juliepulie 0 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 can anyone give me anymore info on The Mint. By the seems of it I'm younger that most of you on this thread but I'm sure me and me mate went drinking there in our teens. The name is so familer to me. Or has there been another The Mint? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 IMMSC The Mint was under the Hotel on St James st (Top side of Maid Marion Way) all mirrors and lights, it later became an Irish bar, or have I got muddled up again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zab 47 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 IMMSC The Mint was under the Hotel on St James st (Top side of Maid Marion Way) all mirrors and lights, it later became an Irish bar, or have I got muddled up again You're right, it was underneath the Albany Hotel - might have been called something else before it became an Irish bar. I think they used to have a DJ on some nights plus they also had live performances but, unfortunately, can't remember any at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 The only "Mint Bar" I know of is THIS one. And since I used to live in Sheridan, I have had many, many drinks in there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 "You wouldn't want to say anything bad about John Wayne at the Mint. Real cowboys hang out there. Faron Young is still on the jukebox. They put pictures of cows on the wall." Think I might give that place a miss! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Think I might give that place a miss! Actually, provided you do not insult the cowboys, it is a really friendly place. I went in one Friday after work and sat next to a young lad who smelled a little like a cow! We got talking, - he had just returned from the spring "round up" (yes, they still do it on horses in some locations) and was pissed about all the "urban cowboys" hanging out in the "real" bars. I got a little nervous (wearing Levis, cowboy shirt and my hat on the bar) and said "but what about me" - his reply "you're O.K. - you are dressed like that 'cause you live here, and respect us - I can tell by the way you put your hat on the bar, and you don't have a neckerchief or gloves in your pocket - and you talk funny!" - then he bought me a beer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nnsc 131 Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Defo below the Albany. All I can remember about that place is singing Hi-Ho We Hate Geordies to Jeff Beck's Silver Lining and being permanently p*****. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Smith 9 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I remember seeing Welsh rockers Budgie there as well as other bands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,453 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I know it's an old thread, but nobody ever posted a photo of the place. Streetview don't go up the road, so this is the closest you can get. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 When it first opened, Mrs Commo and I worked in the same office on Friar Lane and as a treat, when we could afford, would go for lunch at The Mint Bar where for 2/6d you could indulge in a plate of shepherds pie, as long as you were there early enough before it ran out. In those days it was unusual for pubs to offer cooked meals at lunch time, so it was always very busy. Just think, there was a time when it was a novelty and "cutting edge" to be able to have a hot meal in a pub !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
october10 4 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 I remember the Mint bar fondly. Went there with my girlfriend 1971, it was a Saturday night. I think the live band were a tribute but I remember them playing an Argent number. Happy days, the 70s planners should have been lined up against the old Council House in then slab square and...well you know what I mean. Nottingham was ruined, no Flying Horse, no driving around the Square. I remember I saw Tony Blackburn driving past the Square in his sheepskin coat. He was in a yellow E Type. Must change my Username. Richard. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Richard. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Welcome to the site, Richard. I used the Mint regularly in the early Seventies. Always a bit of a squash, especially when live music was on, but a good atmosphere. Anyone use the Forum, the cocktail bar up on the third floor next to the restaurant? A bit more sophisticated, no beer only Lowenbrau in bottles, peanuts on the bar and you got your change on a saucer. A great place to take a young lady if you wanted to impress. I did come a cropper though on one occasion, when my date unexpectedly announced she was hungry. There was the cheaper Carvery and next to it the swisher Four Seasons. She says ' ooh it looks nice in there '. I said we probably wouldn't get a table at short notice, fingers crossed, but the barman overheard and said he'd check availability. He came back smiling ' step this way Sir '. I gulped and we followed. However a very nice meal ensued and yes, she was impressed. Fortunately I had one of those new-fangled Barclaycard thingys with me, so we didn't end up doing the pots! Took me bleddy ages to pay it off. Worth it though... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,505 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Yes TBI, I used to go in that posher bar fairly regularly, hadn't remembered the name of it though. I don't think I ever went in The Mint. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,086 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Went to the Mint a few times in the 70s. As I recall, it was one of a very few places with proper bar billiards. Beer was rubbish, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Same here TBI,the cocktail bar was nice!! Large bourbon on the rocks in fat glasses...barman was balding and stocky. Always went there after playhouse bar closed...then into Blue Lagoon for a meat pall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
october10 4 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi All Thanks for the welcome. Does anyone remember the cocktail lounge Strathdon Hotel? Again about 1970/1 the four of us got off the Bartons bus from Stapleford on Mount St. We were all 18 and somehow we saw the steps up above the hotel and wandered in, it was, to our surprise a cocktail lounge, probably the first we had ever been in. Everyone was smartly dressed but we were made most welcome. The girls spotted a drink on another table they liked the look of and it turned out it was an American High Ball with Rye. They stayed on them all night. we stayed there until closing and never went to our beloved Flying Horse so it must have been good. We came out, negotiated the steps and caught last bus well oiled and broke. A wonderful night we all remember to this day. Curiously we never went back! Probably good thing as I was with the love of my life. Brilliant Nottm then Richard 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi October, I remember the sheling bar underneath the strathdon hotel..quite small, had an American pool table. Guy behind the bar was small.. Loved his Cardigans!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 1971/2 loads of us lads and gels from Mundella used to meet in the Strathdon bar on Tuesdays. Live folk music and pints of Tartan, great atmosphere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesley Red 80 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 saw the Forest players in there one night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
october10 4 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hi All The bar below the Strathdon was called the Jacobite I think. I remember the Tarton bitter. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes, now you mention it Richard, I think the main bar was the Jacobite. Usually packed on Folk Nights, I can remember the bar always erupted with the chorus whenever anyone played 'The Wild Rover'. No neverrrr, no mooooore! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks lads!! I'd forgotten about William Youngers nectar!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
october10 4 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi Ian I remember it as the Jacobite Bar, I think. I also remember the Tartan bitter! When in town the other week I walked over to the Strathdon, steps still there, must climb them again one day soon. Who knows she may be there waiting for me! Regards Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks Richard, I have not been in that building since'81. Long overdue!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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