Latest reviews from Stone
| 66 /100 Swan Inn (Bar) 18 STAFFORD STREET “Visited August 2007.“ |
| 60 /100 Ten Green Bottles Stone (Bar) 21 HIGH STREET “Small café / craft beer bar towards the bottom end of Stone High Street. IN good weather a couple of tables on the strret outside. When you walk in the wooden bar (with decorative carving – must be second hand from somewhere) is straight ahead. There are 2 or 3 tables with high stools down each side, and in the middle a bulky rectangular object whose function defeated me.
Behind the bar there are two sets of hand written boards giving the drinks menu. The right hand one is for beer – the left is for coffee. A bit congusing !
There are 8 or 9 craft taps in the far wall. Range of beer is a bit strange for “craft”. Ranges from Amstel and Poretti to Bacchus Kriek (which is what I had). Prices can be extortionate – and I swear the half I was served was the smallest I’ve ever seen ! No sign of the “unchilled shelves for takeaway” that the previous poster mentioned.
Food is mainly cake !
I wouldn’t bother with this place – unless it has a tick you’re willing to fork out for !
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| 80 /100 Swan Inn (Bar) 18 STAFFORD STREET “Traditional ale-house at the bottom end of Stone High Street. Very much real ale focussed it has been around for a few years now.
It has changed very little in all the time I’ve been going to it. It’s a very long thin pub and, from the front door you enter in the middle. A few steps will take you straight out the back to a sheltered drinking area ! To the right, the bar takes up most of the far side. Down the street side there is bench seating and tables underneath the windows – but a good deal of space between these and the bar. An open fire is at the fire end (when required) and there are bare brick walls, and beams in the ceiling. To he left is pretty much the same except the absence of the bar means seating on both sides.
The bar has 8 or 9 handpumps. Lots of pale ales, but usually at least one dark beer too. There s a house beer from Coach House, and other beers are ever changing from various breweries ranging from well known (Tiny Rebel) to not so (Furnace). On my last visit I had beers by Sarah Hughes and Peakstones Rock. A couple of craft beers and ciders too. Beer quality is usually pretty good.
No food.
In my opinion, the best pub in Stone. Be sure to call in if you’re in the locality.
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| 76 /100 Ten Green Bottles Stone (Bar) 21 HIGH STREET “One of those pub/cafes which smells of coffee, rather than beer, when you first walk in. I was drawn to the keg taps (they have about 12 but only 7 operational); while not everything is craft (Poretti?) there will be enough here to interest you. They have some cold craft cans/bottles in the fridge behind the bar, and about 75 unchilled to take away. Prices are reasonable for a craft bar but expensive for the area. If you ever find yourself in Stone I'd recommend this bar. And the coffee does smell wonderful.“ |
| 76 /100 Borehole (Lymestone) (Bar) UNIT 2 MOUNT ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE “Close-ish to the train station instead of the town proper, the Borehole serves as the brewery tap for Lymestone, a brewery I never particularly considered. (I was surprised to find that I had no previous Lymestone rates.) The pub is small and cosy, friendly and maybe a little bit musty. A decent older crowd on a Wednesday afternoon. The beer list is impressive: 7 cask (6 Lymestone + 1 guest), plus four keg (all Lymestone including their 'Stray Cat' range). Some German, Belgian and UK craft options (I spotted some Northern Monk and Duration), as well as above-average selection of low-alcohol and gluten free beers. If I had more time I'd stay to try the Lymsetone range, as it was I made d with two beers (one quite nice, one excellent). Recemmended.“ |
| 66 /100 Swan Inn (Bar) 18 STAFFORD STREET “The Swan is a lovely traditional pub in Stone. The beers reflect a more traditional taste. Quite a few handpulls (I counted eight), with lots of sessionable pales on cask. At first glance it's a trifle old-fashioned for my liking, but the siren call of well-kept beer and a roaring fire kept me here. Maybe not a destination but certainly a worthy stop.“ |
| 72 /100 Royal Exchange (Titanic) (Bar) RADFORD STREET “Long thin pub on the outskirts of Stone. Good atmosphere and Titanic do pubs well. 5 of their own ales on permanently plus Everards Tiger and 4 guest ales. Worth a visit.“ |
| 64 /100 Langtry’s (Enterprise) (Bar) 1-3 OULTON ROAD “On the main A520 with parking. 5 ales on, mainly nationals, kept in good order. Better pubs in Stone but a welcome addition to the local pub scene.“ |
| 62 /100 Poste of Stone (JDW) (Bar) 1 GRANVILLE SQUARE “Standing in a converted building in the centre of the small town this place can get uncomfortably rammed at the weekend despite being of fair size. The bar area has plenty of standing room too but again it can be difficult to get through when the masses frequent. Towards the rear the crowds get less but the patio garden is in frequent use, especially in the summer. Finding a real ale is no problem.“ |
| 62 /100 Poste of Stone (JDW) (Bar) 1 GRANVILLE SQUARE “This used to be a good Wetherspoons. Unfortunately the beer selection has gone downhill and the pub is unsurprisingly no longer in CAMRA’s GBG. The food is standard JDW fayre. Plenty of room and the service can be slow but that is not unusual in a Wetherspoons. Worth a look if close by but there are better beer outlets in Stone.“ |
| 78 /100 Swan Inn (Bar) 18 STAFFORD STREET “A nice, homely place with nine excellent taps, four barrels of cider and c.15 malt whiskies.
The Swan Inn is in the centre of Stone in a tall red brick building that was once a warehouse serving the canal wharves nearby. I liked it a lot. It’s not plush, but it’s homely and the service was very friendly. Most importantly, it has a very good selection of beers with regulars from local breweries and others from microbreweries around the country. There’s also a wide range of ciders and around 15 single malt whiskies. Food is limited to wholesome baps, tasty Staffordshire pork pies and sausage rolls – all at a bargain price, particularly taking into account the 10% discount for CAMRA members.
Outside at the back there’s a lovely enclosed courtyard dripping with vines and grapes. They have an annual beer festival in the second week of July, which must surely be worth a visit if you’re in the area at the right time.
(Visited 20 October 2011).“ |
