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roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:08 pm

when I lived in manchester there was a pub us dopey sods used to get our wacky backy from


the spinners arms, moss side


jesus christ , we turned up once on an early summers evening and a bloke came running out the front doors with half a bottle of budweiiser sticking out of his head !!

we stopped going there after that

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:12 pm

Sludge wrote:when I lived in manchester there was a pub us dopey sods used to get our wacky backy from


the spinners arms, moss side


jesus christ , we turned up once on an early summers evening and a bloke came running out the front doors with half a bottle of budweiiser sticking out of his head !!

we stopped going there after that

horse and groom when your on a mad one :lol:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:17 pm

Without a doubt the New Found Out in Newport.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:18 pm

The Old Maerdy Hotel, where I spent my misspent youth was a rough old pub...great craic though :D :D :ayatollah:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:24 pm

nobber wrote:Without a doubt the New Found Out in Newport.


There used to be an old joke about the New Found Out, it went, " If you threw a petrol bomb through the door they'd drink it before it hit the floor" :)
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Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:25 pm

Marc wrote:The Old Maerdy Hotel, where I spent my misspent youth was a rough old pub...great craic though :D :D :ayatollah:


Marc the maerdy hotel was a tidy pub, wasn't rough though had some great times in there :ayatollah:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:27 pm

bluebird94 wrote:
Marc wrote:The Old Maerdy Hotel, where I spent my misspent youth was a rough old pub...great craic though :D :D :ayatollah:


Marc the maerdy hotel was a tidy pub, wasn't rough though had some great times in there :ayatollah:


Great pub mate...I mean rough in the sense of fighting...which was every weekend :lol: :lol: .... :ayatollah:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:29 pm

The "goodies" good companions top of llanrumney! Closed down now but that pub was out of control, especially the bar lol used to be a pub called the costom house in cardiff that was supposed to have had a serious reputation, to young to have been there but ive heard stories about that place.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:39 pm

Buffelos in merthr was a right nut house :shock:

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:42 pm

The Dusty Forge in Ely used to be an interesting place to go for a pint, long since gone though.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:43 pm

The muffler on the Maesglas estate in Newport was an interesting place to go for a pint.

They had to unlock a cage so you could play the fruit machines.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:45 pm

The Boot in Aberdare always fighting in there but great atmosphere and you were alright if you knew the boys ;) but it got closed after they found a dead body in there :o

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:55 pm

The Dusty Forge .
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Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:59 pm

not a pub, but the old Rainbow Club in Gorseinon.

The prevailing atmosphere seemed to be "if you haven't pulled by 9 o'clock, may as well have a fight so it isn't a complete waste of an evening".

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:16 pm

"Bogside Inn" in Derry
"Irish Pub" in Frankfurt (cos like 80 old school Millwall were inside) :lol:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:19 pm

Carpenters Aberdare proper shit hole.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:30 pm

When I lived in Kent there was a pub called The Downham Tavern that was rough as hell,

They had a quiz night one night and the first question was " What you f*cking looking at" :lol:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:35 pm

I went into the Goodies once and one pint of Carling allowed me to witness three seperate fights break out, never went back in after that.


However the Bottom Shop ( The Links Tavern ) in Leith, I have witnessed some truely shocking behaviour from all types.


Also honourable mention to the golden gates at Meadowbank during Alex Arthur v Micheal Gomez or Hibs v Man city as it turned out to be!!!

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:39 pm

mr'mogreenz wrote:The "goodies" good companions top of llanrumney! Closed down now but that pub was out of control, especially the bar lol used to be a pub called the costom house in cardiff that was supposed to have had a serious reputation, to young to have been there but ive heard stories about that place.


the custum house was great, rough as old boots tho
spent a few sat evening late 80s early 90s on the way home from ninian park

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:40 pm

Brownhills hotel Cardiff City center :lol: :lol: :old: :old:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:46 pm

Trehafod Hotel Trehafod (burnt down)

The Boars Head Tonyrefail (weapons needed on entry)

The Rickards Treforest (just a digusting place )

The temple bar (Aberdare) smelled like a corpse was in there

i used to be a drayman :D

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:46 pm

Trehafod Hotel Trehafod (burnt down)

The Boars Head Tonyrefail (weapons needed on entry)

The Rickards Treforest (just a digusting place )

The temple bar (Aberdare) smelled like a corpse was in there

i used to be a drayman :D

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:54 pm

The Boot in Aberdare. Tried to leave there quickly one night.............but was STUCK to the carpet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:25 pm

wez 1927 wrote:
Sludge wrote:when I lived in manchester there was a pub us dopey sods used to get our wacky backy from


the spinners arms, moss side


jesus christ , we turned up once on an early summers evening and a bloke came running out the front doors with half a bottle of budweiiser sticking out of his head !!

we stopped going there after that

horse and groom when your on a mad one :lol:



it may be cowbridge wez but I have seen some right battles in the groom and last years food and drink festival there was a huge scrap outside the duke

the groom is a scummy pub

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:32 pm

skybluebird wrote:The Boot in Aberdare. Tried to leave there quickly one night.............but was STUCK to the carpet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:




Ha Ha I know this experience...................good times though

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:33 pm

aber blue wrote:Brownhills hotel Cardiff City center :lol: :lol: :old: :old:


Lol Annis soon sorted it out!

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:34 pm

Sludge wrote:
wez 1927 wrote:
Sludge wrote:when I lived in manchester there was a pub us dopey sods used to get our wacky backy from


the spinners arms, moss side


jesus christ , we turned up once on an early summers evening and a bloke came running out the front doors with half a bottle of budweiiser sticking out of his head !!

we stopped going there after that

horse and groom when your on a mad one :lol:



it may be cowbridge wez but I have seen some right battles in the groom and last years food and drink festival there was a huge scrap outside the duke

the groom is a scummy pub

ive had a few craps over the years outside many of cowbridges pub :lol:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:50 pm

The Masons Arms in Kensington

Bloody hell what a place. Me & my chums from uni were in there one afternoon after we'd finished our buttered scones with clotted cream.

Anyway we were about 8 handed sitting by the open log fire when in walks in 8 ruffians from the local state college (filth) you could tell these were bottom of the rung as they were all wearing training shoes & one had an ear ring.

I sat minding my own business when one of them called me a 'pretentious b*stard' me? Pretentious? I nearly spat my latte all over the place. I wasn't having that so I stood up & said 'listen here laddy boy don't come around these here parts & start abusing the local patrons or I'll give you a bloody good talking to'

He didn't like that. He then put on a snarling face & said you ponse I'm gonna cut ya. I was obviously shocked by this so pulled out my riding whip & laid down the law to him & said 'right sonny jim enough's enough you will leave this establishment & never come back or I'll.... I'll... I'll get my father to bloody well sue you how about that?'

With that we made our excuses & got into daddys Range Rover & headed back to the stately home.

Very close scrape & iarning you once & for all stay away from the Masons Arms in Kensington its a bloody dive!

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:51 pm

mr'mogreenz wrote:The "goodies" good companions top of llanrumney! Closed down now but that pub was out of control, especially the bar lol used to be a pub called the costom house in cardiff that was supposed to have had a serious reputation, to young to have been there but ive heard stories about that place.

My neck of the woods and my klocal for a while :ayatollah:

Re: roughest pub you have ever been in

Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:58 pm

Marc wrote:
bluebird94 wrote:
Marc wrote:The Old Maerdy Hotel, where I spent my misspent youth was a rough old pub...great craic though :D :D :ayatollah:


Marc the maerdy hotel was a tidy pub, wasn't rough though had some great times in there :ayatollah:


Great pub mate...I mean rough in the sense of fighting...which was every weekend :lol: :lol: .... :ayatollah:


I bet Lord Anthony was involved mate ;) :lol: