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Fretwells, Hull

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36 Scale Lane
Hull
HU1 1LF

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Hull Central

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Fretwells

Fretwells is another pub that I have failed to visit on previous trips to Hull. But I put that right yesterday. The pub is much bigger inside than it initially seems. The bar area to the right of the entrance is fairly compact but there are separate seating areas to the left and behind the bar and a larger room off to the far left which I hadn't spotted until we were out on the street. This room also contained 5 pinball machines and a bar billiards table.

It's quite an atmospheric interior with beams, many adorned with pumpclips and also some tankards. There are 6 handpulls on the bar, with 3 ales from both White Rose (Original Blonde, White Rose & Stairlift To Heaven) & 3 from Leatherbritches (Bad Boy, Hairy Helmet & Ashbourne Ale). I tried the White Rose White Rose, which I didn't particularly enjoy. A dark beer or a cider would have been a nice addition. Nevertheless, I'd give this pub another try, especially as it's in an area containing several other nice pubs.

On 12^th October 2026 - rating: 6
[User has posted 3626 recommendations about 3624 pubs]

Will Larter left this review about Fretwells

A new pub in an old building, with lots of breweriana and other old stuff, some of it not so old and some of it clearly just made up. There's a display of pump clips and beer mats on the beams but a lot of them are for beers that could never have appeared on the bar here. Of the beers that were here, three out of five were rugby union specials. The lass behind the counter in a pub that is equidistant from the city's two rugby league stadiums was puzzled as to why it was so quiet on a Sunday with a match against Leeds Rhinos due to kick off in two hours. I went for halves of the two non-RU beers, White Rose Best and Woodforde's Nelsons Revenge. Both were good but not brilliant (average NBSS 3.25, £4.30/pint). The lass broke open a bag of bar snacks for me and the only other customer, a Dane. I politely declined as I'm vegan, and she went and hunted out a bag of vegan puff ball snacks and presented half to me in a bowl. I ate them out of politeness and gratitude for her effort, but they were absolutely disgusting.

On 23^rd March 2026 - rating: 6
[User has posted 4937 recommendations about 4518 pubs]

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Real Ale Ray left this review about Fretwells

This is a popular pub and we found the back room behind the bar very relaxing, even though the front and side bar areas were packed. The pub did have a lot of curios, which included an impressive collection of mugs hanging from the ceiling beams, plus an expanding collection of pump clips. The back room had wood paneling, which included a carved mural, boarded floors and some nice old tables and chairs. Six handpumps White Rose Brewery Best Bitter, Black Rose & White Rose, Front Row Brewery Wotcha Treacle & Tight Head and Milestone New World. All three of us went for the Wotcha Treacle and we all agreed it was one of the best beers of the day. The pub also has a Train Board with times, this would be a 20 min walk from here.

On 14^th May 2025 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3780 recommendations about 3780 pubs]

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