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The Hop Vine, Ormskirk
Burscough
Postal town: Ormskirk
L40 4BY
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Hop Vine
This former coaching inn is now the beating heart of Burscough and a brew pub,it was certainly busy on a Thursday evening.The interior is both plush and traditional,with various sections and seperate rooms,it does retain a hotel style layout.On entering there is a side room to the right with a vast boardroom table,one assumes this can be hired but there were no signs that you couldn't pitch down here.The otherside has comfy chairs below the front window.
The bar runs a good length of the interior and has lots of barstools ,so blockers will be an issue.Opposite the bar there is a rank of high tables,but beyond the bar to the left is the Piano Room,a quiet back snug with it's own bar access.A raised section at the back has bench seating with upholstered banquettes and dining style tables and although folk will eat here ,it's not an exclusive area if you just want to drink.
The food looked very decent quality with a slightly high price point for the area,while the bar offered 4 Hop Vine beers(a very good Summer Ale along with D'vine IPA,Hoppy Blonde and Best Bitter) along with guests TT Landlord and Moorhouse's Pendle Witches Brew.There is a loyalty scheme on Hop Vine ales,buy 6 get the 7th free.
I really enjoyed my visit and would happily call in again.A must visit in Burscough,I enjoyed their ales ,lively atmosphere and very friendly service.
On 13th July 2019
- rating: 8
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Hop Vine
I couldn’t believe how busy this place was on a Tuesday afternoon- that’s a village pub clearly doing something right. it was completely rammed with drinkers and diners, the only space was in the nice cobbled garden at the back (where you can find the brewery). other reviews detail the excellent real ale offering but this is very much a foody place from what I could gather. Nice and well run but a bit twee and ‘real housewives of West Lancashire’ so I think it would get on my nerves if I came here often.
On 5th March 2019
- rating: 7
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Al Bundy left this review about The Hop Vine
I like real ale and this pub is for you. However some real ale drinkers take it far too serious and can bore you rigid prattling on and on about it. Got collared by one of em in here.
On 20th January 2015
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Hop Vine
We got a very good welcome when visiting here, a friendly smile from the barmaid and a hello does go a long way. The pub was also well staffed, so ordering our beers was no problem. I found the interior to be tastefully decorated, with that homely sort of feel about it.
We did notice a good few tables set out for dining, the bar area was pretty clear so we did a bit of vertical drinking there. 8 ales on handpump, we went for the Burscough Mere Blond, Copper Dragon, West Coast Pale and the Stamps Brewery Marilyn Monroe. We too were heading to Wigan from Southport, so I do recommend a break in your journey to visit here, well worth it.
On 22nd February 2014
- rating: 8
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ROB Camra left this review about The Hop Vine
Multi roomed pub which has been recently refurbished. It's very food led and most of the rooms are set up for dining although there's still a few tables available for drinkers. There's a cobbled yard to the rear which is where Burscough brewery brews its beers. There's lots of wood panelling and the floor is tiled. The walls are covered with old photos and maps and there are lots of old beer bottles on ledges. There are 8 (I think) handpumps which were all serving Burscough beers apart from 2 which had guest beers on them. I had come here as a destination pub with 4 others and was slightly underwhelmed by the pub to be honest. The beers were all in good condition but not absolutely brilliant and the Burscough beers themselves I have always found to be average. My companions were of the same opinion, so we didn't stay here as long as we had planned and had a pub crawl through Burscough and caught an earlier train to sample the delights of Wigan. So, to sum up, it's a good pub, but aimed at foodies and the beer is good rather than excellent.
On 4th September 2013
- rating: 7
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