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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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Saturday, 28 January 2012

The White Lion, Rochdale




The White Lion, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale
A rather pleasant medium sized town centre pub, with one big room and a relatively small bar. But rather than being a dull rectangular room, it is divided into sections and has a couple of raised areas, and the furniture looks newly upholstered. A friendly relaxing pub, no jukebox or TV, which is becoming rare in pubs but may be appreciated by people who want to converse without having to shout.


ambience - 3
decor - 4
new upholstery, cosy colour scheme, well maintained

service - 3
low key but friendly

ale - 1
one cask ale

features - 4
karaoke on Sunday
range of pub games
2 table pool room
dogs allowed (but their licence doesn't allow them to admit children so not a family pub)

toilets - 3
Clean and fully supplied

score 18 out of 30
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