First visited : 27 October 2014
The Fir Tree is situated on Gorton Road , not far from a park and Reddish North station. It's a large pub that serves food and I thought it would be a cut above the last couple of places. That's just about true but I was a little disappointed.
The Fir Tree sells its parking spaces to the public during the day; you get the fee back if you go in and buy something. Inside it's cavernous , dark and utterly charmless, set out like a Witherspoon's but without spending anything on the fittings. Much of the floor is bare boards which is an improvement on the atrociously dirty carpet in the lounge area. There's an area set aside for the weekend disco , some large TV screens and warning signs about CCTV and drugs. There seemed to be some transaction going on in the car park when we left. The clientele on a Monday afternoon was sad ageing men who probably won't work again.
Against all that, the food Simon and I had was actually quite good, not outstanding VFM or worth going out of your way for but certainly better than the environs would suggest.
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