The Leaping Salmon, Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Old Boots left this review about The Leaping Salmon

A former spoons, a bit small for them perhaps but Stonegate took it on. Roughly split in two, an older building on the left with what looks like a newer lower extension on the right with green painted bricks, possibly you could call it a conservatory. The counter is along the rear left wall with higher seating directly in front and lower tables and chairs elsewhere. Theres a pool table at the left hand end but everything looks very crammed in. A lot of screens, especially in the extension and machines and unlike spoons days piped music but at low volume. Not too much décor, there’s a self portrait of LS Lowry and one of his painings of the Town Hall but no explanation of his links to Berwick. Three T-Bars with a typical UK line up plus a couple of taps with Tennents and even John Smiths Smooth doubled up. Three handpulls with Abbot, Landlord and Wainwright Amber, not wishing 5% lunchtime first pint or willing to risk the Landlord I had the Wainwright and it was fine; I nearly gave it a 3 but it was slightly thick so 2.5. Very busy with families, tourists and lunching women, some unfamiliar with pub etiquette and formed a queue at one end of the counter - knobs. The staff performed quite well under pressure of numbers and food orders, but there was too much shouting of “who’s next”. Not a wholly unpleasant place but not on a must do list.

On 25^th July 2025 - no rating submitted
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