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The Sun, Lancaster

63 Church Street
Lancaster
LA1 1ET
Phone: 0152466006
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Will Larter left this review about The Sun

I have taken to breaking train journeys at Lancaster whenever I can, just so that I can call in here for a beer or two, although it's by no means the nearest pub to the railway station. It is, on the other hand, one of the best pubs in Lancaster and in my experience the beer is always in good or better condition and not overpriced.

My visit in July found a queue stretching from the bar almost to the door, which is not something you see every day, so I joined at a reasonable distance and was served within about six minutes. The lass was working on her own, but was doing very well with a mixed bunch of about five or six people, including some slightly more demanding than average. I've seen some bar staff in this situation lose it, and give less than good service by showing their frustration or impatience at not getting any help from colleagues. I was last in the queue and asked for halves of three different beers and then lined them up in front of their respective hand pumps to have their photo taken, but even this didn't faze her. When her manager finally showed up she got a bit of an earful for the lack of support, but not in such a voice that the whole pub would know what had caused the backlog - my only impression was that someone's food order had caused the computer to have a breakdown; fortunately the human element was made of sterner stuff, and I think the manager appreciated this.

Putting this well-handled customer service situation together with the very good and well-presented beer - my three beers, all from Lancaster brewery, which owns the pub, were very good - and the pleasant environment, justify my rating of 9, I think. It's beginning to tax my ingenuity to arrange train journeys where I can reasonably change at Lancaster, though.

On 30th October 2022 - rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Sun

Two-room pub / hotel bar, created from two adjoining buildings, with a slightly upmarket yet rustic appearance (if that isn't too big a contradiction), plain wooden furniture, exposed stonework walls, etc. As a Lancaster Brewery outlet, one of the five-handpump banks was dedicated to its beers, from which selection I went went for the Amber (£3.50). The other row featured three Titanic ales, Wainwright and Hobgoblin.

On 28th September 2020 - rating: 7
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Sun

now serves the full range of Lancaster beers at all times -which is a good thing. it's a bit rustic-posh inside, not exactly pubby, but cosy enough anyway. If you want to sample the local beers this is the place to come. But I never seem to be able to warm to the place.

On 25th February 2019 - rating: 7
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Map location corrected by Alexander Kapp
Lancaster, 0.31 miles, 6 min walk (show)
Bare Lane, 2.75 miles, 53 min walk (show)
Morecambe, 3.48 miles, 1 hr 7 min walk (show)
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30th Oct 2022, 19:54
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