Shroppie Fly

[IanD]

Anyone have up-to-date info on food and beer quality at the Shroppie Fly? Aiming for Audlem tonight, need to decide between there and the Combermere...

[Tracy D'arth]

The chippy round the corner may be better....................................................................

[gatekrash]

When we went past a few weeks ago they weren't doing food at all - staff shortages.

 

Everyone sat on the tables outside was indeed eating fish and chips from round the corner!

[IanD]

Chippie is "temporarily closed", whatever that means... 😞

[Tracy D'arth]

37 minutes ago, IanD said:

Chippie is "temporarily closed", whatever that means... 😞

Blast.

[Cheshire cat]

It probably means they've forgot to let google know they are back in business

[frangar]

2 hours ago, IanD said:

Chippie is "temporarily closed", whatever that means... 😞

Is that from Google or local knowledge?? 

[nicknorman]

Why not the Bridge Inn? Generally better than the Fly (depending on who is the Fly’s owner of the moment).

[robtheplod]

Its a shame when canal side pubs dont flourish - ideal settings - everyone likes to be by the water..... 

[Tracy D'arth]

1 minute ago, robtheplod said:

Its a shame when canal side pubs dont flourish - ideal settings - everyone likes to be by the water..... 

You have been reading to many Dick Parry handouts.

[Lady M]

We like the Combermere though haven't been there since lockdown.

[The Bearwood Boster]

The guy( who ran the chippy with his wife) died suddenly back in April.Perhaps the family don't feel up to re-opening yet.

[nbfiresprite]

3 hours ago, IanD said:

Chippie is "temporarily closed", whatever that means... 😞

 

Could be their replacement cooking oil supply has not arrived, There is a world shortage at the moment

[Tracy D'arth]

8 minutes ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

The guy( who ran the chippy with his wife) died suddenly back in April.Perhaps the family don't feel up to re-opening yet.

Sad to hear, we have enjoyed the fish & chips many times.

[Cheshire cat]

Indeed. Sad news. We have used them many times too.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

3 hours ago, nicknorman said:

Why not the Bridge Inn? Generally better than the Fly (depending on who is the Fly’s owner of the moment).

I’m another for the Bridge. 
A Marstons pub, not great but you know what you’re getting. 
More likely to get in conversation with some other boaters too. It’s more of a pub, compared to the other two and used by the locals. 
 

[frangar]

1 hour ago, The Bearwood Boster said:

The guy( who ran the chippy with his wife) died suddenly back in April.Perhaps the family don't feel up to re-opening yet.

I’ve just seen the newspaper articles. That’s very sad. We shared some banter when we visited. Was one of my favourite chippys nationwide. My condolences to his wife & family. 

[StephenA]

 

You could always try all three and then let everyone know.

 

They had Titanic Plum Porter at the Fly last week apparently.

[IanD]

Bridge and Shroppie Fly both looked deserted.

 

We went to the Combermere, excellent food and beer, and plenty of locals there for the Tuesday quiz night 🙂

[Cheshire cat]

The Combermere is changing licensees shortly I have been told

 

[StephenA]

2 hours ago, Cheshire cat said:

The Combermere is changing licensees shortly I have been told

 

 

When we were last in there the landlord indicated that they were going to be moving on.

[Philip]

Ayaan's takeaway is good if no pub is serving food - curries, pizzas and kebabs.

[Nightwatch]

On 31/05/2022 at 19:38, Goliath said:

I’m another for the Bridge. 
A Marstons pub, not great but you know what you’re getting. 
More likely to get in conversation with some other boaters too. It’s more of a pub, compared to the other two and used by the locals. 
 

We ventured into the Bridgewater Hotel, Worsley,  on Tuesday evening, now a Marston pub. Very good it was aswell. Last time we went in there we turned around and went back on board.

[MtB]

7 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:

We ventured into the Bridgewater Hotel, Worsley,  on Tuesday evening, now a Marston pub. Very good it was aswell. Last time we went in there we turned around and went back on board.

 

I find this too. The turnover in pub landlords now seems so fast that one cannot rely on the last time you went in as a guide to what <whichever pub it is> will be like this time around...

 

[Annie cariad]

Just come through don't go the food was grim according to fellow moorers pub on main st good