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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Sunday, 30 October 2011

The Regal Moon, Rochdale


The Regal Moon, The Butts, Rochdale OL16 1HB
 Town Centre, next to the new busand tram interchange
01706 657434
This was built in 1938 and was originally one of the first 'picture palace' cinemas, a byword for comfort and class. When Wetherspoons took it over they respected its history, as the company usually does, and have preserved most of the internal art deco features. There are two framed plaques on the wall near the front entrance which give a short account of the cinema's history before it became a pub.

Ambience - 3
nice pub but gets a bit noisy in the evening
decor - 4
well maintained, as you would expect of a Wetherspoons pub

service - 3
They're friendly but a bit slow

ale - 5
Also as you would expect of a Wetherspoons, a big range of real ales

features - 2
Serves food and is open early in the morning for breakfast
It is in the 2011 good beer guide

toilets - 4

score 21 out of 30

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