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The Organ Grinder, Nottingham
Arnold
Arnold
Postal town: Nottingham
NG5 7ED
Served areas
Reviews of The Organ Grinder (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Old Boots left this review about The Organ Grinder
Typical Blue Monkey ale house style pub, formerly the “Lord something” as the front tells us (Nelson according to WhatPub). Seven Blue Monkey beers on pulls plus a selection of well known kegs. Laminate rather than board floors, standard dark blue painted woodwork it’s a little tidier than some of their estate. Normal Covid rules well enforced with added temperature check, only my second in a pub.
On 29th September 2020
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Alex Conway left this review about The Organ Grinder
in the space of a year Arnold is turning itself around with a spring of new establishments and refurbishments offering real ale. The Coffee grinder is the newest in blue monkeys Organ grinder pub chain. although branded as a coffee bar/pub i feel this is really only to appease the coffee drinkers as for all intense and purposes this is a real ale pub just like every other organ grinder, so don't be put off. this just has the bonus of selling good coffee as well.
The decore is really nice with half wood, half carpet floors which ads a very nice feel to the place. the is a mock open fire sadly not as grand as the real one in the canning circus organ grinder but still a nice touch. all round this pub is a very pleasant comfy place to be.
There were eight hand pulls all available on the bar with 7 from blue monkey and one from sharps doom bar but on inquiring about Doombar was told that it was not selling so was replaced by an eighth blue monkey beer. all blue monkey beers were either £3.00 or £3.10 so quite well priced. A string of landlords hasn't helped the beer quality however with personal experience seeing it range from excellent to dire and everywhere in between over a three year period.
This is such a welcomed feature to Arnold and along with the robin hood and little john are turning the towns pub scene around. I am optimistic about the future and hope this encourages other bad pubs in the area to up their game in order to compete (the old horse and jockey has already done this). When its good its very very good jut more consistency needed.
On 13th April 2020
- rating: 7
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custodian 42 left this review about The Organ Grinder
I'm sure this used to be a coffee shop only. Bar in the middle with a good selection of Monkey ales. However, only one rather weak pale ale was on offer, which was a shame. Still definitely worth a revisit.
On 7th January 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 17 June 2014 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 17 June 2014 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 November 2015 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : Yes - Last Friday of the month - last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No - Rugby was on. - last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 12 November 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 June 2014 by ROB Camra
