Come on what is THE best pub in sheffield - Let's compile a top ten then vote on it.

My vote is Fagan's on Broad Lane.

Problem here is that if I post the name of the best pub in Sheffield on this or any other site people would be tempted to go and have a look. One of the main attractions of this pub is that it's a local pub for local people.

:D

Depends on what type of pub of course.
If it caters for kids then Brewsters is the best in Sheffield as it has an internal play area and the meals are good and reasonably priced.
The down side is the staff are not as welcoming as the pub which is a shame because some, not all spoil a nice place.
A good long custumer care course would do them good. :twisted:

For a proper pub, you can't beat the Porter Cottage on Sharrowvale Road.

Classic Rock Bar on Ecclesall Road! I run it with Sass!

Cheap ale, live music, constant entertainment, good quality cheap food, beer garden, very friendly staff.....

I don't go to too many pubs, but I like the Swim Inn on West Street, mainly because it's cheap :wink:

Originally posted by "Sidla"

I don't go to too many pubs

A bored student who doesnt go to many pubs!!!
You need to get out more :D

Tell me about it.

Gardener's Rest, Neepsend.

Good real ales and friendly.

The Grapes. Great pub, great atmosphere, friendly staff, great music. What more could you want?

Originally posted by "Des Barnes"

The Grapes. Great pub, great atmosphere, friendly staff, great music. What more could you want?

A better pool table! :x

Originally posted by max
Problem here is that if I post the name of the best pub in Sheffield on this or any other site people would be tempted to go and have a look. One of the main attractions of this pub is that it's a local pub for local people.

:D

Is it the Royston Vasey Arms?

Originally posted by Houdi
Is it the Royston Vasey Arms?
Forgotten that 'd posted that. No, the best pub is The Princess Royal in Crookes.

Originally posted by Des Barnes
The Grapes. Great pub, great atmosphere, friendly staff, great music. What more could you want?

Good beer. What's the beer at the Grapes?

I would vote for the new Barracks Tavern (after the Classic Rock bar of course)

For city centre pubs I'd vote either the Howard or the one near the Town Hall that's going to be demolished soon to make way for a car park.

Locally, the Robin Hood on Greaves Lane or the Crown and Glove (aka Top House) on Uppergate Road have been regular watering holes of mine for years, especially the Robin Hood back in my student days.

in town you cant beat the dog n partridge. says a lot dont it.

outta town its always the east house or the rock for me, but they are rather deliciously local and easy to fall home from when pished...

At this moment it's the Cremorne Hotel on London Road. I'm there at the moment having been driven to drink by people on the 'Hathersage wind farm' thread.

Cheers!!

Guess your idea of best pub varies according to mood....

Anyway, as for traditional real ale pubs, you may be interested to see the list of all the pubs that have won Sheffield CAMRA's pub of the month awards over the last couple of years:

January 2004: The Castle Inn, Bradway
December 2003: The Fat Cat , Kelham Island.
November 2003: The Cobden View, Crookes
October 2003: The Bath Hotel, Sheffield Centre.
September 2003: The Star Inn, Tideswell.
August 2003: Fagans, Broad Lane, Sheffield Centre.
July 2003: The Bridge, Calver
June 2003: Pub Heritage awards - conservation category - The Bath Hotel
May 2003: The Kelham Island Tavern, Kelham Island.
April 2003: Pub of the year : The Fat Cat, Kelham Island.
March 2003: The Rutland Arms, Sheffield City Centre
December 2002: The Red Deer, Sheffield City Centre
November 2002: Regional pub of the year runner up: The Hillsborough Hotel.
October 2002: The Packhorse, Little Longstone
September 2002: The New Crown, Handsworth
August 2002: The Devonshire Cat, Sheffield City Centre
July 2002: The Red Lion, Litton
June 2002: The Monsal Head Hotel, Little Longstone
May 2002: Pub of the year: Hillsborough Hotel, Langsett Road
April 2002: The Commercial, Chapeltown
March 2002: The Fat Cat, Alma Street
February 2002: Sportsman, Lodge Moor
January 2002: The Star & Garter, Winter Street
December 2001: The White Lion, Heeley
November 2001: Hillsborough Hotel, Langsett Road
October 2001: The Gardener's Rest, Neepsend
September 2001: The Sheaf View, Heeley
August 2001: The Rock, Pitsmoor
July 2001: The Cheshire Cheese, Hope
June 2001: Pub of the year : The Cask & Cutler
May 2001: The Cocked Hat, Attercliffe
April 2001: The Noah's Ark, Crookes
March 2001: Old Heavygate Inn, Walkley
February 2001: Castle Inn, Bradway

The Rose and Crown (Wadsley Village) and the Rivelin Hotel are nice cosy pubs.

Downtown, not the best pub, but one of the best for a 'first pint' or to meet up is the Bankers Draft.

The Devonshire Cat has some interesting Ales - changed frequently.

The White Lion in Heeley - It's a great pub for playing pool, watching the footy and seeing bands (not much room for the audience though)

for sheer character of the customers its got to be "Hen and Chickens" on Castle Green, also lots of great bargains to be had..

Originally posted by Carlwarker
The Rose and Crown (Wadsley Village) and the Rivelin Hotel are nice cosy pubs.

Downtown, not the best pub, but one of the best for a 'first pint' or to meet up is the Bankers Draft.

The Devonshire Cat has some interesting Ales - changed frequently.

The Rivelin at the top of the hill off Rivelin valley road? If so, yes - I like the place. Have you noticed the amount of clocks? Last time I went there the each clock chimed on the hour at different times... :D

ps - do you go to quiz night?

why not compile a list of the best pubs in each area so if your there you know where to go?

Best place in:

London rd area. The Vine. Cemetery rd

Eccesall rd area. CRB. Eccesall rd

City Centre. Cubanna. Trippet Lane

Walkley. The Blake. Blake St

Broomhill. Getting worse, Its all a scream so pick one. Wheres the independents when u need em?

Crookes. Goto Walkley

Upperthorpe. Go Up the hill to Walkley or to Fat Cat.

Netherthorpe. Star And Garter.

West Street. Red House (I think thats the name red something, off mapin st.)

Devonshire quarter. Devonshire Cat.

Anyone like to add some?


From previous thread

For uperthorpe you can't beat the Meadow on a weekend. It's a lively little pub and you are garanteed to have a 'different' kind of night every time.

Sportsman for that old pub feeling...

Originally posted by Pete1024
West Street. Red House (I think thats the name red something, off mapin st.)

The Red Deer, I think you mean. Having said that The Red House is equally good and is on Solly Street just the other side of Brookhill from St George's church and down a bit. Netherthorpe really.

Originally posted by Pete1024
why not compile a list of the best pubs in each area so if your there you know where to go?

Best place in:

Crookes. Goto Walkley



Yeah. Go to Walkley. I don't want you clogging up the bar in the pubs I go drinking in.
I hear The Princess Royal is good.
:P

Nomme

Originally posted by nomme
Yeah. Go to Walkley. I don't want you clogging up the bar in the pubs I go drinking in.
I hear The Princess Royal is good.
:P

Nomme
I'd say The Princess Royal, while being in Steel Bank, is closer to Crookes than Walkley. Unless you mean The Royal which is also a good pub and is in Walkley.

I guess for Broomhill I would say the Place aint bad.

Closer to home, in Bradway the overall best is the Castle Inn, however the Old Mother Red Cap deserves a mention as it's so stupidly cheap (£1.18 a pint for Sam Smith's Old Brewery bitter).

In Crookes the Cobden View is quite a good pub.

Heeley - The White Lion.

Attercliffe - The Cocked Hat

Originally posted by max
I'd say The Princess Royal, while being in Steel Bank, is closer to Crookes than Walkley. Unless you mean The Royal which is also a good pub and is in Walkley.

I think you're probably right. I'm not sure where the dividing line is.
Yeah The Royal is OK as is The Freedom, The Walkley Cottage, and The Sportsman. So if your thinking of going drinking in Crookes don't bother. Go to Walkley instead - lots of nice pubs in Walkley. Is The Palm still there?

Nomme

I agree, The White Lion is a nice pub. There's friendly people who go in there too. In fact, I might even go there tonight.

Yes thes Porter Cottage is a good one for atmosphere and juke box,even though they sell flat beer, don`t really dig land lady either.

Devonshire Cat is certainly worth checking out for the range of ales and friendly funky staff.

Must mention Brown Bear, customers are not of this world, not surprising because of the loopy juice they have on tap. This place needs to be visited. :loopy:

Originally posted by Pete1024
why not compile a list of the best pubs in each area so if your there you know where to go?

Best place in:

London rd area. The Vine. Cemetery rd

Eccesall rd area. CRB. Eccesall rd

City Centre. Cubanna. Trippet Lane

Walkley. The Blake. Blake St

Broomhill. Getting worse, Its all a scream so pick one. Wheres the independents when u need em?

Crookes. Goto Walkley

Upperthorpe. Go Up the hill to Walkley or to Fat Cat.

Netherthorpe. Star And Garter.

West Street. Red House (I think thats the name red something, off mapin st.)

Devonshire quarter. Devonshire Cat.

Anyone like to add some?


From previous thread

Hillsborough - either the Malin Bridge or the Blue Bowl on Bradfield Road.

Stannington - Hare & Hounds, Minnie's (Rose & Crown) or the Top House (Crown & Glove)

Loxley: Admiral Rodney (They do great Pub meals there, except on Sundays cos they don't do Scampi on Sundays)

Worral: Shoulder of Mutton (Good meals)

Wadsley: The Beehive, Wadsley Jack, Sportsman, Dial House

Anyone rmember the Red Lion at Heeley before they gutted it and turned it into a "sports Bar"- cracking place.

What about the Sportsman at Wadsley when mad Mulvaney was landlord- you could drink in there regardless of what age you were because he was always slaughtered!

Happy Days!!!!

Max, why the Princess Royal? ;)

There r good pubs in Crookes but i'm not telling you all where they are. :P

Originally posted by fuzzy purple
Max, why the Princess Royal? ;)

It's basically been untouched since I started drinking there about 25 years ago. It's a family pub where there's never any trouble (You're not going to start anything if your gran's sitting in the corner, are you?), Good beer, flexible licensing hours. Unfortunately I don't get in there much since I moved to Walkley.

Originally posted by venger
Yes thes Porter Cottage is a good one for atmosphere and juke box,even though they sell flat beer, don`t really dig land lady either.

Devonshire Cat is certainly worth checking out for the range of ales and friendly funky staff.

Must mention Brown Bear, customers are not of this world, not surprising because of the loopy juice they have on tap. This place needs to be visited. :loopy:

Congratulations on your 1st post venger.
You know pint has gone up now???
£1.51 I think (outrageous I say, I remember the days when you could get a pint in there for £1.49)
:P

bar 101 arrudell gate........but as i work there i would say that :)

Originally posted by hiyabeing
Congratulations on your 1st post venger.
You know pint has gone up now???
£1.51 I think (outrageous I say, I remember the days when you could get a pint in there for £1.49)
:P

£1.51 a pint and you're moaning?! Flippin' tight git... Cheapest pint in my neck of the woods is £1.70 for a bottle of Budweiser.

And now a sensible post for a change, which is quite good coming from me:-

Dog n Partridge

Grapes

Red Deer

Washington

Fagans

Fat Cat

In no particular order (except for the Dog) and all within range of a decent pub crawl, apart from the Fat Cat of course!

Does anyone know for sure if the New Barrack Tavern at Hillsborough is still owned by the same people as the Sheaf View at/near Heeley?

I seem to remember seeing it mentioned a while ago on here, but no-one was sure.

But I love the Sheaf View - great beer, great atmosphere (comfortable and unpretentious).

Originally posted by Rich
Hillsborough - either the Malin Bridge or the Blue Bowl on Bradfield Road...

Don't you mean the Old Blue Ball?

Originally posted by venger


Must mention Brown Bear, customers are not of this world, not surprising because of the loopy juice they have on tap. This place needs to be visited. :loopy:

i went in there not so long ago (well plasterd) i saw mark williams from the fast show,he was sat eating.....oh dear i think i upset him..after doing about 20 mins of ooooo! suit you sir and various other things he stood up came over to me and wisperd in my ear..oooo! **** off sir and walked out....mardy bugger

The cobden view is a great pub, as is the Princess Royal - all less than five minutes from my house. Perfect for those sunday afternoon sessions (when I'm not working like a bugger).

Originally posted by Carlwarker
Don't you mean the Old Blue Ball?

Oh yeah.... the Blue Bowl's the one at the Broomhill end of Crookes, sorry about that.

Originally posted by Jack Yerbody
The cobden view is a great pubI went in there for the first time last Sunday. It gets my thumbs up:

:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Tony Ruscoe
I went in there for the first time last Sunday. It gets my thumbs up:

:thumbsup:

where is it?

Originally posted by kirky
where is it?
The Cobden View pub is on, wait for this, Cobden View Road. That's in Crookes and it runs between School Road and Northfield Road. The pub is at the School Road end.

got to be either the springvale in walkley, red lion on charles street, yorkshire grey, noahs ark in crookes, fat cat or broomhill tavern

Kelham Island Tavern definately!

empire bar in town

properer right good in there.
nice music, nice people, good times! :)

yeah but thats a bar not a pub! ;)

soz, but it stil proper right good. :)

stone house is alr8!!!!

Yorkie Grey in Town but.....

The Crown and Glove in Stannington is the best local Pub IMO, nice quiet traditional Boozer, not like all these new fangled theme pubs with their noisy music and morons who start bar fights when they're drunk like the *cough* Sportsman *cough*.

Originally posted by tas1
Kelham Island Tavern definately!

This is a pub that I've grown to like.

Don't forget Sheffield CAMRA will be down the Kelham Island Tavern next Tuesday, 11th May, from 8pm, to present the pub of the year certificate, so why not come along and show your support for the pub, these dos are normally quite enjoyable.

Gotta be the Devonshire Cat at dev green. Good food and the beer's superb!

Id have said either the Devonshire Cat, Frog & Parrot or the Dog and Partridge.

Priory's good but shhhhhh it a secret !!! ;-)

The wig and penn on campo lane is pretty nice, really nice food nice surroundings and some cool tunes, it just depends what kinda thing you are into?

mmmm... very interesting comment mr.

New Barrack Tavern, Hillsborough, or The Deep End for live music.

I think it depends what you want at that particular time.

I agree that The Empire Bar is good because it can get full of pretty girls. However, it is also far too noisy and smokey. What a pitty you can't get the girls without the loud music and smoke.

A different type of pub which I like is The Dore Moor Inn. They have a large non-smoking area and serve good food. On the downside it is quite expensive and not all that convenient by bus.

is it just me or does the empire bar smell strange ???

Originally posted by daver
Gotta be the Devonshire Cat at dev green. Good food and the beer's superb!
yep dev cat is cool, they do tons of different beers and a rather nice choccy guinness, (tiz not nice the next mornin tho so be warned :) ill be there tommorow nite wiv me m8s
Litha

for those who remember I always used to like The BeeHive on West Street.

Is it just me or did the Fat Cat used to be a lot better? Maybe I was more naive, I have to say I think it's overrated these days.

Anyway, to echo most of the sentiments already expressed:

Devy Cat is definately a favourite of mine (it's not the cheapest beer but it always seems to get me far drunker than beer from everywhere else, and an unrivaled selection of beers, lagers and ciders.)

Kelham Island.

Gardeners' Rest.

That pink one near the Skoda Garage (I can never remember it's name.)

And, if you happen to be in Commonside, the Springvale is very nice.

Depends what you look for in a pub though don't it?

Originally posted by Daveyboy
is it just me or does the empire bar smell strange ???

i haven't noticed anything funny about it.
sound place that!:)

if i was going to choose i local place, id say rose n crown (minis) up in stannington.
nice place, n nice cheap food.

i think the best pub in sheffield is the wisewood inn! ITS QUITE BUT U HAVE ALL THE THINGS U WOUD WANT IN A PUB!

Dog and Partridge or Fagans.;)

Gotta be the CRB! :D

Threads merged.

Bankers Draft,good coversation,cheap ale and fine food,what more do you want.

Errr... perhaps less tramps and drunks and other generally unsociable people?

Cheap beer and lousy frozen food doesn't make a good pub.

Originally posted by Tony
Errr... perhaps less tramps and drunks and other generally unsociable people?

Cheap beer and lousy frozen food doesn't make a good pub.
thats a bit harsh:loopy:

Originally posted by panda79
thats a bit harsh:loopy:

But its true.

Originally posted by Tony
Errr... perhaps less tramps and drunks and other generally unsociable people?

Cheap beer and lousy frozen food doesn't make a good pub.

Could not agree more.

What more could you want in a pub?

A bit of music would be nice also a good atmosphere helps.

I suppose this thread proves that eveyone has different tastes in pubs but for me the Bankers Draft has to be one of the worst examples of a pub I have ever been in,infact the only pub I like less is the Weatherspoons oppisite coles which is even worse.

which parts ? :loopy: :loopy: :loopy: :loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

The Sheaf View, Heeley is by far the best pub in sheffield.
Not one Commercialised mass produced or American larger on sale. Just good beer !!

The Birley Hotel is the best.. of a bad bunch.

Mind you, the Noahs Ark at Intake has come on leaps and bounds of late. Trouble is the Friday night pub singers.. not bad, just too damn loud (and that from a rock fan too LOL). Magnet is good too.

Best town pub has to be The Sporty on Cambridge Street.

why not compile a list of the best pubs in each area so if your there you know where to go?

Best place in:

Walkley. The Blake. Blake St

Actually in Upperthorpe.

It is open again, I tried to get to it yesterday, but I gave up, because it was getting dark.

the royal in woodhouse

the stag in woodhouse is good too

The Brown Bear in town is a must.

i think the best pub in sheffield is the wisewood inn! ITS QUITE BUT U HAVE ALL THE THINGS U WOUD WANT IN A PUB!

Someone to talk to would be good lol

The Wentworth at the side of Arena square is one of my favorites :)

the royal in woodhouse

Yeah its great!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

brown bear cheap beer and plenty of people to talk to even early doers

the harlequin on nursery street.
proper real ale pub that also serves very good food.:)

pheasant wadsley bridge:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Come on what is THE best pub in sheffield - Let's compile a top ten then vote on it.

My vote is Fagan's on Broad Lane.

try the newly refurbished sherwood at frecheville had loads of dollar spent on it not a quick lick of paint and new curtains its very nice and bang upto date most tables have there own tv food is better than average i had the megasaurus which is a 20 ounce steak yes 20 ounce with all the trimmings £12 spot on the left hand side of the pub as you walk through the main door is not for kids its 14 and over try it you will tell a friend after promise

ball in ecco if tha likes fiet.

ball in ecco if tha likes fiet.
mi fietin days r over older you get more it hurts day after

Wybourn, Cricket Inn road. :thumbsup:

clubing down town

[QUOTE=Classic Rock;6976]Classic Rock Bar on Ecclesall Road! I run it with Sass!

Cheap ale, live music, constant entertainment, good quality cheap food, beer garden, very friendly staff.....[/QUOTE

You ran it with Sass,

The Cricket Inn, Totley - great food, good beer. Cosy in the winter with open fire and great in the summer for games and beer on the cricket pitch.

You ran it with Sass,

Check the date of the post.

try the newly refurbished sherwood at frecheville had loads of dollar spent on it not a quick lick of paint and new curtains its very nice and bang upto date most tables have there own tv food is better than average i had the megasaurus which is a 20 ounce steak yes 20 ounce with all the trimmings £12 spot on the left hand side of the pub as you walk through the main door is not for kids its 14 and over try it you will tell a friend after promise

Its all very well having it refurbished, but if they barr everyone that they don't like the 'look' of, it's pointless.

most tables have there own tv

A TV at each table? Chavtastic.

The Cricket Inn, Totley - great food, good beer. Cosy in the winter with open fire and great in the summer for games and beer on the cricket pitch.

I remember it when it was a very good local pub, it can't now be described as being a pub, this is a restaurant.

Waggon and Horses at Millhouses. Great atmosphere and good beer.

I'm very fond of the Milestone. Great food. Great beer. Great atmosphere. Even better its within crawling distance of my Sheffield flat.

I'm very fond of the Milestone. Great food. Great beer. Great atmosphere. Even better its within crawling distance of my Sheffield flat.

The comfort of your own home...:)

carbrook hall pub is a must :D

Give it 6 months and The Blake will be up there amongst the best......it's only been opened 2 weeks and it's already in the top 10 Sheffield pubs.

Went in The Harlequin last night...another top class pub with great beer at decent prices.

Yes thes Porter Cottage is a good one for atmosphere and juke box,even though they sell flat beer, don`t really dig land lady either.

I have completely gone off the Porter Cottage since the land lady tried to throw out my friends the moment they walked in for being overly jolly (she claimed drunk- they'd had 1 pint previously).

Otherwise-
The Lescar (Sharrowvale Road)
The Sheaf (new favourite- off Chesterfield Road)
The Rutland Arms (city centre)
Sheffield Tap (Train station)
The Fat Cat (Kelham Island)
The Washington

the sheaf view in heeley no contest

having just re-read this thread one thing is evident. Sheffield has a lot of numpties who wouldnt know a good pub if they walked in one, and dont give me that its all a matter of taste crap - it isnt, i wouldnt drink in most of the pubs mentioned on here if they paid me to drink their swill

having just re-read this thread one thing is evident. Sheffield has a lot of numpties who wouldnt know a good pub if they walked in one, and dont give me that its all a matter of taste crap - it isnt, i wouldnt drink in most of the pubs mentioned on here if they paid me to drink their swill

I think this thread shows that people have extremely differing views of what a pub is (ie some one said the Swan Inn is a good pub- no it's a Weatherspoons not a pub). Guess thats down to age, taste etc.

Define what makes a good pub....?

they are very few good pubs in sheffield now days but you do get some nice ones

The Sheaf View, Heeley is by far the best pub in sheffield.
Not one Commercialised mass produced or American larger on sale. Just good beer !!

Good choice. A lot of the best things about Kelham Island pubs but with more locals and less tickers.

2 other pubs I would mention are the Wellington and the Sheffield Tap.

The Hadfield is my favourite, followed by The Nelson.

Got to be Bankers Draft because of all the interesting characters you meet in there. Was in there on Saturday night and made a new friend called "slasher Bob". He's a bit eccentric and likes to draw attention to himself by stabbing his neck with a carving fork. He talks for ages about the history of his bowel movements and I was a bit thrown off balance when he told me he worked hard in the market but always skipped work once a year to commemorate the Yorkshire Ripper's birthday. I'm beginning to wish I didn't invite him round for Christmas dinner now. - no, seriously, Princess Royal, Slinn Street Crookes. The new management have made a real go of it and have a friendly crowd most nights.

Got to be the earlmarshall eastbank road.Good beer and nice pub food.