Drinking around VP

[Chipsticks]

Where do H&Vers prefer to drink before (or after) a game at VP?

Personally always go to the Aston Tavern, which is far from perfect but does have a charm to it. I'm curious if the Social is any good, or if I'm missing anything better?

[The Edge]

Where do H&Vers prefer to drink before (or after) a game at VP?

Personally always go to the Aston Tavern, which is far from perfect but does have a charm to it. I'm curious if the Social is any good, or if I'm missing anything better?

I drink in the Villa Tavern but it's my local anyway. Gets very rammed on matchday but with the better weather coming the outdoor area will be open. Had some cracking nights in there after a Villa game. Last night was great

[Holte L2]

in The Barton's these days as all my previous matchay pubs have closed down. Love the Bartons but getting an uber from Aston Station is a pain.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Town,JQ,The Heart ;depending on mood.

[Nunkin1965]

in The Barton's these days as all my previous matchay pubs have closed down. Love the Bartons but getting an uber from Aston Station is a pain.

Is our regular before the game but getting served is now becoming a joke.
After a 25 minute wait on Saturday we went to the ground and took in the live entertainment and a pint there instead.

[wittonwarrior]

Where do H&Vers prefer to drink before (or after) a game at VP?

Personally always go to the Aston Tavern, which is far from perfect but does have a charm to it. I'm curious if the Social is any good, or if I'm missing anything better?

Social was good until they sacked Jenny. The new manager Karen hasn’t a scooby

[Aldridge Villa]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

[AV82EC]

Barton’s for me but getting served is becoming an issue.

[SoccerHQ]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

I work in Walsall so actually get the bus/train in to there for some midweek games. Usually quite busy and a good atmosphere and think season ticket holders can get % off meals. If trains are running on time it's also feasible to get one at 7.45pm and still make kick off if it's 8pm start.

[brontebilly]

Ended up walking back to town from Villa Park. Stopped off in Shanahans....rest of day/night a bit of a blur

[PGW]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

Interested to know why u think the Holte Suite has lost it's appeal. I had an incident in there on saturday with one of doorman which was quite frankly embarrassing.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

Interested to know why u think the Holte Suite has lost it's appeal. I had an incident in there on saturday with one of doorman which was quite frankly embarrassing.

More please

[saunders_heroes]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

Interested to know why u think the Holte Suite has lost it's appeal. I had an incident in there on saturday with one of doorman which was quite frankly embarrassing.

I stopped going in there as well. The beer is awful and flat as a pancake in plastic glasses, and the queues horrendous.
What happened with the doorman?

[PGW]

Spoons at One Stop fits the bill these days since the Holte Suite lost its appeal.

Interested to know why u think the Holte Suite has lost it's appeal. I had an incident in there on saturday with one of doorman which was quite frankly embarrassing.

I stopped going in there as well. The beer is awful and flat as a pancake in plastic glasses, and the queues horrendous.
What happened with the doorman?

Nothing major but caused me some embarrassment, i'm somewhat disabled, struggle on my feet walk with stick and i have a Personal Assistant, generally my son
who comes with me. Saturday couldn't till later so on those occasions i get there at noon when bar empty and i can get two pints in without too much trouble.
A number of the doormen know me and are brilliant so on the occasions my lad late they ring me to tell me they're outside and the dooren on the exit door let him in.
No worries....some may say that's wrong he should wait in queue whatever......anyway same process happening until the 'senior' doorman got involved and stopped lad
coming in. Not really a problem but he started to have a go at me, took him back to my table where i showed him my ST, and he saw my pint and then made sarky comments about me not being disabled enough to get up bar......whereupon a guy with his grandson stood up and told him that he had fetched my pint for me....words continued to be exchanged, just got quite unsavoury and embarrassing....he's off my christmas card list put it that way.

When las got in he fortunately went straight to bar....that was the happy ending...LOL

[Jon Crofts]

Barton’s for me but getting served is becoming an issue.

I've walked out more times than I care to remember having waited for 30 minutes and not been served.