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THE NAKED GUIDE TO BATH SAID
Every town needs a Porter Butt. On the left as you enter this legendary boozer is the front bar, with its 1970's floor, nicotine walls ans flock of plastic parrots ("They collect the dust", explains Andy the landlord). The front bar also houses a beautiful gluey old jukebox and a hulking blue pool table (probably the best in Bath) populated by a motley bunch of players. On the other side is the lounge bar, which is packed out by Irish folk sessions on Friday nights (happily this merriment can't be heard in the front bar, where the jukebox rules). Out back is the famous Walcot Palais host to a variety of punk, ska, blues,rockabilly and latin bands, as well as DJ's, a few birthday parties and several Fringe Festival acts.And on the third Friday of every month you can experience Leftism, a bonker benefit night for an always righteous cause. ***(PLEASE NOTE LEFTISM HAS NOW MOVED TO THE CROWN ON BATHWICK STREET)*** Shimmy through the Butt's mazy bowels and you'll encounter the toilets; and if you're braver still, head for the car park and take a secret left to appear in the beer garden, home of gazelles, antelopes and other savannah wildlife. At least it was the last time.
THE ITCHY BATH GUIDE SAID
This place has live punk rawk maaan - a difficult concept to digest in the context of Bath, but good on the Butt for breaking the mould. Add to this a proper vinyl jukebox, live folk and some of them sullen moshpit monkeys might even break into a grimace. All hail The Porter Butt: we who are about to skate salute you, now bring on the air guitar. They even do a mean Sunday dinner.
VENUE MAGAZINE SAID
Mostly a local London Road crowd, with the odd skateboard kid in for the live punk rock out back (happening from once to five times a week). Porter Butt customers enjoy a large, kid-friendly garden and a good selection of ales, plus Hoegaarden on tap. Sunday roasts are stupidly cheap, with a vegetarian option, and there's one of the finest all-vinyl jukeboxes in the west, and there's also a Fri night Tradditional Irish folk session. Open all day, every day. Landlord for the past 15 years or so, Andy Tanner declares: "They'll have to carry me out in a box"