CROESO Pubs has given some clues as to what the Bear’s Head pub will look like under new management, including revealing prices and the menu.
One of the most crucial statements made in change of management of the Bear’s Head, Penarth, after Wetherspoons gave up the lease, was Croeso director Simon Little saying they intended to ‘keep the winning formula’ which included prices “mostly remaining the same”.
Well, we can reveal some of those prices.
Pints of Carling will be charged at £2.97. Inch's Cider will come in at £2.49. Worthington’s will be £2.99. Guinness will be £3.80 a pint, and a 250ml glass of house wine will cost you £3.80.
But the big information is when does the pub reopen?
We have been told that Croeso is confident they will have the pub ready and the doors open sometime in the week beginning July 22 (that’s next week in plain old Penarthian terms folks).
Bear’s Head’s new extensive menu built off Welsh produce
The Bear’s Head’s new menu is extensive, and includes pub classics like fish and chips, sausage and mash, lasagne, and mac and cheese.
Breakfasts come in as low as £3.75 for beans on toast, a breakfast wrap is £4.50, while the ‘full Welsh breakfast’ comes in at £6.50.
They’ll also be themed days including fish Friday and steak house Tuesdays.
We’ve also been sent photos of those TVs up behind the bar with Sky Sports running!
Croeso is proud of its Welsh heritage, and you can see that in the offerings. Ales are coming from Glamorgan Brewery, while produce is supplied by the owner of popular Tenby restaurant Rib and Oyster.
Area manager for Croeso, Nick Newman (who you might have seen watering the plant pots above the Bear’s Head sign) says he’s been loving setting the pub up.
“There’s been a great response,” said Mr Newman, “very, very positive.”
“It has been a fantastic experience opening up with locals passing by asking ‘when are you opening?’ and it’s been lovely chatting to them about the pub.”
In the original announcement, fellow company director Craig Davies emphasised Croeso’s awareness of what the Bear’s means to the town, saying: “The fact the community launched a petition when the closure of Bear’s Head was announced demonstrates that this is a place that matters to locals, and this only galvanises our resolve to invest in this “must visit” pub in Penarth.”
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