please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Had a very brusque welcome from the barman when we rocked up on a Sunday afternoon around 5pm when the pub was pretty much empty.
The Otter Bitter was somewhat sad and not at it's best. Across the road from the pub is a pleasant garden.
Might be prepared to give it a second chance.
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Nice pub, to many beers on offer for what they sell, the chef writes a better menu than he cooks, hedgehog roasted in banana leaves with fennel type of food.
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Good little pub and some good beers. Food was fine but the dreaded oven ready chips still make an appearance! Very friendly
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Came to the Village last year whilst visiting the area and instantly fell in love with the Pub and the people. Very much like our part of Glostershire. Returned to a let in the village last Feb and used the Pub regularly for drink (Beer Festival) and food. Very welcoming. Cosy little pub (when the doors closed). Great selection of beers. Returned in Oct. to find the formula still the same, but the food very expensive. Starters at �6.5 - �8. Main courses at �15+. Great food, but alot more than what we would expect for good pub food. Maybe its the times.
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Went in here while on holiday and were not dissapointed. Good food and good beer in a really pretty location. Very enjoyable
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A very friendly local pub �despite the tourists� as one curmudgeon would have it below ;) We went here for Sunday lunch and enjoyed quality food and the view over the common with rare-breed sheep grazing and the countryside. Service is great, the staff and landlord very friendly and a lovely relaxed atmosphere.
Out of all the pubs in the area this is one of the few we returned to and weren�t disappointed. Great ales on tap, well chosen wine list and a first rate establishment.
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Have been to or through Stokenham plenty of times but have usually stopped in the Church House which is right next to Stokenham Parish Church, but what alot of people fail to do is to take the 3 min walk up the road from the church and you will stumble on what i can only be describe as a "GEM" of a pub, The Tradesmans Arms is everything a pub should be, it's both their for the local community as well as passing trade and the Landlord is a an absolute Gent! He has turned the pub around in the 3 and half years he has been there, from a "gastropub" where you would be looked upon for having a drink and good conversation to a pub that still serves great food but now welcomes people for drink too! the Real Ale selection is first class and the pub tends to favour local micro breweries but also has a few beers on from national brewers, in the good beer guide for 2006 and 2007 and most definitely worth a visit, in my mind has a better atmosphere than the Church House Inn but Stokenham are luck to have 2 good pubs to choose from.
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really good food
and still a locals pub
despite the tourists
steve - 28 Jun 2006 19:33 |
