Great selection of beers, great staff and facilities however we booked a table due to covid and when the time was up we were asked to leave despite there being a number of tables free and no one waiting to come into the pub when...we left! Feels very counterproductive to turn away paying custom before booked customers arrive incase they are a no show!More

Nice bar, great selection of beers with quirky names, highly recommend. Will definitely be back for more great beer!

This was our first visit to a bar since pre covid times and The Hanging Bat are obviously taking the new measures seriously with temperatures taken at the door, table service and masks to be worn when not sitting at your table. It was refreshing...to see this being enforced as well. The drinks were great and there were some really interesting beers available. Staff were helpful and friendly, a great experience!More

It was a shame that the Hanging Bat wasn’t able to open when other bars could but now that they are, it was nice to be back. I’m not sure if, for some reason, they had to jump through more hoops than other places..... I’ve...only been to two other craft beer bars since places reopened and the Hanging Bat is the only one where customer temperatures are measured upon arrival. Not a big deal to us but a bit pointless if readings aren’t accurate. Just extra expense for the bar. I think there was meant to be a one way system when going in and out of the bar to help with physical distancing but I may just be imagining that as people didn’t really follow it. Our visit was in the afternoon and the bar was quiet with a really nice atmosphere, and it was so nice to go back to no music! Things changed in this bar a lot over the years, one being the introduction of music, which was often too loud or just caused pain to the ears. It became grungy (not hipster) and lost the atmosphere of a proper craft beer bar. However, it’s good that the nicer atmosphere has returned. The bar itself didn’t look much different except for a few new tables and no merchandise on the walls. The toilets were cleaner than before but that was probably due to less people using them. The Hanging Bat have had a high turnover of staff in the last 5-7 years, not sure what changed, but the two staff on that afternoon were really nice and the chat was more like what it used to be many years ago, which was great. Customers are told they’re meant to wear their face mask when going to the toilet but it’s often forgotten so maybe more signs are needed as I believe the place is a lot busier at night when suddenly everyone has some respiratory condition that prevents them from wearing a face mask. The beer selection was quite good, a couple of nice strong IPAs. The pricing is more confusing that before as everything is priced for a schooner even if you can only get certain beers as a third. Just something to get used to though. Might put some folk off if they think it’s really expensive going by the schooner price. We didn’t have food this time. Not even sure if the kitchen was open. I miss the homemade pork scratching. It was nice to go back and I’m sure we’ll be back again soon.More

We go to the hanging bat last night, on the entrance we've got welcomed by our host, he was so nice and take us to our table. We ordered some food and drinks, (mac and. Cheese, Ribs) food is phenomenal here, price adequate to the...portions, Our host help us to choose our drinks as well. The place is also very safe, on the entrance they doing temperature check and giving free face masks, all staff members wearing masks as well. Definitely, we will come back.More

Primarily a beer bar, but wines and liqueurs also available if you’re not a beer drinker. Staff were friendly, food was decent.

We went here for food and a good beer. In our option the beer wasn't very tasty we tried a few cask and keg but none were anything special. We had food and the portions were HUGE we wish we had known not to order...as much. We wouldn't come back for the beer and the food was big portions but very average.More