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The Moon Spinners, Rochdale
Milnrow
Postal town: Rochdale
OL16 3NP
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Moon Spinners
With time to kill after a quick drain of my beer at the Waggon, I decided to try this one on the way back to the tram. Seemingly refurbed in a perfunctory manner about 1990; embossed wallpaper, deep red fabric banquettes and Victorian-era prints over two rooms in a somewhat down-at-the-mouth atmosphere. It even smelt a bit 90s, with a faint lingering of old fags in the air. “Feels like a pub that was a drink & drive venue 40 years ago but has lost its point” I scribed. Two cask, Doom Bar and Robbie's Dizzy Blonde (NBSS 2.5 - fag end). Comedy at the servery as the barmaid poured a pint rather than a half and then couldn't work the till to correct it. The piped 80s music was at least good. Feels like it won't last – on a Friday night there were only about a dozen other punters, if that.
On 18th March 2023
- rating: 4
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ROB Camra left this review about The Moon Spinners
Called in again, there are still 2 handpumps contrary to the previous review. Sadly, they were serving the rather mundane Youngs Ordinary and the rather more unusual Highgate Mild. My pint was in good nick though. A pleasant buzz around the pub as the mainly middle aged clientele had a post work drink. I went to play on the quiz machine and had just won a couple of quid, when a group of loud mouthed idiots arrived and promptly changed the whole character of the pub. Nothing was said to them by the staff, so I assume they're known to them. I left. Down a point for allowing numpties to ruin the pubs atmosphere.
17/04/2012
When I worked in Milnrow quite a few years ago this pub was The Commercial, I think. I assume it's now named after the Hayley Mills film although there's a hell of a lot of difference between Milnrow and Crete. It's now a nicely decorated one roomed lounge bar with a small pool room at the rear. I visited at about 9 on a Friday evening and most of the clientele were older couples. There were 2 handpumps on the bar and my pint of Marston's Galaxy was in good nick. There was music from the 80's playing at a sensible volume, the bar staff were friendly as were the clientele. I enjoyed my visit to this pub and will certainly call in next time I'm in Milnrow.
On 18th April 2014
- rating: 6
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Moon Spinners
Called in on the 28th of Feb no hand pulls on it was friendly enough people wanted to talk probably with me being a stranger and every one new each other will call back
On 1st March 2013
- rating: 6
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