Publisher's Synopsis
Over 1,000 pubs are featured in the brand new edition of this totally independent guide, from charming village locals via characterful roadside hostelries to up-to-the-minute city gastropubs. All the entries have been handpicked by the same team that produce the prestigious Good Food Guide, and show the same commitment to giving comprehensive, meticulously collected information with clarity, accuracy and objectivity. The Which? Pub Guide is totally independent, taking no advertising or free hospitality, and making no charge to pubs for inclusion in the Guide. Entries are selected on merit along, based on the assessments of readers, backed up by anonymous inspections. It highlights pubs offering exceptional bar food, as well as those providing a wide choice of real ales and wines. This edition has been re-researched from scratch since the last edition, and includes many new entries for 2005. Entries in the main section of the book focus on the food and drink on offer, but also evoke the character and ambience of the pub, and give details of opening hours, smoking/music policies, wheelchair access, gardens, accommodation and much more.;In addition, a 'Round-up' section takes in a wide variety of pubs selected less for their food but for, perhaps, their great beer, splendid setting, fascinating history or architecture, or some other attribute that makes them also well worth a visit.
