The Moorfield Sale reopens - Sort of!

Frequent flyers of The Moorfield Sale will have undoubtedly noticed that it had closed for a while.

Well the good news is that it's reopened as.... just merely 'The Sale' (Imagine the discussion at the marketing meeting coming up with that one!)

Anyway, after sampling what they have to offer at the Sale I can confirm that there are 4 handpumps, however, the Old Golden Hen wasn't on despite the clip showing. When I pointed out the clip should be turned, this was met with silence and a blank stare. The practice of leaving pump signs visible when not on seems to be an industry norm now.

I tried the Deuchars (well kept but bland) and the Abbot Ale which was in decent form and just about merited a 3 score. 2 halves cost £4.60 so clearly not trying to compete with Wetherspoons and its ilk.

It seems like even more of a food pub now and beyond the bar, it has been given a restaurant feel (quite well done IMHO). Even the bar area, where the fruit machines remain, is geared up for food. There is a terrace and large patio area out the back in front of a large car park. This was very popular on the warm evening of my visit. 

Service looked stretched and somewhat fraught and I assumed this was understandable teething problems.

Overall, a significant improvement and very pleasing to see real ale back on. The continuity of this and its quality should ideally be regularly checked.

It was nice to see a few people drinking cask from my observation.

Watch this space!