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The Blue Bell Inn

1.0 (1 review)
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Closed 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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The George & Dragon

The George & Dragon

4.0(1 review)
3.8 mi
£

Oh my. I don't know what they do for a living these Aldbrough folk but I know one thing for…read morecertain.....they grow them big and hearty. Well they do if the portion sizes at The George and Dragon are anything to go by, Geoff Capes would struggle to clear a plate here. We stumbled upon this big old pub on the drive home from a day sniffing other dog's bottoms on the beach at Hornsea. Lola the staffie had decided to add weight to the occasion by vomiting bone fragments and cat food all over the back of Ade's car, she then compounded her status as the day's MOST unpleasant travelling companion by suffering liquid diarrhoea. We needed a car break and we needed it soon. There's no real reason why you would be in Aldbrough. We decided rather than go back the way we came from Leeds we would do a loop and head back via Hull (when you feel like heaven but you look like Hull......) and we had a beady eye open for a nice local hostelry to spend a little while in, primarily to enjoy a bit of dinner but also to have a short break from the smell of hot dog yack. So it was Aldbrough where we spotted the gleaming white exterior of The George and Dragon and decided to give it a go. A nearby bungalow sported a neon sign reading 'Happy Birthday JESUS' so we were hoping for some good local 'colour' as it were. Unfortunately, it being the Wild West, there's no chance of using debit cards but we were cheerfully directed to 'Pete's' shop aka the local off licence. The shop isn't called Pete's Shop, it's just run by Pete and the cash machine inside utilises (ready for it?) a DIAL UP MODEM!!! YES!!!!!!!!!! What could be better than a trip down memory lane as the cash machine whirrrs and bleeps its internet request down the PHONELINE!!! I'll tell you what's better. Waiting the interminably long time for said machine to whirrr and bleep its internet request down the phoneline whilst enjoying the extremely hardcore pornography magazines that adorn the shelving unit on the side wall. He's a saucy one, that Pete. Cash in hand and eyes a little wider open than before we trooped back into the pub and ordered a fish platter and mixed grill- a mere £6.95 and £8.95 respectively. There's about a 30 minute wait as the food is cooked fresh but we happily passed the time by the roaring real wood fire whilst the friendly locals chatted about Christmas and New Year- my particular favourite was one middle aged man who was trying to remember the name of the shots his son had bought him the night before.... at one point he said he thought the drink was called Jingle Monsters. It was Jagermeister. At that point I rather wished he was MY dad. We had a bit of a surprise when the food was ready, expecting it to come to the table in the bar but were instead led, in a charming 1970's kind of fashion, into a separate little dining room with another lovely open fire and copies of The Countryside Alliance magazine. Yes, it was most definitely a country pub for shooty, blasty, badger bothering types. The platters were unbelievably large. Served on what can only be described as carving dishes. The epic portions were topped off with a foot long basket of hand cut chips. The food was well cooked, clearly hot from the kitchen, fresh and tasty- we had to cave in after only managing half but the cheerful barmaid brought us takeaway boxes (the smell from which made my very fat cat, The Moog, do a little ballet of delight when we brought them home later). The staff were friendly, welcoming and interested in us as guests, we've promised we will go again when we are next in the area and try out some more dishes. I only take one star off for a slight lack of cleanliness.....there were a few stains on the tablecloth and the ladies loo needed a bloody good scrub. Having said that it is difficult in assessing rough and ready local country pubs on cleanliness as generally they run on very different terms from a city pub- people wander in with mucky books, they may even slap their latest feathered shotgun victim down on the bar whilst they have a quick one for the road, the accepted level of what is clean in the eyes of the locals is often quite significantly lower than what we city folk look for. Nothing was filthy, just needed a hotter wash and some better soap. It may be a year before we are round that way again but I'd definitely pop into The George and Dragon once more- it really is exactly what I like in a pub (as you may have noticed)....and, of course, it would be criminal not to see the latest stock at Pete's. For purely research reasons you understand.

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Mill Inn

Mill Inn

4.7(3 reviews)
40.8 mi

If you are looking for a traditional country Pub, ran as they used to be alongside the farm, well…read morethis must be one of the last few remaining ones. If you can imagine walking into a friend's house and there in the corner is the bar just knocked together with a few bits of wood and a couple of tables and stools to sit at, well this is what's here. What you see is what you get not a great selection of beers but the Theakstons went down a treat (well actually several did). We sat in the garden overlooking the countryside unspoiled by any sounds other than that of the birds and sheep in the fields opposite. If you are after Juke Boxes, slot machines and the other trappings of modern pubs give this a miss, if you are after visiting the Scarborough area try and find this one you shouldn't be disappointed after all they way the pub trade is going at the moment it may not be here for many more years. I will probably get bought and turned into someone's home, shame if it ever does. The pub doesn't do food (only a few sandwiches) just a traditional pub.

The Mill Inn is situated in the middle of the British countryside…read more You could easily drive past it and not notice it were there. Walking into the mill inn is like walking back in time to the 1970's! When you order a drink the bar man Disappears down stairs to his underground cellar to fetch it. Only open on certain days and I've you go you will be talking about it for day's after. Love it

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Inn On Green

Inn On Green

5.0(2 reviews)
35.5 mi

Fantastic food. Highly recommended…read more Great service, outstanding food, lovely place! A must visit!

having eaten at both inn on the green and the black horse with my family recently if were talking…read moreabout comparisions there isnt one lets start with the service the inn on the green provides professional service and standards that we have not experienced in a long time at a village pub very impressed. as for the black horse half the staff were outside smoking when we arrived and the language was disgusting even if we didint have our children with us and thats why we was probably waiting ages for any service, we could have come between there smoke breaks if was told when that was. lets talk about food the inns web site is totally correct fresh food and some grown on the premises as i saw for myself it was very well cooked and just as well presented again down to the service again very impressed. the black horse how ever not alot fresh im afraid and would of been nice for all our family to eat together instead of in stages and it was not busy at all so no excuse there. down sides for both places.....The inn on the green, cud nt find one on our visit great value for money and all the awards they have won totally earned including a great review in the journal for february recently. the black horse, bad news quite alot overpriced including drinks, service very poor, language outside and inside very offensive and no need at all and obviously allowed by the management, very dissapointed. Will say they have a very nice outside patio area. good for kidz. as for the last review i dont no how many places they eat at in a day because they ate at the inn on the green on there web reviews and also ate at the black horse on there site to same day interesting. m.banks

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