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The Dragon Inn, Worcester
Worcester
WR1 1JT
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Dragon Inn
A real classic Georgian terraced pub with rear patio. The upper stories are in plain brick with even spaced sash windows. The ground floor frontage is in cream and red with fake rustication and a side entrace for horses. Great.
The interior has a large L-shaped room, the old rooms being knocked out. The serving bar is at the back on the left. The walls are in coffee with some wood panel, with a white artexy ceiling and a blue patterned carpet. The perimeter seating and bar stools are in a greenish colour. They do food, but i didnt eat, so can't comment on that. Lots of beer and whiskey memorabilia are on the walls and dotted about as ephemera and there is a nice beer board to show you what is on. I didnt see a TV and the background music was general and quite quiet. The service was fine and several mature locals were in.
Beer; usual tap stuff with Church End Hop Gun, Vale Mill Old Git, West Berkshire Brewery's Over the Sticks, Millstone Brewery's True Grit and Vale Mil, Little Ale Cart's chocolate Stout and one other. I tried the stout and it was decent.
A great pub, with a good range of beer. A place you can stop in for hours with a newspaper or book. Try this place.
On 13th June 2012
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Thuck Phat left this review about The Dragon Inn
The real attraction of The Dragon is its top quality ale. The pub itself is gently lived in and comfortable with the upholstery ringing a distinctly 80's bell in the memory.
Both staff and regulars are friendly and very knowledgable on the wide selection of ales. I'd be happy to slide in unaccompanied with the expectation of a chat, even if only with the one or dogs enjoying the convivial atmosphere.
The pub is owned by the Little Ale Cart brewery from Sheffield so there's a fair representation of their own ales but, as Mr Fastard notes, the guests are also top quality. Available on our visit were Little Ale Cart Cambridgeshire, Coal Train Chocolate Stout and Riot in Paradise as well as Mighty Oak Maldon Gold and Captain Bob, Blue Monkey Ape Ale and Pictish Southern Cross. We tried everything except the Mighty Oak beers and all were excellent in terms of both flavour and condition and flew down.
Worcester has one or two decent boozers but this would be the first place I'd head to in the city and without any expectation of visiting the others in the same evening.
On 19th July 2011
- rating: 10
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Dragon Inn
My non reviewing casketeer mates stated that they would never award a 10 for anything (not even Joanne Whalley in The Singing Detective),but after a night in here they could see my rationale for such extravagance.The pub itself is pleasingly basic and a little unkempt,with a seating area and fireplace on entering,a bar down the middle of the left wall with some seating surround while out the back is a covered terrace with benches and the loos.
The pub walls are covered with photos of the mascot in various far flung locations and pics of the bar staff and regulars in different states of inebriation.
The highlight is the contents of the blackbord listing the ales available.Little Ale Cart beers always feature at unbelieviably low prices,while there is no fear to pitch these fine ales against other microbrewery stars such as Blue Monkey and Millstone.The quality was top drawer and the selection varied across a number of styles.Service is knowledgeable,swift and accurate and the pub's atmosphere is bibulous.
If you want a curry afterwards ,you can take pints from the Dragon to (the unlicensed) Abduls which is down the road past two other Indian establishments but which served up superb,good value grub.Abdul returns the glasses to The Dragon the following morning.
To describe this pub as a must visit is an understatement,you would be mad not to spend a very long session in here if fine ale is your aim.
On 18th July 2011
- rating: 10
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Oggwyn Great left this review about The Dragon Inn
Great single room ale house on the edge of the city centre , the list of banned conversation topics suggest some trainspotters had been recent visitors ! A good range of 6 real ales and a cider , i had one from Little Ale Cart and one from Milestone both exellent and drunk outside on the thankfully covered patio (it started to chuck it down as we entered) complete with bus stop. It was friendlly enough and the barman was quiet a character , a must visit if in Worcester
On 6th July 2011
- rating: 9
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Old Boots left this review about The Dragon Inn
Sells a good range of well kept beers mainly of the golden/hop bomb type but not exclusively. Owned by the Little Ale Cart brewery so their beers are sold alongside other small brewers beers. Seemed a lot less cliquey than on my last visit but it was busier with discerning drinkers although not packed. The “witty” signs remain including a list of banned subjects, including “ex-husbands”, a bitter tale there I fear. The facilities are outside past the smokers garden. Beer wise pretty good and a comfortable pub.
On 25th June 2010
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ROB Camra left this review about The Dragon Inn
Single roomed pub with a selection of settles, round tables and chairs. There are lots of jokey things around the walls and there’s an outdoor patio with bench seating, for some reason there’s also a bus stop out here. Seven handpumps including a real cider. The landlord also owns the Wellington in Sheffield which is the home of the Little Ale Cart brewery, so there’s always one of theirs on the bar, the others are changing guests. I had a pint of the Little Ale Cart Galtee More and a Weatheroak Keystone Hops both were excellent. The other half had two halves of a beer from Pictish. How come I can get Pictish in Worcester but not in my home town where it’s brewed !!!!!!
It’s a great pub is this and vies with The Plough for the best pub in Worcester award in my opinion.
On 27th April 2010
- rating: 9
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paulof horsham left this review about The Dragon Inn
While there is a blackboard listing the ales, I failed to notice it till I was leaving! I just went straight to the bar for a scan. 6 on offer, including 2 from Millstone & 2 Little Ale Cart. Beer was excellent. There seemed to be a good range of food too - more than you often find in pubs leading on the ale.
Other positives - interesting bottles in the fridge and Saturday's papers to read (seldom a bad sign).
The Dragon has no "lager". It does, however, have a pump serving Dortmunder Union - proper German bier.
On 17th February 2010
- rating: 8
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