Back to the Civil war.... and other Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom Nightlife Tips

Nightlife Spot: The Olde White Harte

It's rumoured that there was a plot to overthrow King Charles I.

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Phone: 01482 326363
Address: 25 Silver Street, HU1 1JG
Directions: Reached via the alleyway between Silver Street & Bowlalley Lane.

Nightlife Spot: Ye Olde Black Boy

A very old pub small, dark & full of character.

A great selection of beers are available including Belgium beer that tastes like it should.

Just a word of warning - the front room is small & can get rather smokey.

One of my favourite places in Hull.

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Address: 150 High Street, Hull
Directions: In the old part of town
Website: http://www.yeoldeblackboy.com

Nightlife Spot: Green Brick Pub

We had an excellent pint of beer but found the food not very good value.

As vegetarians there were 2 options (veggie sausage & mash or leek & gruyere pastie) on the main course section & after placing & paying for our order 10 minutes later were informed that one of them was unavailable but they had some other options -veggie burger, or veggie lasagne (very imaginative !!!).

The pasty was ok but the salad was limp & it was obvious that it had been prepared earlier.
However my partner discovered a small bug in his salad (despite asking for his meal without salad) and it was replaced & delivered to our table with an apology from a flustered member of the kitchen staff.

By all means have a pint at this pub but if you are looking for really good food - look elsewhere.

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Address: Humber dock Street
Directions: Overlooks the marina behind the Princess Quay Shopping Centre.

Nightlife Spot: The Minerva Pub

This pub does have some character & great views over the River Humber.

It used to be a favourite spot of ours for a typical bar meal as on our 1st visit we asked about vegetarian meals & the smartly attired chef offered some other imaginative meals that were not listed on the menu. We were very pleased as it was obvious that the vegetables served with our meal choices were very fresh.

However we (& other friends) have since been back in 2005 & have been disappointed. We have seen kitchen staff in food stained t-shirts & once a bicycle was being wheeled out behind the hot food serving counter ! The food we were served was well cooked & the veggies were very well boiled & just very average pub food :-(

It's a pity as this pub is in a great location.

At least the beer is ok :-)

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Nightlife Spot: The White Room

This venue does have some excellant live music BUT the beer on tap is ATTROCIOUS so if you must drink - stick to bottled beer.

I enjoy a decent pint of bitter & expect quality especially when paying above average for it.

My friend and I complained to the bar man that the beer had a vinegar like taste. We were informed that recently they had had 2 bad barrels of beer and someone had been in to sort the problem out that day. In conclusion the bar man insisted that there was nothing wrong with it & he walked off.

I have neve tasted a worse pint of Marstons bitter - it was extremely cold and the head had disappeared within seconds !

Consequently we left our pints on the bar and went to another pub in the vincinity - that knows how to serve beer (& treat their customers).

Strangely enough we ventured to "The Albion" that currently has temporary management BUT they know how a Marstons Bitter should taste :-)

As we had tickets to see the band we returned to listen to them & left.

It's the only pub where I have ever been - that has not offered to replace a dodgy tasting beer and it is their loss as we know quite a few folks who venture there.

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