The Victory in Herefordshire, County of

This is a fantastic pub with excellent owners...the pints are great and priced well. This is my local and favorite pub as it is a very calm environment. They do have excellent music events on which I have attended. From a range of acoustic nights to DNB. They have also just started Sunday roasts 12-4pm. Myself and my friends had a big roast and it was FANTASTIC! WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND! 😁

UPDATE: Great news, new owner, very welcoming and they actually open now Old Review: Wonderful decor. I love the boat like bar. Staff are very friendly but never open

Great beer at great prices. Very friendly staff.

Quirky pub which still manages to keep the 'traditional pub' vibe.

Nice atmosphere, staff were very friendly

Unusual pub with the partial reconstruction of a pirate galleon built into the bar! Lovely open fire and great service ... apparently, things get a bit rowdy in the evening.

This pub has forever been one of my favourites. A fantastic themed victory ship pub with ship features to the bar, nets and other naval items scattered around and bonus, they have an on site brewery. So why the 3 star review? At one point the pub had consistent opening times, a good selection of on site brewed (Hereford brewery, previously spinning dog brewery) ales on tap (usually Owd Bull, Aurora Weissbier and HLA) and a few others (including milestone and some local ciders). As time went on, it became very neglected. Opening hours are inconsistent (no idea if it's open or not, you just have to go there and hope it is), broken parts of the pub weren't repaired and even the ales brewed on site were hit and miss (sometimes tasted off/sour). All I can say about it now is I've been there 3 times quite recently on different days at different times and each time the pub wasn't open. It seems now they only open to do the occasional pub quiz and for the skittles/darts team. Such a shame as even though it's slightly away from the town centre, it's a great looking pub with the brewery on site which makes it more than worth a visit (consistent opening hours would be a start). 20/12/2023 - Another star lost. They've now changed hands and have set opening times which is good but seem to have done away with brewery activities opting to serve Wye valley butty, hopfather and a seasonal. What reason do people have to visit there now? It's slightly out of town and now offers the same as the barrels (and many other pubs). I can't see any reason to visit there at all anymore. The brewery should have been a priority as they had their own exclusive ales and with consistent opening times would pull people back in again. Mark my words it will be closed again in 2024, maybe for good next time.

Nice pub, lovely fire, real wood and coal

A great evening of music for the Weirdshire events group. A fabulous looking nautical interior and great service x

Lovely cosy pub with great beers ..fire and sofas and a great warm feeling

So great to see The Victory enjoying a resurgence. It was brilliant back in the day

Great pub, great atmosphere on quiz night, excellent host and fun. If you want a University challenge quiz, then go somewhere else, this quiz is about fun. Cheers guys for a great night.

Not the best skittle alley but did us some food

Good music limited choice of ales but love the sailing ship bar

A lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff. We went on a Tuesday and joined in with the quiz, which was great fun. The £2 fee includes food... what a bargain! We are definitely going back soon.

Dirty. And pretty much any thing goes. Awful bar-staff. Constantly runs out of any beer. We would not return.

Great Dog friendly pub, good selection of beer and a great quiz on a Tuesday night, well worth a visit, fantastic ship shaped bar.

A great evening - pub quiz and food. Great atmosphere!

Cheap beer and well covered smoking area. Wait till you see the bar! You'll be back again if only to show it to someone else

Thank you for putting up with us.

Awesome pub with a totally unique bar

Took our children to see their grandad lastnite and he took us for a drink at one of his locals,kids loved the galleon style bar ,and open wood fire great customer service very reasonable prices and you can even get a cracking roast on a Sunday which we will be trying soon 😃

Friendly pub, love the inside, it's designed to be aboard the Victory ship. Plenty of room inside and out. Live music, weekly quiz. Great landlord

A great pub....and the victory lager is amazing stuff

Great pub, lovely atmosphere and pleasant staff. Open fire is nice touch

Nice quiet pub staff were very friendly

A very well known Hereford Pub, so glad they kept the remembrance wall art too. Great new outside modifications improving the atmosphere massively. Interior is still very old school and isn't big but has a good sized entertainment/party area at the back. Good selection of drink on offer and friendly staff.

Good atmosphere and space to be in

The Bar is a pirate ship and who doesn't love a Pirate adventure.

Great service and lovely Aspalls cider. Recommend

Good beer, friendly staff and a nice atmosphere 👍

Great pub great atsomosphere the staff are great friendly and very good service nothing to much for staff to help if your cold blankets are offered if it's to cold recom.end this place

So chill its unreal, so fast service. Will bring drink to you if you wanted too. I don't know the name but the guy is lovely which served us.

Excellent service and always getting a smile!

Staff really good. No issues with track and trace. Service is quick. Recommend everyone. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .

Outstanding vibes. Just really, really good vibes.

Fab pub staff ever so friendly, will go back.

Had sunday dinner delivered from there today wont be doing it again. Everything squashed into one bag 7 dinners and 3 puddings so not a small order. Only the top two had the lids in place the other had gone through because of the weight. There was more gravy at the bottom of the bags than the roast. Most disappointing

Beautiful place! Lovely easy food, highly recommend cheesey chips with chives! And of course sausages n beans!

Since the victory has been taken over, there's better beers , it's warm and cosy. It's had a make over inside, its got music, and decent cheap food. Friendly atmosphere, well organised. Well done AJ. 👍

Full of atmosphere, this traditional English pub awakens memories of forgone times. The beautiful bar is not just the only attraction here, next to the drinks and traditional English food. The big fireplace makes also a winter visit an absolute MUST!

Great atmosphere, and wonderful beers 🍻

Superb venue for all social events, Jim is a fantastic host.

Great nights with the lads . Thanks to all who know not to ask !!

They need to get some real coke with sugar

Beautiful place without the intelligent management. How to destroy the possibilities. Good example. I will love to own it.ther it's just a lack of good ideas. I love that place.

A proper British pub, welcoming and hosts a great variety of house brewed ale/beer

Sadly a visit to this pub was a disappointment. My first gin was a pink gin rather than even a cheap standard one as the young girl behind the bar said to my husband it was all they had!! the tiny bit of tonic added was flat...No ice or lemon. I went to the bar myself for a second. The bar was grubby and the whole pub is in sad need of a deep clean I at least got a normal gin and small bottle of tonic this time, had to ask for the one ice cube I got and no lemon was offered. My daughter's lemonade and lime came complete with a previous customers lipstick. Another friend had a pint of Stowfords which he couldn't drink....he was convinced it wasn't a Stowfords. It was a real shame as we there for a family birthday so didn't want to make a fuss. This pub used to be very popular and I am sure be so again with some hard graft cleaning it up, training their bar staff properly and remembering customers want quality drinks.

Nice pub. Family friendly atmosphere. I love the bar....guess what...it looks like an old wooden ship....great looking thing 😁 band on in the back room...what's not to like.

Nice pirate themed bar, shows a lot of promise... Just needs a bigger selection of beers to make it a 5 star

Looking a bit tired these days but a good atmosphere and reasonable prices.

I used to go here because it had a great atmosphere.. its changed hands quite a bit over the years and is now a locals local ... live bands .. good beer

Great place for a pub , great decor , themed on a galleon .. shame about the beer not up to the great quality it used to be ...

Should be much busier, but sadly quite quiet. Landlord is chatty and approachable. It's a lovely looking place.

Cold. Should be heaving. Sadly not.

Visited here on a Christmas pub crawl with family. The bar man was incredibly abrupt and rude. Asked if they had any darts for us to play with on the board and he laughed in our face and said no. 2 people in our group couldn’t drink their pint as they were off. Wouldn’t recommend.

Second time visiting and it's great

Love it. Friendly and good beers

Made a special journey, with high expectations. Sadly, we were disappointed. Only 2 cask beers & both were almost undrinkable and lacking. No one else was in there on bank holiday Saturday afternoon. Sat outside because bar area smelt awful. Left our beer & when barman came to collect glasses he poured it onto the ground without saying a word! We moved to the pub down the road (The Barrels) and it was excellent, and full! What a difference.

Absolutely awful. Food nice but barsaff Nigel be weary sexual predator

Bar man was drunk, but very helpful

Possible meeting with an SAS Falklands soldier for a talk & raise some funds for SAFFA.

Fantastic pub and music venue. Great hosts.

Excellent pub. The on site brewery beer is excellent. Pity it isn't open more.

Quiet ....nice pint of real ale...but was very surprised how quiet it was being that most pubs in Hereford were very busy.

I visited this pub some years ago and had a fabulous welcome from the landlord, Jim who had a micro brewery out back. It was called the Spinning Dog brewery after his dog which spent every waking hour chasing its own tail. The pub had some great ales and a lovely warm welcome and is somewhere I'll certainly visit again if I stay in Hereford.

Popped in for a sample of hope and glory the latest brew in honour of rememberence day and fallen heroes it was officially closed at lunchtime but the lovely owner opened it up so we could have a pint and the treated us to a little brewery tour , a great quirky pub with a lovely owner

A true stalwart of the emerging micro and small brewery scene in the 1980s, it survives to this day producing and serving Hereford Brewery ales. The interior is very large and goes back a considerable way to the rear; this is set out as a pastiche of a sailing galleon. Kitsch yes, but all good fun. There is even the vestige of an old skittle alley back there. Recommended.

Suffering from some kind of torpor. There's never anyone in the pub, the beer is often suspect and they often don't have wine. A good space, but needs input.

I have just edited and corrected my review because I typed it up on my mobile phone previously. Now i'm at my computer I can fully detail the review and explain my reasons for it. What prompted me to make the review was the incident with the new rude bar staff (Ryan), but I had other reasons which made the score so low.The incident was with a new and very rude bar staff member who charged me full price for a pint during happy hour. At first with all the changes happening to the pub I gathered happy hour must have been stopped so paid the full £2.80 for that pint. I went and sat down, then left my pint and bag at the table to go out for a cigarette. As I walked to go outside, I asked this new member of bar staff if happy hour had stopped. He said he didn't know. I turned, saw the happy hour sign and pointed it out to him. He replied saying "well I only pressed the button for that ale and that's the price it came up as". There were no offers made to refund me.After my cigarette, I came back in and saw my remaining half pint had been taken away. I asked the bar guy about it who said he thought I said I was going off to the barrels (which I certainly didn't say). He was rude in the way he said he would pour what I had left into a new pint glass. Less than what I had left was poured for me (approx 1/3rd of a pint).His overall attitude was disgusting and I told him I would be writing a review to reflect my experience and saying to the owner about it. His reply was "you do that then".When I finished the beer and left, the guy at the bar was smirking at me and shaking his head.I'm not complaining about being charged £1 more or missing out on a few sips of beer. It was his attitude surrounding this which to be honest, if he worked in most other pubs with that attitude, he would be collecting his p45 and off looking for a new job.Now while I'm at it, although it was that bar staff that prompted this review, I will just mention other reasons why I'm giving it a 1* review.The pub has gone downhill significantly. It has so much to offer but has been going downhill for years.The beer is hit and miss. Some days it could taste ok, but other days it's so bad it is difficult to sip down without gagging. A lot of people have described it as the worst tasting beer in hereford.This is even more of a shame because out the back is their own brewery. They used to do a bigger selection of their own brews and also sell it in polypins and in bottles, but not anymore.The interior has huge potential and it's pretty quirky as it's themed like the HMS victory naval ship, but it's been neglected a fair bit. The toilets are not that pleasant, the pub area feels dirty and some wooden fixtures (like the shelf underneath the dart board) are broken.They have a large open log fire which is another great asset to the pub but rarely is it even lit.Even with these problems I continued to visit the pub when I could because bar staff were friendly and when the owd bull ale is as it should be, it's quite a nice beer to drink.Now though, purely because of that new staff member I wont return ever again. I don't expect to be spoken to like dirt by staff when going for a quiet pint. Especially when it was them at fault.

Great evening at the victory with the family a few local bands on in the back room with the stage and a great selection of local ciders, ales and beers. Friendly staff and a great outdoor area to relax and watch the firemen train (firemen always a bonus)

Excellent service. Very authentic old school place - looks like a ship. We played pool for hours. The bar man is a legend. If you're after a non generic non smelly pub - this is a place to be, no regrets

Great interior! Very large. Quiz night is £2.50 and you get free curry and chips, though no vegetarian option.

If you like wooden interiors then The Victory is the place for you. Not only that but the name of the pub is reflected in the decor which is like the inside of a galleon. The main bar is the side of a man'o'war and ropes and masts abound. The pub also has a huge outside deck area which is great in the summer. Inside a log fire crackles away and the well kept ales slip down easily. The landlord is a character and during 2016/17 is also the City Mayor! This is not a foodie pub but Sunday lunch is hearty. The atmosphere is very friendly and the quiz nights are very popular.

Nice decorated place but all the cask beers were sour. Very strange the staff didn't notice it

Lovely pub ! I travel all the way from London to have my favourite tipple "pig swirl"

De acuerdo, admito que soy imparcial. He trabajado anteriormente para el Pub y la cervecería en el pasado, pero eso es irrelevante.Este pub rezuma personalidad, desde su propia fábrica en la parte trasera, la temática naútica debido a conexión de nelson con la ciudad y la mezcla ecléctica de asiduos (algunos de Venado para el fin de semana Señor? O que su como un un bonito juego de salchichas grasas para la señora!).Concurso noche de £2.50 por persona para entrar y podrá ganar hasta £80 +En conjunto es un bien redondeado ale, pero si quieres un trocito de una lima en su embotellada Corona mejor puñetero para Yates.

Great quiz night every Tuesday and a good selection of live music.

Regular jaunt to the quiz on Tuesday night! £2.50 and you get a curry and chips as well!

Good pub for a drink with friends. Lots of tables/seating and a descent selection of drink.

This is a really unique pub and well worth a visit and a drink if you are in Hereford. It is a huge pub with a ship inside it for the bar.

Un pub realmente único con decoración interna increíble, maravilloso bar en forma como un viejo barco galeón, y puedes oler la madera mezclado con el olor hoppy de Ale, excelente. Fue un partido de rugby por lo que el propietario era en voz completa para su amada Gales, y todo sumó a la atmósfera, incluso hicimos un asado gratis para todos los quinieleros, ¿dónde te dan hospitalidad como que estos días? Tenía una muy buena pinta de uno de los pubs vendían cervezas, y mi Pal tenía algún sidra local. Ella nos alimentamos bien y aunque empaparse del ambiente, Gales ganó así que fue aún mejor.

Yes, I do actually enjoy a game of chess and a few pints with my brother in laws! They offer Abbot's Ale here which is heaven in a glass. A nice 'real' pub!