I think the Fox and Duck has re-opened now, not sure, the scaffolding has gone anyway....anyone been in yet, curious as to what they have done inside......

Went in on it's opening night (by coincidence).Couldn't see much difference from before other than more screens showing Wednesday at QPR,that was enough for me to leave...:help:

Not MORE TV screens.......what a waste of time and space!!! It was far better as a dark and dinghy local pub where students never dared to enter, but that was 25 years ago now.....progress eh!!!!

Is it still free beer at lunchtimes?

well, cheap, anyways....

Always made for an interesting long lunch then back to work a little tipsy :)

Originally posted by boyface
Is it still free beer at lunchtimes?

well, cheap, anyways....

Always made for an interesting long lunch then back to work a little tipsy :)

I managed to go to a practice History exam paper after a morning stint in the Fox & Duck....interesting.....:hihi:

Originally posted by goldenfleece
Not MORE TV screens.......what a waste of time and space!!! It was far better as a dark and dinghy local pub where students never dared to enter, but that was 25 years ago now.....progress eh!!!!

It is owned by the Students Union now :rolleyes:

I always found it fun during the day

The old guys still go in there, and if you go enough times you can become party to their domino school.....and I even wear a flat cap now, man, I can waltz it I reckon.

Seriously, the old guys in there are lovely, if you fancy a lunchtime pint and a chat, join them

Don't play cards though, they'll fleece you dry

Originally posted by Hook
It is owned by the Students Union now :rolleyes:

Yes I can remember when they bought it up from Tetley back in 1987....there was a bit of local outcry as the locals wanted it dark and dinghy as it always had been, but the Union wanted a spacious refurb. The only thing the locals did NOT complain about was the cheaper beer!!! Seriously, it was dark brown and very very poky with manky curtains and more gloom than a cemetary....but a certain charm though......and much rougher generally than it is now......

The same Landlord, John, employed by the Students Union, is still there, after 17 years not a bad feat......

the interior has been spruced up, new bench upolstery, new pictures on the wall, lighter colours and a bit more glass. Couple of new plasma screens, but they have just replaced the existing tv's.

More importantly though (and a shame) is that they have put up prices. By quite a lot. £2.35 for a stella shandy is a bit silly in what's supposed to be a student pub. I'm sure it was cost something like £1.60 before the refurb.
I think we might need to find a new post training regular, maybe the Nottingham house.

More importantly though (and a shame) is that they have put up prices. By quite a lot. £2.35 for a stella shandy is a bit silly in what's supposed to be a student pub. I'm sure it was cost something like £1.60 before the refurb.e. [/B]


WHAT AN OUTRAGE!!! Those price increases are disgusting. This is really biting the very hand that feeds them.....the Fox and Duck originally was student Union bar prices, by far the cheapest pub in Broomhill in 1988.......these prices make it just about the most expensive......it cant work. They buy all that cheap discount beer via the National Union of Students mega discount deals with breweries, and then pocket all the cash themselves.

Sorry, but I for ONE believe the Union lost its way years ago....it was formed to provide essentially non profit support services and facilties for its members....these days it is pure greed that drives it.

when you say cheap beer at lunchtimes how cheap do you mean?

It's a nice pub. Went in on the re-opening night for the first time.

Originally posted by Cyclone
the interior has been spruced up, new bench upolstery, new pictures on the wall, lighter colours and a bit more glass. Couple of new plasma screens, but they have just replaced the existing tv's.

More importantly though (and a shame) is that they have put up prices. By quite a lot. £2.35 for a stella shandy is a bit silly in what's supposed to be a student pub. I'm sure it was cost something like £1.60 before the refurb.
I think we might need to find a new post training regular, maybe the Nottingham house.

Please tell me they haven't jacked up the price of the Moonshine?!!:(

DO they still have 50p doubles?

it's another faceless chain type pub now. Preferred it s much more before they did it up.
And yes, the prices have been hiked up.

Never seen you in there Rosie, you sound like a regular!!!

It doesn't really look that different to me.

Well it IS different, we went in last night. Whats with all the new tables and chairs in the middle, there is now no room to stand unless you at the bar. That spells disaster during student season, the capacity of the pub has been well reduced....

and those awful plasma screen TV's are a total waste of money and space....the old video projector was far better quality and a much bigger screen.

The new piped non stop dance music did nothing to help the ambience, its TOO bright in there now, like a supermarket.

But, no evidence of a major price increase, nothing had jumped up dramatically as far as we could tell.......

You can tell the Students Union have been checking out THE PLACE.....the Fox is now far more like that, trying to cash in on the 'trendy' bar concept.....it failed to impress me personally.

Ah that used to me favorite pub on a friday night.. before I left school!! ... And the York.. I was once in the ladies toilets in there and on exiting the cubicle this guy took my picture then said "I'm not a pervert" and ran out...(nothing to do with this thread at all it just came back to me!) I wonder whether the picture came out?!!

haha

F&D: lunchtime hangout for KES sixth form

that and the west end inn


kids these days eh