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Pub Reviews In Sheffield
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 We have now been to the Ivory Bar & Restaurant at least 3 times with friends, and each time think it may be better than the time before - but it's not, it's worse!
The staff try very hard, but they are bar staff not restaurant staff and don't have much idea. The menu reads very well and we have got quite excited reading it, only to be disappointed when the food arrives. I would NOT recommend this restaurant to anyone who is really interested in food as it is rubbish, and we won't be going again. Don't waste your time or money!
- Trisha Fairhurst, 11/9/2006
This pub is well worth a visit. A village pub with contemporary twist, the pub landlord (Ade) goes out of his way to make both regulars and visitors feel welcome. When we visited they had on entertainment and the pub was very busy being a Friday night. The landlord and his family took time to bring homemade sandwiches round offering them free to all, chatting and spending time meeting new faces. I had family visiting from Scotland and they couldn't believe how nice this pub was - friendly, clean and welcoming, it's a gem!
- Lynne Diamond, 09/9/2006
Nice location, poor sandwiches, appallingly rude landlord.
We went to the Old Horns Inn on lunchtime of Sunday 27th August 2006 with my mother and her friend. We got a table and waited for my father and his friend who were walking to the pub to arrive. The first I knew of their arrival was when the landlord came charging out of the kitchen bellowing at my father as he had walking boots on. My father had no problem with taking his boots off, but as there was no sign requesting this, a polite request would have been sufficient (for the record, his boots were as clean as anyone else's shoes).
My girlfriend and I both ordered simple cheese & pickle sandwiches on white bread and the other four ordered various meat and cheese sandwiches on brown bread. On the first bite of my sandwich I was met with a terrible taste of chemicals (think toilet cleaner or Windolene - or both!). I thought at first it might just be a particularly strong pickle and tried another mouthful, but it was really awful. I asked my girlfriend how hers was, and she said 'it tastes of chemicals'! A couple of others at the table tried the sandwiches and agreed that they were very unpleasant.
In typical English fashion, I was just going to leave the food and say nothing about it. However, my father decided to take the plates back. The woman behind the bar said "where do you think you are going with those sandwiches"! He explained that they tasted very bad, and so she took them back into the kitchen. About a minute later the landlord came steaming out of the kitchen (again!), slammed £4.20 on the table and said "There's NOTHING wrong with it. It's the LASHINGS of pickle YOU put on it" and stormed off without another word.
Now call me crazy, but it's pretty easy to make a cheese sandwich, and pretty hard to get it wrong. If two customers say that a sandwich has a nasty chemically taste, then just accept that they are right and bring a new sandwich. As it happens, I'll never ever go back to the Old Horns Inn and neither will my parents or their friends. Hopefully, after reading my review, neither will you! There is absolutely no advantage in treating paying customers like that for the sake of two cheese sandwiches...
I'll give the pub 2/10 as the view from the restaurant is nice (providing the angry landlord isn't blocking your view!).
Just as a quick follow up to my previous review: my mother has just called to say what happened after me and my girlfriend left the premises.
As my parents and their friends left, the landlord AGAIN charged out of the kitchen and said "WHAT DID YOU SAY?". My mother said that she had merely commented that it was a shame the service and food was so bad because the pub and location was nice.
Amazingly, the landlord got right up in her face and shouted "YOU COME HERE WITH YOUR MUDDY BOOTS AND MESS UP MY CARPET AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FOOD - F**K OFF BACK TO THE CITY"!
Seriously, if you're going to this pub and you don't turn up in a combine harvester, this lunatic landlord will think you are one of "them there fancy lollin' city folks" and give you a load of abuse. Avoid like the plague!
- Rhys Turner, 27/8/2006
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR UNDER-30s.
Although the name suggests they're student-friendly, all this shows is that you shouldn't necessarily go by a pub's name!
As a lecturer, I went to the Varsity with a large group of colleagues and postgrad students. They arbitrarily picked on two of the group and refused to serve them on the grounds that "they didn't look old enough" - even though they happily served others in the group who looked far younger. To add insult to injury, one of the two only wanted a fruit juice! But he was told he wasn't even allowed to stay on the premises.
Like I say, these were POSTgrads, not fresh-faced new arrivals. They had credit cards on them, as well as University ID cards complete with photographs. And they even had their supervisors with them to vouch for the truth of the matter. Unfortunately, the Varsity has clearly never heard of common sense.
Obviously, having an age-check is a good idea. But it only makes sense if bar staff are properly trained in recognising customers' ages. In this case, the staff looked noticeably younger than the customers they were refusing to serve, and had clearly NOT had adequate training.
New arrivals in Sheffield are therefore strongly advised NOT to go to the Varsity. There are plenty of very good pubs on West Street, most of which serve better beer at lower prices - so try one of those instead.
- Mike Stannett, 12/7/2006
I was at the Sherwood on Saturday the 17th of June when the annual carnival was on. Much to my surprise the chef was in the car park spit-roasting an entire pig, the atmosphere was good and the food reasonably priced. The chef even allowed me to carve my own meat .10 out of 10.
- Bob Line, 26/6/2006
Lovely old village pub with exposed stone walls in keeping with Greenhill village. Gorgeous food, good beer and friendly and welcoming staff make for a good night with a friendly atmosphere.
- Jon Griffiths, 17/6/2006
With a great landlady and entertainments manager, along with DJ Dazza, this pub is the one to be in!
Quieter in the week, but has a quiz on Wednesday nights from 9:30PM with a free buffet and a gallon of ale to the winner! The live singer appears every Friday night, so far so good! Then comes DJ Dazza on Saturday (disco) and Sundays (karaoke), brace yourselves for the wit and sarcasm from him plus the brilliant up-to-date and old tunes.
Very friendly customers and great bar staff, with a wide range of ages. Whichever mood you feel, this pub is bound to bring smiles!
Great pub!
- Hazel Pool, 18/5/2006
A nice pub with ample parking and a small beer garden to the side. A pool table is available and there is a small "snug" with TV (no Sky).
There is a large drinking area with karaoke offered on Friday and Saturday nights.
The pub also has a large function room upstairs (with its own bar and toilets). This area is used by "War Gamers" every Thursday evening 7PM to 11PM. The upstairs area is available for hire for Xmas parties, birthdays, anniversaries etc...
Stones, carling Guinness etc... are readily available either upstairs or downstairs.
- Paul Murphy, 08/5/2006
Excellent beer and good food served in a relaxed atmosphere filled with, surprisingly, an equal mix of students and locals. Shame the pool table needs levelling but otherwise a good place to stop in for a pint and/or a meal.
- Edward Burns, 23/4/2006
After having a party there I thought that I ought to let you know how disgusted I was with the buffet. The sandwiches were floppy and there was hardly any meat on them, and the onion bhajis were freezing cold. Where do you know that puts ham, cheese and tuna all on the same platter? I don't even think there were enough chicken drumsticks to go around.
In a word: diabolical. I paid for £6 per head buffet, but looking at it, if it cost £3 per head that would be stretching it.
My advice, don't go.
- Mandy, 19/4/2006
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