Blagrave Arms

Good pub, good place to drink,. Good choice of beers.

Unfortunately not impressed with this place. On first arrival was hit with an overpowering smell of air freshener (not the nice kind), this smell or whatever it was seemed to stick to the glasses so every sip of drink I took tasted like some kind of weird berry or fruit ( I had a glass of coke) T read moreUnfortunately not impressed with this place. On first arrival was hit with an overpowering smell of air freshener (not the nice kind), this smell or whatever it was seemed to stick to the glasses so every sip of drink I took tasted like some kind of weird berry or fruit ( I had a glass of coke) The toilets look like they are falling apart need a bit of work to fix the damage. And the smell of this air freshener is way too strong and unpleasant. The pub on a whole had a bit of a dirty feel to it. The place has a lot of potential and is in a great location, just feel it's not living up to how good this place can be. And they serve food here....but from just walking into the place I wouldn't touch the food with a 10 foot barge pole because it would probably taste like this weird odour that's around the pub. With a bit of work this place could be great. But for now it's probably only good for a quick drink and that's all. The atmosphere at night might be totally different but during the day I'd probably avoid and go somewhere else.

When you enter the place, your nose is hit with some weird smell. I'm not sure what it is and I don't want to know but it's very unpleasant. As all the places were busy, we decided to come to this place. There was only one customer inside sitting at the bar and a few members of staff (at least 2). read moreWhen you enter the place, your nose is hit with some weird smell. I'm not sure what it is and I don't want to know but it's very unpleasant. As all the places were busy, we decided to come to this place. There was only one customer inside sitting at the bar and a few members of staff (at least 2). We got two glasses of coke. Comparing to some other places, the coke was quite expensive. The first sip and you start to wonder if the drink you got is a coke or not. Looks like coke but the flavour is like something fruity or flower taste like thing. It was horrible to drink but well, we were thirsty and we paid for this drink. In the end I went to the toilet. Another weird and strong smell hit my nose. One toilet was "out of order" as the note on the doors said. The bathroom looks like it asks to be renovated immediately. Got back to the table. In a meanwhile a few more customers appeared probably for the same reason as we - all other places are busy. The music in the background was some old songs which makes you feel it's a place for old people. One of the staff members was changing the music all the time. We were so hungry as well but the whole place and this weird taste coke made us to not even try the food there because we were afraid the food will be such unpleasant as the whole stay there. This one star is only because The Blagrave Arms is located in the centre and it easy to get to some other place to have a proper drink and food.