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The Talbot Inn, Mansfield
Mansfield
NG18 4AE
Pub Type
John Barras (Spirit Pubs)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Talbot Inn
As with Will before me, I was in town to attend a football match at the nearby Field Mill football ground. A sign on the door stated that away fans were not allowed. I promptly dismissed that and headed in.
This is a Greene King pub and sure enough there was various Mansfield Town football paraphernalia on the walls. There only appeared to be one other customer who was watching the World Cup cricket. Indeed, for a full 5 minutes, no bar staff turned up either. This at least gave me plenty of time to peruse the drink options (or lack of them).
The most interesting beer on the handpulls was some kind of porter from Greene King. Alas, there was a "settling in the cellar" sign on it. That left Greene King IPA & Abbot and another handpull clipped with Lilley's Cherries & Berries. Ice Breaker, Neck Oil & Cali Pale were the craft options I considered. But the Cherries & Berries won the contest.
When the barman finally appeared from God knows where, he was unable to get any cider out of the handpull and had to disappear down the cellar (possibly where he had been before) to bring the bag-in-the-box up to the bar. Apparently it was the last box from a fairly recent cider festival. I also discovered that the porter would have settled enough by the weekend. So, it should be on by now.
A further lengthy delay followed as I enquired if the 10% CAMRA discount offered off the ales also applied to the cider. After protracted interrogation of the till, the answer was declared to be no.
With plenty of seating available, that presumably all gets filled at weekends and evenings when big sporting events are shown, I didn't really get the opportunity to make the most of it. I'd grown rather thirsty whilst waiting at the bar and had nearly finished my cider by the time I paid for it!
On 14th November 2023
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Talbot Inn
This pub has clearly started life as a small local at the side of the road out of town, but recent changes like the retail and leisure park opposite have encouraged redevelopment to the extent that it's now hard to discern the original building behind all the extensions. Even harder once inside, where the sole difference between this and some of the town centre drinking halls is the propensity for families to come here with their children and in-laws for a meal, with any beer being merely incidental. On the real ale front there is indeed a massive choice, if you like nationally available mainstream beers: Greene King Abbot, St Austell Tribute, Caledonian Deuchars IPA and Castle Rock Harvest Pale to name a few. To make things worse, I was here to watch the football at nearby Field Mill, and the rule is plastic glasses on match days.
Date of visit: 17th April 2017
On 24th June 2017
- rating: 5
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Talbot Inn
The Talbot is situated just up the road from the Il Rosso pub.
When i visited this pub it was a fairly smart Shipstones tied house with a very nice drink of Shipstones Bitter on the bar,the other real ale was Shipstones Mild.
This pub still does real ales,it now branded as a John Barras house.
Pub visited 20/11/1990
On 20th November 1990
- rating: 7
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