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Submitted on Saturday, 18th June 2016
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Bell, St Johns, Worcester
Worcester
WR2 5AG
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Bell
This is a fairly decent pub on the St John's side of the River Severn. You enter into a corridor with the large bar on the left and 2 smaller side rooms off the corridor to the right-hand side.
The bar is roughly a rectangular shape with tables all along the length. All were occupied, apart from an odd one on the short side of the rectangle next to the window. Sitting there felt like the whole pub was watching me. In fact, they probably were, as before I could finish my beer a bloke turned up to begin setting up the evening's entertainment. This looked as if it might be karaoke. So, I drank up quite swiftly so as not to disrupt the fun!
4 real ales were on - Sharp's Doom Bar, Wye Valley HPA, Hobson's Town Crier & The Hop Shed Buckeye Best Bitter. My Buckeye was in decent condition, but felt a little rushed due to circumstances. I'd imagine that if you could bag a spot in one of the side rooms at a quieter time, you could have quite a relaxing time here.
On 2nd January 2024
- rating: 6
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Old Boots left this review about Bell
An old multiroom pub badged as M&B but selling a mix of national casks - London Pride and Doombore plus locals from Teme Valley and Hobsons as well as the usual tap stuff. The building is interesting with a mix of fake and genuine oldness as well as the glass walled snugs off the other side of the central corridor to the public bar. Furnished traditionally with bench seating and Britannia and other cast iron based tables. Busy and noisy from the jukebox of a Friday evening it benefits from a couple of big tellys in the public, BBC News on one, Racing UK on the other. Not a bad locals pub although the service wasn't up to scratch the beer quality was fine, GBG listed.
On 18th June 2016
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Malden man left this review about Bell
This place was incredibly busy early on a Friday evening, the main room with the bar being rammed and with fairly loud music blaring out. A side corridor has two small snug like rooms rather like a grandma's parlour off it and thankfully one of these offered me some respite from the business in the main room. A fireplace was complete with a fireguard, a framed jigsaw depicts an orgy (!), in the bar, competing with music there was 20-20 blast cricket on, enthusiastically followed. Décor included a framed cover of The People newspaper commemorating England's World Cup victory over Germany, as well as some local scenes. Several tables are fashioned from old Singer sewing machines. A further room at the back seemed to be unused, there was also a skittle alley off the back yard.
Beers were London Pride, Thwaites Wainwright, Hobson's Town Crier and Prescott Track Record.
A decent and vibrant pub in the St John's district, well worth a look in.
On 2nd September 2014
- rating: 7
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- Bar Billiards : No last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Car Park : No last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Darts : No last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 01 April 2014 by Dave McNally
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 01 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Live Music : Yes last updated 02 January 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Pinball : No last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Pool Table : No last updated 02 September 2014 by Malden man
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 August 2013 by Oggwyn Great
- Real Cider : No last updated 02 January 2024 by Blue Scrumpy