Have been there twice in the last week or so - only to drink though, not to eat! Let's see - they have a pretty good range of ales (usually about 4 on the hand pumps, I had Tribute) and draft lagers including Kirin and Red Stripe. I noticed some single malts behind the bar but can't remember exactly what they were, sorry. They sell scampi fries and bacon fries, which impressed the hell out of Paul ;) 2 pints and a couple of bags of crisps/scampi fries will set you back about £7 - again, I can't remember exactly, sorry!
Menu is *very* much of the gourmet burger/monkfish and parma ham/asparagus risotto varity, with mains costing about £8-9 on average. Clientele is mainly youngish trendy Stokeyites, it's not as filled with kiddies as other pubs in the area and it doesn't seem to be as busy on a weekday evening as, say, the Three Crowns further up Church Street. Decor is yes, dark and cosy but not dingy or grubby. I'd be well up for a return visit (Kat? Anyone else?) so I can do a proper review - it seems to have become our local pub of choice lately (in fact Paul and I have rechristened it the "Willem" after, er, Willem Dafoe get it? ;)) so it'd be nice to say something about it on RGL :)
Oh! Menu not particularly vegan-friendly at *all* actually, tho there were (I think) 4 veggie choices, all pretty heavy on the cheese and eggies. Again - will attempt a return visit with Proper Reviewing Hat on!
Of course you can - I'd have updated myself only wasn't sure if my "details" were a bit too fuzzy! Flatmate confirms, by the way, that the outside area has been done up with decking and the like, but since it's winter and I no longer smoke I haven't been in a position to check this out ;)
Will definitely let you know about a future reviewing trip! We were thinking of organising a thinly-disguised pub crawltrip around a few pubs in the area, actually - I've been shockingly bad at seeking out new places and apparently there are some quite nice ones nearby.
Menu is *very* much of the gourmet burger/monkfish and parma ham/asparagus risotto varity, with mains costing about £8-9 on average. Clientele is mainly youngish trendy Stokeyites, it's not as filled with kiddies as other pubs in the area and it doesn't seem to be as busy on a weekday evening as, say, the Three Crowns further up Church Street. Decor is yes, dark and cosy but not dingy or grubby. I'd be well up for a return visit (Kat? Anyone else?) so I can do a proper review - it seems to have become our local pub of choice lately (in fact Paul and I have rechristened it the "Willem" after, er, Willem Dafoe get it? ;)) so it'd be nice to say something about it on RGL :)
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Will definitely let you know about a future reviewing trip! We were thinking of organising a thinly-disguised pub crawltrip around a few pubs in the area, actually - I've been shockingly bad at seeking out new places and apparently there are some quite nice ones nearby.
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