By
Andy
What
a waste of time.
In
between our trip to The Psalter and me writing this blog, the pub
shut. Permanently.
This
renders our visit completely pointless, as it takes us no closer to 'completing the
set'.
Even
more infuriatingly, because we actually attended, we feel immense
pressure to write a blog regardless, lest our readers miss out on a
chapter of our journey.
Don't
put the kettle on: I'll keep it brief.
***
For
presumably the first time in history, Pubquest had a female majority,
as we were joined by Ali, Reanna and Hannah – all three of whom
will loudly proclaim to anyone within earshot how lame Pubquest is,
yet who were returning for their second, third and sixth(!) day of
Pubquest respectively. Anyone would think they were starting to enjoy
it.
The
Psalter is an elongated building – two stone wings connected by a
dilapated mid-section that looks like the sort of temporary structure
your school no doubt used as an RE classroom.
Inside,
it feels more like a pub: the carpets were patterned, the furniture
was pre-loved and the staff were friendly.
The
pub's impressive size meant there were numerous empty tables to
choose from, and our advancing years meant we were beginning to see
this as an asset rather than a liability – we picked a quiet corner
to ourselves.
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| In a Pubquest first, we actually remembered to take a photo of our food |
As
we hadn't eaten, we ordered an assortment of 2-for-1 stone-baked pizzas,
which were surprisingly tasty. However, their oval shape led to a
familiar conundrum – how are you meant to slice pizza if the base
isn't round? I opted for the 'hacking off random slabs' approach,
whereas Rob admirably attempted to converge his slices through a
centre-point.
We
paired it with Good For Your Elf by Kelham Island Brewery, a pale ale
for which taste is irrelevant because everybody chooses it based on
the festive pump-clip.
The
pub was fine enough, but looking back there were hints that the end
was nigh – the building was suffering from a severe lack of
investment, and the pub was suffering from a severe lack of
customers.
UPDATE:
When I wrote this, it looked as though the pub was going to be turned into flats. However, that seems to have fallen through,
and there are rumours The Psalter could reopen as a pub once more.
This would put the tin lid on it – not only did we go to a
pointless pub and write a pointless blog, but I would then have to
rewrite said pointless blog because the introduction would be
outdated!
Pub:
The Psalter (178-180 Psalter Lane, S11 8US)
Rating:
8/10
Pint:
Good For Your Elf
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