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Piries Bar, Horsham
Horsham
RH12 1EH
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Reviews of Piries Bar (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Piries Bar
So much of Horsham is new ,so it was a relief to find this pub down an old narrow alley housed in a very old building possibly dating back to 1500.There are lots of exposed beams and a low ceiling and some nooks and crannies around the small bar,while up some stairs is a vaulted barn like construction and more seating.There is a modern conservatory to the side,so although small quite a few punters can fit inside.There is a community feel here with pub quizzes on both Monday & Tuesdays and occasional live music.
In the 2023 GBG but just two handpumps offering TT Landlord and Gun Scaramanga Extra Pale (NBSS 4) served in dimple glasses.
Despite a modest real ale offering,I warmed to the place and would be happy to return.It's a genuine boozer.
On 12th March 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2727 recommendations about 2727 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about Piries Bar
Tucked away down an easily overlooked alleyway between the Market Square and Piries Place, this is a cosy, atmospheric little pub that is worth seeking out. You enter directly into the compact ground floor bar which has modern floorboards, currently covered in tape showing the pub’s one-way system, lots of dark timber beams and whitewashed walls, although the rear wall has been painted red and strewn with fairy lights, which creates a surprisingly warm feeling corner, served by a table with hard bench seating and a high table surrounded by bar stools. The front part of the room only has enough space for three more tables, two of which are served by a long banquette down the left-hand wall and the other by low stools. The servery is along the rear part of the right-hand wall and has a nice timber-frame counter with brick infill and a bare brick, backlit bar back under a pump-clip lined canopy. There is some decent wood panelling around the room, most notably alongside the servery, where a large clock and promotional blackboards fill much of the wall space. Stairs to the front right lead up to a first-floor seating area which the current restrictions on pub wandering prevented me from checking out. Meanwhile, a door to the left takes you into a small side room in what looks a bit like an extension built over a former courtyard, with quarry stone flooring and a couple more tables and benches, but not much in the way of atmosphere or décor. ‘80s pop hits played quietly in the background throughout the duration of my visit and there was a reasonable turnout shortly after midday opening on a Saturday afternoon, with most of the ground floor tables already occupied.
A friendly barman showed me to my table and provided me with a menu that helpfully listed their full drink range which included two cask ales on their three handpulls – Taylor Landlord and Gun Extra Pale. The latter was £3.80 a pint and was pretty much on its last legs – drinkable but not all that far from being too far gone. Given the current circumstances, I’m inclined to be a bit more lenient on the occasional worse-for-wear pint and would instead point to this pub’s listing in recent editions of the Good Beer Guide as a better indicator of ale quality.
I thought this was a really nice, relaxed place for an afternoon drink. The traditional feel of the bar area was an unexpected bonus for me and I thought it was conducive to a good atmosphere in comfortable surrounds. Perhaps not quite up there with the town’s best pubs, but certainly not all that far behind, this is well worth adding to a town centre pub crawl.
On 28th September 2020
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Piries Bar
Fine old building down an alley off the high street, good choice of beers
On 27th May 2019
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1456 recommendations about 1434 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Beer Garden : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - Discount amount not stated by Sussex CAMRA - last updated 08 November 2020 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : No last updated 28 December 2019 by paulof horsham
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Jukebox : No last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Live Music : Yes last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 28 December 2019 by paulof horsham
- Micropub : No last updated 28 February 2017 by paulof horsham
- Pinball : No last updated 25 March 2018 by paulof horsham
- Pool Table : No last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 30 December 2015 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 08 August 2013 by paulof horsham
- Real Cider : No last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : Yes last updated 28 September 2020 by Pub SignMan
