Latest reviews from Stratford Upon Avon

“Brilliant and very enthusiatic craft beer-oriented micropub. Five keg and many cans and bottles, some chilled. On my visit, draught offered a choice of different styles, and ABV from 4 to 15%: Azvex, Vault City, Neon Raptor and the Kernel. Packaged beer includes some surprises- first time I've seen De Molen in the UK for years. Dear, but also very very reasonable as they are dealing in absolute high end stuff here. Forget the writer guy, this is the real reason to come to Stratford.“

jjsint 75 days ago

“Pleasant narrow one-room micropub not too far from the train station. Can get a little hot and stuffy if you aren't near the open door. Four gravity cask, basic styles but this includes a 6% mild. Some ciders and a perry as well. No keg but there are a few cans and bottles to choose from. I found this selection interesting as the had genuinely great and harder to find local-ish stuff such as Byatt's barleywine alongside stuff like Korev. It's not a must, but it's a very good place to check out and see what's what. Cheap for the area. Very Dog friendly.“

jjsint 77 days ago

“Nice place, a little bit restaurant-y specialising in Nealopitan pizza. It's airy and homely with a small beer list (2-3 cask from breweries like North Cotswold) plus one 'proper' cask. On my visit they had an incredible mid-strength pale from Track. Not a beer place but some good choices. And loads of gins. Worth a look.“

jjsint 77 days ago

“There are lots of bars on RateBeer in Stratford upon Avon, but this is the only craft location. A modern bar with character. Superb service by knowledgeable and beer loving staff. Not the cheapest place, but quality costs. Dog friendly. They even have water and treats. Well worth the journey to come here and if you are in Stratford already, shame on you if you don’t come in.“

jmgreenuk 377 days ago

“It looks like a decent sized pub from the outside but once inside its like your Grandma's living room. Ok, that's an exaggeration but it is like the opposite of the Tardis. Very olde English cottage, enclosed feel, cosy despite a fireplace that's not used, all the adornments. More of a foody place in truth. 4 cask pumps. Not many new beer ticks to be had here. You may get lucky with an odd fullers special which I did due to it being the Coronation weekend. Ps turns out its a Grade II listed pub dating back to 1470 but I've never been one for research before rating!“

dragnet101 494 days ago

“Finally went into this place after years of walking past, heading back to the bus stops. It's sort of between the river and canal basin. Most of the yard is shut up but the restaurant / pub is still running, nice and warm on a cold day. The beer range was pretty dire unfortunately, the service almost non existent and an atmosphere the equivalent of the surface of Mars.“

imdownthepub 559 days ago

“I was really hoping for big things with this newish place run by a local brewery. It's a permanently moored barge in the canal basin, close to the main theater in tourist central. There is no inside seating so we had to sit on the deck area in the freezing cold, with cold keg and bottled beers between us, there is also seating on the harbourside. The views are obviously pretty special around this area but the barge itself isn't that atmospheric or particularly comfortable, the beers are all keg or bottled, not quite what I was hoping for.“

imdownthepub 559 days ago

“Close to the Rother Street market area this is more restaurant for tourists than a pub seemingly. Every table was filled with diners on our visit, with a queue forming too. The beers were uninteresting for us but it may be useful for more distant visitors to get a Davenports rating if needed. Not one to linger in.“

imdownthepub 559 days ago

“Opposite the street market on Rother Street this is a small but long, multi roomed bar. Gets full with just a few people in. It's all keggy stuff with a good range of styles. There is a friendly guy running it who likes to chat about the beers he has on. It's a great addition to Stratford and well worth a visit. Still has a range of packaged beers on sale.“

imdownthepub 559 days ago

“Visited on afternoon of the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral. 10 tap and 4 cask pulls although only 1 cask was on offer maybe due to obvious timing. There were a couple of new ticks for me but ended up being Charlie Wells (Eagle Brewery) so no craft or local beer. The inside is a fairly standard 2 tier dark wooden furnishing and clean. Outside has a good number of tables situated right by the river. Great location to be fair. Nice place to drink outside on a sunny day if you don't mind a few macro beers. Otherwise not worth it.“

dragnet101 725 days ago

“This is one of the smaller CAMRA Beer Festivals on the circuit, usually around 70 beers and 20 ciders. It is held generally in June within the Horse Racing concourse. There is lots of seating available inside and out, food outlets, great toilets. The beers are bought with vouchers which are bought on entry and topped up within the festival, these are redeemable on exit, however the glass that you purchase on entry is not redeemable, which is a bone of contention with regular beer festival goers, something which is spreading and with this festival you have to have a festival glass to get served. The beer range is a little samey with lots of Golden beers being served and few darker beers.“

imdownthepub 812 days ago

“Typical spoons. Free WiFi etc. A real ale festival was on when I was here which was a nice bonus.“

deanso 1059 days ago

“Visited 26th October. New venue in the beer desert of Stratford. 4 taps with a NEIPA, Dipa, Imperial Stout and a Sour. Lots of bottles and Cans, one new thing was the draft stuff they'll can for you to take away. Lovely little place.“

47574xeCD 1418 days ago

“A decent micropub just five minutes from the train station in the direction towards the town center. Five ciders and four real ales on gravicasks. Friendly service and welcome atmosphere. (Visited with Finn 02.02.2020).“

Rune 1657 days ago

“Cozy pub with a handful (unusual) ales on gravity. Some ciders as well.“

Finn 1686 days ago

“Nice little micropub in an old shop front. Friendly bloke behind the bar. Beer kept well. Not too expensive. Fairly quiet but it was a drizzly Wednesday afternoon.“

tommann 2124 days ago

“Enjoyed my visit to this microopub which was pretty full, but full of friendly banter. Half a dozen high tables and a stage which was being set up for live music. Over a dozen casks appeared to be on the tiered stillage behind the counter, and 4 ales were available. 2 from North Cotswold, and 2 from Lincoln Green. Enjoyed the well served Lincoln Green St Clements.“

gillhalfpint 2253 days ago

“This is actually quite a decent, relaxed Wetherspoons in the heart of Stratford but just off the main tourist haunts.Food is a little dominating at times. It's open and airy for the age of the host building with Tudor characteristics. It's okay.“

imdownthepub 2367 days ago

“Visited on January 2018. Little micro-pub with 4 gravity-casks and one fridge. Service was friendly and selection was local. Next one please!“

Taboada 2384 days ago

“This gastropub is only a couple of minutes of the main Stratford tourist drag, but this seems to be enough to insulate it a little from the Shakespeariness of most other establishments in the town centre. Went here for dinner. All the serving staff were friendly and attentive, but the landlord really stood out as a icon to his trade, great bloke. - we had asked several hours earlier if we needed to book (we didn't) but even in a busyish pub the landlord remembered us from our brief earlier visit and went out of his way to ensure we had a family-friendly table, and to make my daughter's lemonade look like a fancy cocktail. He also knew his beers, although the selection wasn't massively inspiring - one from Church Farm, a new brewery to me, and then others mainly from Purity or GK. There were still several new rates for me though. The food was excellent (we had huge roasts, with the tenderest of beef - on the expensive side, but worth it. The seating was well spaced & comfortable, and there was an attractive courtyard garden area too. Overall a very decent laid-back gastropub that's equally welcoming to drinkers and diners. Liked it, could just do with slightly more interesting beers.“

wheresthepath 2403 days ago

“Ideally situated close to the park so, like us, you can visit after a walk along the canal. Picnic bench seating in front of the canal out front which we took advantage of. About 6 or so casks, including 3 local. A couple of craft cans, plus Chimay Rouge. Not bad, but not too exciting, certainly enough for a beer or two before heading back into town. Burgers looked good, but didn’t have any on this visit.“

minutemat 2600 days ago

“Small CAMRA-friendly micro-pub in a converted shop just outside the main central area. 4 local gravity-dispense casks, around 4 box fruit ciders from Lilleys and a small number of bottles / cans. Basic set-up, reasonably-priced.“

minutemat 2600 days ago

“Visited in February 2017, fantastic selection of beers (especially some good local ones), a few gravity poured, knowledgeable stuff. Had a good time here before catching our train back to Birmingham“

beerelk 2668 days ago

“Fairly average spot with average to mediocre food and okay drafts/casks. In this town though, they have more options than most places, so it could be worthy of a stop if a pint is in order. Pretty nice backyard/beer garden type area as well for those so inclined.“

ben4321 3026 days ago

“Visited on 2nd March 2015. Micro pub on the main route from the station to the town centre. Opened early as a large group of us attended and the place was heaving! 4 beers on gravity dispense including a local Stratford UA beer. Service friendly, only snacks available. CAMRA discount. Prices good. Another good Micropub“

WingmanWillis 3040 days ago

“This is a single roomed ex shop converted into a micro pub, it certainly didn’t stand out on the street when I was looking for it. There is a stillage of casks at the far end of the room with a reasonable selection of gravity poured Real Ales. There is a pleasant feel to it with a mish mash of seating and stools, conversation only giving a pleasant hum. We will certainly return here.“

imdownthepub 3380 days ago

“Visited on Monday 02/03/15 at 12.00, normally 13.00 opening but we came as a fairly large group and contacted them in advance and they were happy to open early for us. Micropub located just over a 5 minute walk from the station on the way to the town centre. Small single roomed venue dispensing 4 beers from gravity. Beers on this visit were from the local Stratford brewery, Burton Bridge, Prescot and one I can’t recall. Beer condition decent enough for gravity, one of the staff members was testing them as we arrived. Friendly service to boot. Food is available in the form of crisps and nuts only, although there was a poster stating free roast potatoes on a Sunday afternoon. 20p discount offered for CAMRA members, pint was £3 without the discount. Decent little micropub.“

Theydon_Bois 3482 days ago

“The bar of The Swans Nest Hotel has been converted into a thriving pub, always full on our visits. It certainly is the best bet for a new scoop in the tourist trap that is Stratford upon Avon. The draw is certainly the beer choice here plus the large screen t.v’s showing a multitude of sports, it seems popular for early evening dining as well, but we have never partaken of the food yet. The guest beers tend to be from the larger of the Micro Brewers, if that makes any sense, Oakham seeming to be, quite rightly, popular. If you have to be in Stratford, make for this place.“

imdownthepub 4612 days ago

“Nice place situated right in the Swan’s Nest Hotel. Arguably the best selection in town. 6 or so real ale’s. Evergards Tiger, Nottingham Supreme Bitter to name a few. A good stop when checking out the town that Shakespeare was born in.“

swoopjones 5409 days ago