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Tut 'n' Shive, Doncaster

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
6 West Laith Gate
Doncaster
DN1 1SF
Phone: 01302360300

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Greene King

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Graham Coombs left this review about Tut 'N' Shive

Town pub going for the grunge feel with recycled doors and wood panels nailed to the walls, ceilings and bar. The one large room has the usual mix of high and low tables, while 4 sports TVs offer different channels to the motley clientele. Draught ales were IPA and Abbot, with guests Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Abbeydale Moonshine, Magpie Raven stout plus Old Rosie cider. Condition of that sampled was sadly not great. Has potential but not really succeeding.

On 31st October 2019 - rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Tut 'N' Shive

Self conscious alehouse decor with flag floors, distressed wood doors as counter front and ceiling possibly inspired by the Maltings in York. Six pumps 5 on but with stronger beers (Jaipur)or Black Sheep Bitter and Greene King IPA, I had Thwaites Wainwright in average nick. There are lots of screens and machines. It also has all hard seating in various forms.

On 10th October 2014 - no rating submitted
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Steve C left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

I popped into the Tut ‘N’ Shive on a recent Saturday afternoon when the pub was heaving with a crowd who were intently watching a Premier League football match on the four plasma screens that are located around the pub. The interior of this fairly small pub is L shaped and consists of seating along the left hand wall and more seating to the right where the bar that faces the front windows is located. There is a lot of standing room and I can imagine it feeling a little sparse in here when there is no football on.
The bar is stocked with standard draught and I counted six hand pumps, but it was too busy to get a good look to note what they were drawing. I did spot the tell-tale shape of a Greene King IPA clip, but the old clips that adorn the beams of the pub led me to believe that the other hand pumps were probably drawing something a little more interesting. Food is available daily until 20:00, but I didn’t spot any menus.
There is a jukebox which was obviously switched off and there is a classic rock night and quiz from 20:00 until midnight every Sunday.

I didn’t think that this was the cosiest pub in the world, but the service was friendly. I think that there are better pubs in the area so I would probably give this place a miss next time I’m in town.

On 18th December 2013 - rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

Just a couple of minutes from Doncaster train station and transport interchange, the Tut n Shive is a decent sized L-shaped town centre boozer. The spacious front section of the pub has a quarry stone floor and limited seating options underneath the front windows including one rather attractive bench which has a cart wheel attached to one end. The ceiling is well worth a look, having been constructed from old wooden shutters, whilst beams cross the room and are covered with a collection of pump clips. Two TV screens on the right hand wall were showing different football matches simultaneously – one from Sky and the other from BT Sport – to a fairly large crowd who seemed to be rooting for local rivals Leeds United. Some amusing beer adverts have been hung on the wall near to the stained glass entrance porch, but most of the other decor seems to be posters for upcoming events. A large structural pillar partially obscures the left side of the pub which extends further to the rear and houses a mix of standard and high stool seating, a few interesting hand painted signs and another TV screen on the back wall.
This is a Greene King pub, but the row on handpulls barely betrayed this fact, with Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale available alongside Black Sheep Bitter, Elland Eden and Phoenix Arizona plus one real cider. This seemed like a pretty good line up to me and I had a very drinkable pint of the Eden whilst watching the last few minutes of the football.
I thought this was a decent town centre boozer with very few pretentions. It seems to serve a wide customer base, with football fans mixing with ale drinkers and glammed up girls rubbing shoulders with elderly couples. I had a bit of a flying visit but saw enough to encourage me to make a return visit the next time I’m in town.

On 30th September 2013 - rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

As Roger states, this is a large, grungey outlet that is a bit scruffy round the edges. Apparently a Greene King pub but there were a decent selection of five ales on from six pumps and my Maid Marian was in good form. Aimed at a younger, noisier, clientèle than the Plough next door, there is plenty of opportunity to watch sport on the plethora of screens and there is a bit of a whiff about the place. The interior is a little low on natural light which enhances (or exacerbates) the primitive feel of the basic furnishings, dark wood fittings and flagstone flooring. Piped music was a bit more adventurous than most of the other pubs on my crawl, with a good smattering of rock classics (with the odd ‘??’ one thrown in for good measure). Overall it’s a fairly basic pub experience, worth a look in for a swift one but I couldn’t envisage settling in for a session unless there was a gig or sporting event.

On 31st August 2012 - rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

There's a slightly rough feel about this place, the sort of pub that Hells Angels might use if they wanted to take their grannies out for a meal. There are six hand pumps, on my visit these were serving Greene King IPA and Abbot, Abbeydale Moonshine, Black Sheep Bitter, Nottingham Legend and Wolf Straw Dog. I've been here before, meeting friends before a football match, and although it's OK for a swift beer and move on, I wouldn't want to spend a lot of time here.

On 9th May 2012 - rating: 6
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hondo . left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

Central location a short walk from the train station and the town centre. 6 real ales and food served. Quite a dark interior with flagstone flooring.

On 6th March 2012 - no rating submitted
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James Joines left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

Real Ale available

On 29th March 2010 - no rating submitted
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Roger Button left this review about The Tut 'N' Shive

This is one of the livelier town centre pubs with a grungy feel that you would normally expect with a small music venue. A subsequent read through previous reviews suggests that they have put on live bands in the past but I didn't note anything to suggest that this is still the case although there is a raised area in front corner that would presumably double up as a stage. The general furnishings and decor are quite basic with stone floors, solid seats, graffiti laden tables (some made from old barrels), old posters and a backdrop of indie and rock music played at an intrusive but not overbearing volume. Good to see a pinball machine present, now a rarity of pub features. An old pub sign for the Turks Head is on display and whilst I assume this was the pubs previous name I cannot find anything to confirm it. At the rear is a small courtyard with some artwork and huddle of smokers! The Tut isn't the sort of place you would expect to find anything like a half decent range of ales abut there were 5 on offer; Greene King IPA, Abbot, Black Sheep, Batemans Summer Swallow and Brewster Decadence in order of mundane to interesting. Despite its student / rock fan approach, there was a comfortable early evening mix of people and on the whole I found it a pretty good if rather brief stop in our pre-Donny v Spurs jaunt around town.

On 15th September 2009 - rating: 6
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