Ye Olde Angel, Crewe

Blue Scrumpy left this review about Ye Olde Angel

I last attempted to visit the Angel on a Sunday back in January 2017 and found it closed. 7½ years later, I returned and found it open.

The Angel is located in a pretty awful down and out shopping precinct with many shuttered and closed units. Most people drinking in this area were sat on the street drinking cans and bottles, which probably explains the demise of some of the town's pubs, including the Angel.

A board outside the entrance to the Angel proclaimed it as being open. I was in luck. You descend a couple of flights of stairs to find the old pub pretty much untouched. There is a raised central drinking area with the lengthy bar along the rear wall. A few beer pumps are still in existence, but a woman soon appeared to explain that none of them were operational. The choice was between bottles and cans in the fridge, the highlight of which was Hobgoblin.

The pub is all carpeted and there are exposed brick walls. A TV was playing a radio channel, which was playing background music throughout.

The Angel's raison d'etre these days is its Sunday carvery, which means it only ever opens for 4 hours between 11:30-3:30 on a Sunday. I'd deliberately timed my visit to Cheshire on a Sunday to check it out and I'd skipped breakfast to ensure I could capitalise on the £5.99 Sunday roast - turkey, beef and gammon accompanied by vegetables.

The meat looked very dry at first glance, but was actually decent quality. Roast potatoes were cooked from frozen and veg was also cheap stuff. Although the sprouts were nice. At £5.99, I couldn't complain.

The Angel still also serves as a base for preparing pizzas during the rest of the week. They are delivered from here, but I don't believe you can eat in. The days of Oakwell Barnsley Bitter being served here are long gone, but this is still very much a pub, albeit one that's primarily in existence to sell cheap food.

On 23^rd July 2024 - rating: 3
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