2014, though it otherwise seemed much the same, being not so much a pub as a place for people to get warmed up pre-prepared food. Why they feel the need to have five real ales on the go is anybody's guess. As the pub is owned by Holts it would have been good if one of the beers had been their excellent bitter, but they were only represented by Two Hoots, a bland golden ale; as was Wainwrights (which was doubled up) and Hobgoblin Gold. I went for Bootleg Urban Fox, which wasn't bland and golden, but was in very poor condition. I'd have asked for it to be changed, but as I'd already ruled out the other beers, what was the point?

Date of visit: 16th July 2018

On 31^st May 2020 - rating: 4
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