The Bird In Hand, Stafford - pub details
Address: Victoria Square, Mill St, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AQ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 20471) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Stafford (0.2 miles)
Pub suggested by poison pixie on 6 Feb 2005
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 11 users)
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| I went in here for the first time since it reopened a few months ago. It seems pretty much the same as before, just different bar staff. I only stayed for a pint of bombardier which tasted a bit off to be honest. They had 3 other ales on, two of which had hand drawn pump labels and the other I didn't recognise. The same crowd of college aged drinkers still hang about the place and the furniture seemed to be in quite a state. Not to mention the abundance of pint glasses littered about the pub as the bar staff chose to stand around and chat. Overall, apart from a new sign I don't see any improvement as of yet but I shall give it another try soon, later in the evening perhaps. pocketcup - 29 Dec 2011 02:00 |
| Now reopened, but doesn't look promising from the outside. Advertising karaoke, DJs and pool. Does mention 4 cask ales though ... Martinsh - 16 Nov 2011 22:59 |
| Closed abruptly in July/Aug 2011 lobster56 - 28 Oct 2011 07:07 |
| The beer has improved slightly but the pub was dead on a Friday night, not good for a pub like this, which used to be full. This pub could be so much more, if! and that seems a big if! for most publicans these days, if! it was run as a good, unpretentious English pub. Good beer, simple food of the ploughmans, beef and gravy school of though, check out Whitelocks in Leeds for a good example, and this could be a really successful pub. Billycheer - 3 Oct 2010 13:23 |
| The first thing to say about this pub is to take the information on the outside of it with a pinch of salt ! It advertises “good home cooked food” – it doesn’t serve food ! The chalk board outside advertises beers by Slaters and Titanic – I’ve not seen them there. Instead them normally have 4 beers on tap, usually Courage Best, Fullers London Pride, Timothy Taylors Landlord and Wells Bombardier. The beer is normally well kept. Four is also the number of separate drinking areas in the pub. To the left of the main entrance is a small snug, to the right a public bar, further on on the right is a lounge with big screen TV (not always on), and ahead is a games room, which also has a stage for live music (about once a week). There is also a beer garden to the rear which is the largest area of all ! There is genuinely mixed clientele - sometimes the pub seems more welcoming when it's virtually empty ! You can tell the sort of people this pub attracts by the fact the beer garden is usually the busiest area - even when it's raining !! Martinsh - 16 Jul 2010 23:20 |
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