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Bruce Arms, Macclesfield
Macclesfield
SK11 8HB
Reviews of Bruce Arms (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about Bruce Arms
The Bruce Arms is a backstreet boozer with a double sided bar counter on the left wall that serves a small and thin front bar, where all the locals were assembled, and a seating area towards the rear that is decorated with framed prints of old films such as the Godfather, James Bond and the Italian Job. To the right of the entrance is a large area with a dartboard on the right wall next to a large trophy cabinet full of awards and a jukebox. On the front wall in here is a large projector screen for showing live football. Above a fireplace on the rear wall is a second dartboard adjacent to another smaller trophy cabinet, show offs! A second projector screen was rolled up above the dartboard and a television was showing muted Sky Sports News. To the right some steps at the rear lead up to a room that houses a pool table.
One of the three hand pumps on the bar was in operation drawing Robinson’s Unicorn. Premium keg was also available alongside the overpriced Beavertown Neck Oil. I didn’t see any food menus, but there was an empty heating cabinet for pies etc. on the bar. The ale choice may turn some off this place, but I thought it was a friendly local that I would have no problem revisiting.
On 12th March 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5249 recommendations about 5217 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Bruce Arms
This is a nice old-fashioned brick built corner local. There are three rooms: a tiny and basic tap room on the left, with two larger rooms to the rear. The room on the right has just a corner of the unusually shaped bar as a servery, while the larger room to the left has two hand pumps. The third hand pump is in the tap room, and this was serving Lancaster Blonde, the others being Courage Directors and Robinsons Unicorn. I had the Blonde, which was in good condition. It was very quiet on my late afternoon midweek visit, but I got the impression of a friendly local pub which is worth the short walk from the town centre.
On 20th February 2013
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3745 recommendations about 3482 pubs]
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Alan Winfield left this review about Bruce Arms
The Bruce Arms is a back street pub that is away from the centre of town.
This pub is a lot bigger inside that it looks from the outside i went in the bar which was at the front of the pub this was a decent room there are also some other rooms towards the rear of the pub.
This was a Tetley tied house and there were two real ales on the bar i had a drink of Tetley bitter and this was very nice.
I like these sort of pubs and i enjoyed having a drink in here.
Pub visited 23/9/2000
On 23rd September 2000
- rating: 8
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Bruce Arms - whatpub.com
Prestbury, 3.29 miles, 1 hr 3 min walk (show)
Adlington (Cheshire), 6 miles, 1 hr 55 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Car Park : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Darts : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Function Room : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Hot Food : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 30 October 2014 by Dave McNally
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Micropub : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Pinball : No last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- WiFi : Yes last updated 07 August 2019 by Ian Parker
