Previous poor management meant that this pub used to have a bit of a reputation for being rough but they seem to have got their house in order recently, it is very popular in the day and given the fact that it was a miserable Wednesday night there were quite a few in there on the evening we visited.
We were served to our drinks by local character (and Neil's mate) Shaggy, who has hardly moved off The Strip in the last 40 plus years noting that his previous place of employment was The Harvester, a venue next door to The Vesey !!
I was pleasantly surprised to see two types of real ale on offer and opted for a pint of Greene King IPA while Philistine Neil stuck to his usual cooking lager.
We took our places and once the game got underway it soon became the patient passing game that Barcelona are renowned for though I must admit it wasn't long before my concentration lapsed and I started looking round the pub for faces that I remembered during my Boldmere residency. It didn't take me long to spot both Hugh and Nigel both members of the post work drinking crew from The Boldmere Oak that I was part of.
Former schoolfriend Gary and his wife Amanda dropped in during the second half. They were taking advantage of a rare child free night so I am sure they were delighted to see the pair of us, particularly as by that stage we were four pints to the good.
All in all a venue that I would recommend though one to avoid when v*lla are playing as it is normally crawling with them.
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