Tragic News
All aficionados of the Boadicea will be bereft at the news that the place is currently shut...
Well, shut until 14 December 2011 apparently, but who knows what wonders await when it reopens (and as what - "not another pub", according to the signage)?
SSP seem to be rearranging their bars, rather like the deck chairs on the Titanic. At Victoria the Mash Tun has gone and Bonapartes has become a Sloe Bar. "A contemporary bar offering relaxed surroundings, great service and food throughout the day, including breakfast, teas and coffees." it says.Originally Posted by rpadam
Which I expect is the fate destined for the Boadicea. If the one at Victoria's anything to go by they'll smarten it up a bit but the cast of staff and customers and product range will remain indistinguishable from before. I can't wait....
While browsing around I just discovered that the infamous Shakespeare at New St - which many would argue is even worse than the Boadicea - is deemed to be a "bespoke bar concept" - a criminal misuse of all three words.
Last edited by NickDavies; 06-12-2011 at 09:27.
As long as they leave the departure board screen in there I couldn't give a monkeys! I only ever used it for a crafty pint when the trains were up the spout as you could at least keep on top of what trains were leaving with a pint of overpriced sludge in your hand.
The White Rose in Leeds station is also owned by SSP and is undeniably grim. Haven't passed through the station for a while, so I'm not sure if it's receiving the treatment. Still, the old saying 'you can't polish a turd' springs to mind...
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Contributors to another pub review web site say it has been turned into a specialist craft beer bar, a concept I find grimly fascinating given the location. I'm not going to be passing that way this side of the festivities, I wonder if anyone else would care to comment
I've walked past it. It all looks a lot posher than it was. I may pop in tonight as I have a bit of time to kill after work but the mention elsewhere of exhorbitant prices may mean it will be my first and only visit!
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