Latest reviews from Stalybridge
| 82 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Full of charm. We had 4 excellent casks in here. Friendly and welcoming. Great selection of handpumps. Close to Manchester. Lovely spot.“ |
| 76 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “On the Manchester to Huddersfield train line, it's always worth stopping here for an hour en route if time allows. It's quite a trad cask led selection available but the beer is usually in great condition. It's also the start/end of the Transpennine real ale trail so it may be especially lively at certain times of day each Saturday.“ |
| 54 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Good selection on very Camra orientated though..“ |
| 60 /100 Crafty Pint (Bar) 41 MELBOURNE STREET “On the main pedestrian shopping street where the canal passes through Stalybridge, this shop unit conversion includes what looks like an oversized bar in its front room, especially as it only has four very spaced out hand pumps on it. Small tables and chairs occupy the rest of the space with the toilet a room to the rear. Simple but effective enough with local microbreweries represented here.“ |
| 82 /100 Crafty Pint (Bar) 41 MELBOURNE STREET “Nice wee bar in the commercial centre of Stalybridge. Four taps all keg: Tiny Rebel, Fyne Ales and some local real ales when I was there. Nice, friendly service.“ |
| 80 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “On my way from Manchester to Leeds I stopped here for about two hours, and I really enjoyed every moment of my stay. An old, classic Victorian pub with stain glass windows, flowers on the tables and old fashion lamps, decorated with train and beer memorabilia on the walls. A main bar room with outdoor seating to the left and two adjoining rooms to the right. It's a freehouse offering ten cask ales and a decent range of craft beers on tap, supported by interesting bottles. Beers can be served in thirds. Friendly service and atmosphere. Local, feel good impression. No music. Pork pie options.The pub took part in the Manchester Beer Week of 2018. Located right at the station, close to platform 4, just 10 minutes by train from Manchester Piccadilly. (Visited on a warm Sunday afternoon, 01.07.2018).“ |
| 72 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Visited on 25th June 2016. Handily placed on the Huddersfield bound platform at the Manchester end this is a great conversion and has been going for years and is a favourite stop of mine.
It’s got 4 rooms in a long row, all well decorated with plenty of railway memorabilia on the walls. I landed during an American beer festival so tent set up outside with an extra bar. Good range of local beers on cask and now keg and a decent bottle list.
Food looked good and looked good value although I didn’t eat.
Beer prices were good, staff friendly and beer well looked after.
With the Pennine Ale Trail being popular you need to on your toes to get in and served as large groups arrive with the trains on a Saturday especially. Service wasn’t a problem but it does slow things down. A recommended venue.“ |
| 62 /100 White House (Hydes) (Bar) 1 WATER STREET “On one corner of the Market Square, two one-way roads straddle this Hydes pub in its own building which has an entrance at its side. The bar is against the back wall after you enter with plenty of traditional seating either side and live sport on the television. It’s got a fair ambiance to it with its low ceiling and lack of natural light entering the main area, although the few seats near the front window make for a brighter place to sit - however it’s fairly well kept for a pub that will mainly cater for locals. There’s six hand pumps all together at the bar with a mix of the brewers own ales and the current guests they’ve signed up.“ |
| 66 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Visited on a Sunday afternoon, taking advantage of a change of trains on a trip across the pennines.
Service was fine on my visit as I told the lady behind the bar I had little over 20 minutes and wanted 2 pints so she was ready and waiting for me on my 2nd !
Well kept cask, fairly local choices.
Place was quiet as it had not long opened on a Sunday morning.
Great if you are passing through or changing trains, and even worth dropping off onto the next train in an hours time, but I personally wouldn’t be trekking out of Manchester to get to the buffet!“ |
| 76 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Wonderful old time bar with a decent selection and friendly atmosphere. No black peas this time though!!“ |
| 68 /100 Society Rooms (JDW) (Bar) 49-51 GROSVENOR STREET STALYBRIDGE CHESHIRE “Modern design Wetherspoon pub in the middle of the shopping area of Stalybridge. Its all pedestrianised at its location so there is a small terrace sectioned off at the front of the building which has a fully glass front covering its two levels. There’s two rows of ale pumps on the long enough bar.“ |
| 82 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “If Stalybridge isn’t on your list of places to visit, any rail, real ale or historic pubs enthusiast should at least step off the train and spend some time at the station as this is a superb historic buffet bar still in use serving a good range of real ales. There’s a conservatory extension if you don’t want to sit in and sup in the bar area or one of the waiting rooms adorned with old railway memorabilia on the walls. It’s a place full of historic atmosphere and a perfect halfway house if you are heading into Manchester by the railway.“ |
| 70 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “This was the last ale house on the Trans Pennine Ale Trail and despite being rather small found it to be friendly and have an ok selection of beers, I can only remember getting to see 3 hand-pulls as locals stood in front of the others! The beer was fairly cheap at good Northern prices and service was decent. Well worth a visit.“ |
| 84 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “Really good place. Vintage interior with lots of charming local features. About 8 handpulls, with some local micros and some popular Belgian bottles. The location is perfect, with amazing views of the pennines, from your seats on the station platform.“ |
| 70 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “An excellent place to enjoy a few beers and watch the world go by. It’s often quite amusing to see the envious looks on the faces of passengers on the trains travelling through as you sup your pint when the only beer choice they have is cans of non descript lager that the refreshments trolley vends as extortionate prices! As Gazza states in his review the only real drawback here can be the service as the place is only small and tends to get busy rather quickly and you find the locals are sometimes catered for ahead of others.“ |
| 70 /100 PLATFORM 4, STALYBRIDGE RAILWAY STATION, RASSBOTTOM STREET “A place that divides opinions; it has stood in it’s present form for years and has enjoyed various phases of scoopability. Sylvia has run it since the mid 90s, and alongside the boring standard beers there are 4 or more guests, usually new and/or rare with a "forthcoming" board posted on the door to the conservatory. Occasional fests are held albeit not with the same enthusiasm or number of beers as they used to be in it’s heyday. The main gripe I hear about the "Buffet" seems to be the unwelcoming atmosphere and bad service, which IMO sometimes cannot be denied, although it depends on the barstaff and circumstances and it’s still an essential stop if you’re in the Manchester area. Tends to favour beers from local breweries with some from further away nowadays, but still plenty of new beers.“ |
