There are many fine places to see in Newport, many fine places to eat and drink, where customers can feel at ease and be made welcome whilst getting fine customer service in and around the city of Newport but the Hornblower Pub is not one of them.
This is an update of my previous post: The Hornblower Pub, home of mold, yeast infections and undrinkable beer served in unclean glasses.
A quick visit to The Hornblower quickly showed how not to run a public house. Upon requesting a couple of bottles, we were asked if we would like glasses. When the barmaid produced said glasses, and it was commented upon that glasses were in need of a wash the comment from the barmaid was to "fuck off."Yep ask for a clean glass and its "fuck off." A further comment about this to the landlady of the pub had her snap back with something along the lines of "If you don't like it then don't drink here."
Nice to see that they have customer service and well mannered staff.
Whilst this was going on I noticed that at the end of the bar, there was a huge growth of mold on the wall. (This is where the update comes in as the photo's my mate took he dropped off today )Thankfully having chosen my beer in a bottle I was glad that I did not have to risk my health with anything that run through the no doubt unclean pumps.
After all should there be mold and a quick glance at the floor behind the bar showing another patch, then its not going to a clean cellar. (see photo here)
Here we see lots of healthy mold, slime or some unmentionable stuff slowly growing up the wall from the cellar. No doubt in a few years it will be growing a mullett and Karen the Landlady will start sleeping with it.
Now this classic pic shows a large growth of something that I am sure has not passed health & safety inspection!A dark dimly lit pub I first thought that the low lighting was to give some atmosphere, although upon looking at the dust on the tables I realised that this must be a ploy to hide the dirt.
I am sure that the mold spores, many of which were no doubt setting up a long and stable home on my unclean glass were just waiting to poison some unfortunate who risked drinking from a glass in this pub.
Upon leaving after our friendly visit to this dire public house, I noticed that the window - also in need of a clean I might add - had a few stickers boasting of awards from Camra. Although they were dated from the mid to late 1990's, I don't rate their chances at ever getting another one either.
As a Camra member myself I sure as hell won't be recommending them, and I shall be letting many others know how bad that pub is as well.
So if you are ever in the Newport area and fancy a beer and want to keep your health, then avoid the unclean Hornblower public house.
Thankfully a JD Wetherspoon is just down the roadabout another 100 yards) and as much as I am no fan of large corporate pubs, at least they are clean and mold free. Mind a walk the other way leads up into town and you could do far worse than pay a visit to Ye Olde Murenger.
A traditional pub that has polite staff, clean glasses and a decent range of real ales. Alas no mold patches, dust or staff that tell customers to fuck off for daring to ask for a clean glass.
Just look at the quality of the decor in the above photos, it matches from what I have been told of Alchy Karens(The Landlady) personal habits.
**Comments have been turned off on this and the other Hornblower post. This is due to some threats from people associated with the Hornblower. The sad fact is that it shows that they have to post anon, lacking the courage to put in contact details(which would then be passed onto the authorities).
It shows the sort of customer who now frequents this pub that they have to threaten and try to shut down free comment on a dire unclean pub, run by unfriendly staff /management.
Maybe that explains why on so many occasions when I walk past I see the pub empty.
Sadly for them this and the other post - link at top of article - will be staying put.
Oh and also I need to clarify one point, the gossip of the Hornblower Bamber although he claims he was there was not in the pub at that time.
Jussi's comments removed due to forthcoming legal action.
Update - the pub is now closed. Karen according to tales I have heard has had the bailiffs in to seize monies owed. Oh dear, according to some reports the pub may be sold off for development.
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Re: "If you don't like it then don't drink here."
They are obviously strong believers in the free market and voting with your feet ;-) The fact that they freely advocate it surely says much for the strength of their convictions…
True enough and I support them 100% in their views, even to the point of putting photo's up of the bar and the expanding mould.
Nothing like a bit of free publicity for any company, should do them the world of good :-)
I totally agree with the article!! The beer is vile and the premises is bogging, which in my opinion reflects the hygine standards of the landlady Karen - who obviously has no idea how to run a decent, welcoming, friendly, CLEAN pub.
She is running the pub into the ground, give up already....the pub has gone downhill dramatically since Alan was banished from having anything to do with his own pub and im sure the takings prove it.
If u want to be abused, drink crap beer,have a 'come on' from the easy landlady and run the risk of catching galloping gut rot then the Hornblower is the place to go!
Here Here Anon!! Well Said!
'Alchy' is only friendly to people she thinks shes got a chance of sleeping with.....oh perish the thought!
If the pub was clean and the beer was good, and the atmosphere went back to being like it was before Karen ruined it, you could prehaps look past the rude staff and equally rude old slapper that has the cheek to call herself a landlady. She should come with a government health warning, as well as the Pub in its current state!
Head up to the Murenger - nicer atmosphere, friendly staff...just what you need to compliment a nice pint!
Well said anon, it would appear that from the majority of comments, that is comments from from the landlady and her "in crowd" that the vast majority of people agree with this and the other post.
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