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The Barge, Grimsby

Riverhead, Victoria Street
Grimsby
DN31 1NH

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Will Larter left this review about The Barge

A quiet midweek afternoon when I boarded the Barge, the empty spaces below deck providing both an opportunity for some photos of the very well presented bar area and a chance to chat with the lass who was serving. She told me the present owner has had the Barge for over 30 years and that the similar barge bar on the River Trent at Newark is exactly the same as this one. The two hand pumps had Bombardier at £3 a pint and Castle Rock Harvest Pale at £3.95. I went for the Bombardier and it was probably in the best condition I have ever found this beer (NBSS 4), so I decided to have a Harvest Pale as well, on the basis that the other pubs in Grimsby didn't seem likely to have anything this good. (I was right.) The HP was a bit livelier and might have benfitted from a little longer before making it onto the bar, but I wasn't complaining and it was a pleasant drink anyway (NBSS 3.5). This pub would be a good reason to make another trip to Grimsby.

On 5th February 2024 - rating: 8
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custodian 42 left this review about The Barge

Yes, it's a barge with a list as mentioned below, but I soon got used to that. Toilets to the rear, bar on the right. Two hand pumps, bombardier which I hate and an Axholme brew which wasn't too bad. Doubt I'll return though.

On 10th March 2020 - rating: 5
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Steve C left this review about The Barge

I’ve drunk on a couple of permanently moored ships before but never a barge, until my visit here late on a recent Wednesday afternoon. A small ramp leads up to the entrance and a small seating area at the top of the stairs that lead down to the bar area. The bar, along the right-hand wall, faces seating along the left. More seating is found under the stairs from the entrance. I didn’t spot any televisions but there was a jukebox playing some background music. I noted that a weekly quiz is held here on Mondays.
The bar is stocked with standard keg and the two hand pumps were drawing Wells Bombardier and Axholme Brewery’s Cleethorpes Pale Ale. Pub grub is available, the burger is priced at £10.95. I found the service to be polite, but the floor was on the piss. It is only a slight list to the right, but it made me feel queasy, I was glad to leave even though this barge was quite pleasant. If I find myself here again, I think I will stick to one of the many picnic tables on terra firma out the front.

On 6th October 2019 - rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Barge

Curious set-up here - mostly conventional, with a permanently moored barge in the original town-centre port, some seating as you enter, and the main bar area below - but the whole thing has a slightly disconcerting 10° list which no-one else seemed to notice (apart, perhaps, from the few hardy souls sitting at one of the many quayside tables). Anyway, it does do real ale, with my pint of Hobgoblin (£3.10) being in good form, with the other one being Bombardier.

On 16th October 2016 - rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about Barge Inn

When we first went in the Barge Inn it was a North Country tied house and the beer was quite nice.
This barge has been moored in the middle of Grimsby for around 30 years that i can remember,it used to be a grain barge and once inside the space is quite small but cosy and there is also bench seating outside the barge for the warmer days.
Personally i would rather have a drink inside as its not that often you can have a drink on a smallish barge like this.

On 1st January 2011 - rating: 7
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Don Marson left this review about Barge Inn

What a great relief this place is, it no pretentions of grandeur, it sells good beer and even better cocktails, its got a great jukebox. Its a proper pub (apart from the fact its a barge)its got a massive beer garden which is great when the the sun decides to come out. We decided to try one of their vast range of cocktails which was made in front of us using proper spirits not the cheap junk which is usually all you get anywhere else and it was great. The guy who runs it has been there about 16 years which I guess is unusual in this day and age. All in all a refreshing change from the norm of plastic food and chromium plated gin palaces.

On 24th June 2008 - rating: 10
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