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The Crossing, Burton On Trent Town, Burton on Trent
Burton on Trent
DE14 1JS
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Crossing
The Crossing was one of the few Burton pubs open on a midweek afternoon. So, I headed here early before other pubs opened either late afternoon or early evening.
I walked into a fairly empty pub. There is a nicely decorated L-shaped room, with a separate dining room beyond. What customers were there were in the dining area finishing their late lunches.
The ale range looked good. Dancing Duck Ay Up & Dark Drake are regular ales. Their Abduction was a guest, alongside Marston's Pedigree and a couple of Lilley's ciders - Mango & Tropical.
I ordered the Abduction and a pack of crisps to go with it. The young barmaid struggled to find the Abduction on the till and eventually settled on hitting another button which she said would be cheaper, if anything. My half of Abduction with a small pack of crisps came to £4.30. After contemplating this for a while, I queried the price, in case she'd charged for a pint. The crisps were an unbelievable £1.80 a pack, which also makes a beer £5 a pint here. Whilst I'm used to paying in excess of £5 a pint in London, I wasn't expected to pay that much in Burton. To compare prices, I'd only paid £4.05 for a pint in the Dog and £2.05 (admittedly with a CAMRA voucher) in the Lord Burton. And £1.80 for a pack of crisps!!
I enjoyed the Abduction, but it was now apparent why this pub was empty apart from the diners.
On 29th September 2023
- rating: 5
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Crossing
This is a good looking detached pub on the high street with a history dating back to the 18th century, although the current brewery Tudor facade was erected in 1927 as mentioned below.
Internally however any sense of history has long been expunged and it’s a very modern interior more aligned to a modern cocktail bar, even without the large hanging neon sign above the bar spelling out Cocktail. There are those for which this will appeal and will consider the fake LCD fireplace to be innovative, but for me give me a traditional decor with a real fireplace any day of the week.
We were only here for a beer and in that respect good to find a decent line up from the Derby Dancing Duck Brewery in the form of Ay Up, Abduction and a very decent Dark Drake Stout.
Friendly service levels for us from the bar staff team, but then they were probably relieved that they just had to pull a pint instead of mucking about with some fiddly cocktails.
On 29th October 2022
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Crossing
Unusually for a High Street location, this is a detached pub with quite an elaborate Brewers Tudor facade. Modernised inside the L-shaped interior, with a fake fire being the most notable feature. Pedigree, three real ales from Dancing Duck - Ay Up, Abduction and Dark Drake (£2.05, half) - and a pair of Lilley's ciders from six of the seven handpumps.
On 23rd October 2022
- rating: 6
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Moby Duck left this review about The Crossing
Modernised pub more akin to a cocktail bar, the faux fire was burning well. There are however seven handpumps and my beer of choice was Dancing Duck Dark Drake was pretty good but it's not a pub I would consider revisiting in a hurry.
On 16th October 2022
- rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Crossing
Originally the Blue Posts, the pub has a history dating back to the 18th century, the current brewers’ Tudor erection dating from 1927, the current name arriving in 2015.
As mentioned, the interior is a bit of a more modernised corporate affair, which some might liken to a restaurant masquerading as a pub or indeed cocktail bar, as mentioned.
The ale range though was good, me going for a very decent half of the hitherto unheard-of Dancing Duck’s Dark Drake, served by a friendly barmaid.
The ale range here may be good, but that’s rather the nature across Burton and given the interior alterations, I’d prefer to include something more traditional on a crawl.
On 16th October 2022
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Crossing
A large and designer-modernised High Street pub, mainly geared up for dining, with all the trimmings you might expect. Three beers from Dancing Duck did however offer an alternative to the ubiquitous Pedigree. There is a pavement patio at the front and a larger outdoor area behind.
On 16th October 2022
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Crossing
A former mock tudor façade which has been done-over, and the inside has also been thoroughly opened-out and modernised. L shaped interior with exposed brick walls, a Linda Barkeresque distressed bar front and a fireplace with a TV inset playing a DVD of, er, a fire. Over loud and at times inappropriate music. Nine pumps with five ales (Doom Bar, Bass, 3x Dancing Duck) and 2x Lilley's ciders. My Dark Drake wasn't right and tasted phenol (NBSS 1.5) though whose fault that was is debateable. Either way, it made my mind up for me about the place in general. 5.5
On 5th March 2020
- rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about The Crossing
A large mock-tudor pub which has undergone a radical rearrangement of internal walls, if the positioning of fireplaces is anything to go by. The large bar counter faces one of these, which contains not a fire, not even a flame effect gas imitation, but a video screen with a moving picture of a fire. Good grief. There are nine hand pumps on the bar, two with real ciders and the remainder real ales (see photos). Although my half of White Rat was in good condition, it was not to my taste. Added to which there was a smell of fried food - not associated with the beer, I hasten to add, but its presence certainly didn't help my appreciation of it.
On 11th May 2019
- rating: 5
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Crossing
This pub was on the verge of closure several years ago. The pub was totally revived with a lot of help from the Licensee of the Exeter Arms and Silk Mill Derby, who totally redesigned the interior.
The pub was also named The Crossing after a 1961 LS Lowry painting, The Level Crossing, Burton on Trent, where this two storey pub is painted in the scene.
The interior of this large corner pub consists of an L shaped room, with a dining room towards the rear. Original Parquet floor and an open fire featured in the main bar area. The bar counter was oak, and finished in a dark stain. The bar front had been painted in a dark green distressed paint effect.
Another feature in here and a popular seating area, was a mock Regency enclosed snug, which was wallpapered and featured some antique gilt and upholstered chairs. This room also had some palm plants and red velvet drapes.
Nine handpulls on the bar, seven in use on our visit, with a choice of seven different ales. I spotted the Black Hole Brewery Supernova, so I went for that. The Dancing Duck Ay Up was their regular, there were also two ciders on. An excellent pub this one, with friendly staff and a good atmosphere. It was also good to see the younger crowd in here drinking pints of ale.
On 23rd January 2017
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hondo . left this review about The Crossing
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On 28th May 2015
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