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The Assembly Inn, Bath
Bath
BA1 2QU
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The Assembly Inn
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Reviews of The Assembly Inn (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Quinno _ left this review about The Assembly Inn
Still an Abbey pub but so much different on the offering than their others, with five ciders and just one cask, their Bellringer (a bit flat, NBSS 2 and poured Northern by someone who pawed at the stick like an elderly OAP). Two rooms, in white and dark blue colours with a pool table whilst TV football was up against piped music. Disappointing place, expected much better. Not surprised it isn't GBG - feels like Abbey need to get a grip, what’s the point in being a small brewery running a pub when only one of your beers is on and it isn’t even done right??
June 2010
A recently refurbished Abbey Ales pub set over two bars, my visit found it fairly dull on the ale front (Bombardier, Doom Bar and Abbey Bellringer) though quality was fine. It did have the wonderfully-named Hells Bells cider. Nice dark wood and burgundy interior. Darts available. Given the competition, this one certainly doesn’t appear essential at present. Rated 6
On 16th May 2023
- rating: 5
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E TA left this review about The Assembly Inn
Largely unchanged since Blackthorn’s review below, this basic town pub is good enough to pass as a decent town local, better than many. The table football has gone, though, presumably replaced by the 1980s computer games table which is there now. The TV screens were showing live sports, and a piano has appeared which was thankfully silent during our visit. The Irish barmaid was quite pleasant and friendly, while the other customers were tolerant at best. The public bar was closed for a private function (I thought that what the toilets were for). Ales on were Bath Bitter and Sin Bin from Abbey Ales, plus Bath Bellringer, all in good condition. I’d be happy enough to come back and include on a crawl.
On 21st March 2022
- rating: 6
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Assembly Inn
A pleasant enough pub tucked away on a quiet aside street near the Assembly Rooms from which it no doubt takes it’s name, but it is nonetheless only a short stroll from Bath’s premier shopping street. It is owned by the local Abbey Ales, and whilst not obviously a sports bar in appearance, that does seem to feature quite prominently and can be a little difficult to escape if that’s not your thing.
Internally it’s split in to two rooms with the one to the left being more of a bar with very limited seating and two pool tables dominating the space. The one to the right was a good size and somehow still managed to feel a little elegant despite the two or three TV screens showing the football and various other sports memorabilia such as flags, black and white rugby photographs and framed rugby shirts. Décor wise, there are black wooden boards on the floor and grey paintwork on the walls. A couple of fireplaces stacked full of logs were off to one side, although whether these are actually used or just decorative I’m not sure. Some very tacky exposed brick style wallpaper covered the rear wall and there was also a table football game here. A tiny courtyard garden was at the rear, and there were also a couple of tables and chairs on the pavement at the front. A couple of old leather sofas were in the window at the front which looked a decent enough spot to sit and relax.
Despite a sign saying that they had a continuously changing beer selection, the ones available on our visit were all from Abbey Ales with their Best Bitter, Bellringer and Bath Star. Ciders meanwhile were a trio from Thatcher’s with their Dry, Haze and Gold along with Bristol Steam cider, which is a new one on me.
On 30th May 2018
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - Small courtyard - last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes - - last updated 16 May 2023 by Quinno _
