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The Crystal Palace, Bath

11 Abbey Green
Bath
BA1 1NW
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace is a Fuller's pub very close to the Baths and the Abbey. Indeed, 4 of the other customers here were about to attend a wedding at the Abbey. Quite a few of the other customers were tourists. The bar staff needed to have exceptional amounts of patience to deal with some of them.

There are a couple of rooms inside, with a covered area and garden to the rear of the pub. The two rooms inside are a public bar and a much more formal dining area. All customers were either in the bar or the outdoor areas at the rear.

London Pride & ESB are the regular ales, with the other 2 handpulls occupied by Oliver's Island & Harry's Dirty Harry Raspberry & Blackcurrant Cider. Halves of the Oliver's Island and the cider came to £5.90.

The young owner seemed fairly down to earth and was chatting with a local. It seemed they were moving back to London over the weekend to Bromley. We presumed to take over another Fuller's pub.

Compared with the Huntsman, the other Fuller's pub a stone's throw away, I marginally preferred the Crystal Palace, but there's not too much to choose between them.

On 26th August 2023 - rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Crystal Palace

A little away from the madding crowds, this is a three roomed upmarket Fuller's house in an attractive square by the abbey. It's done with a touch of class; boxed wood panelling comfy seats and retained glasswork on the rear extension. Four cask advertised though my choice was deemed as not ready, so a pretty good (NBSS 3.5) Pride with polite service was my lot. Beware that you’ll be paying a consecutive price combo uplift of it being a) Fuller’s and b) central Bath. A decent place, I could have stayed for a second on a different day. GBG’23 listed. 7.5

On 4th May 2023 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Crystal Palace

Hidden away down a quiet side street near the main shopping streets, in the sort of location you’d never just stumble across, this is a large Fullers dining pub with a reputation for well-kept beer. The pub has a two bar layout, with a large conservatory-style area out the back. We entered through the left side - a bafre boarded room with full height wall panels painted in drab neutral colours. The bar is to the right, also serving the right-hand room which we didn’t explore, and has a nice traditional counter and gantry in front of a smart bar back. The room has plenty of mixed eating, including a couple of very comfy looking armchairs in front of a fireplace which had a plain mirror above and lots of ornaments on the mantelpiece. Doors to the rear lead out to the conservatory which has floor to ceiling windows along the back wall, bare floorboards, wallpaper and similar decor to the bar area. The windows look out to a pleasant courtyard garden which seemed to be well stocked with high-end garden furniture, large umbrellas and plenty of greenery. Music played quietly in the background throughout our stay and I didn’t spot any TV screens.
The usual Fullers ales were available - London Pride, ESB and Spring Sprinter on this occasion, plus Moor Resonance as the sole guest. The bar staff were really friendly and I can’t fault the pint of Spring Sprinter they served up either. Clientele seemed to be mainly middle aged, middle-class holiday-makers, so the atmosphere was a little stilted.
This is a decent Fullers house which offers some familiar, well-kept beer in a predominantly food-led environment, although we visited between lunch and dinner and found the place was mainly occupied by drinkers. The pleasant courtyard and friendly staff were definite plus points and I’d say this is worth including on any cavity centre crawl.

On 12th October 2022 - rating: 7
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Map location corrected by Conrad Heard
Bath Spa, 0.45 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Oldfield Park, 1.28 miles, 24 min walk (show)
Freshford, 4.5 miles, 1 hr 26 min walk (show)
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
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  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
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  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Darts : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : Yes - Guide dogs only. - last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 19 April 2021 by Tris C
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Karaoke : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Micropub : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Pinball : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 26 August 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
  • Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 19 April 2021 by Tris C
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 04 May 2023 by Quinno _
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