November 18, 2009
With the service rated so low you may wonder how the overall is so high? The palace is just that good. Ambiance is GREAT. I love the at home feel to the place. mismatched everything! I love it. Service is slllooowwww, (I even got my own beer once because no one was out front)but everything is homemade from scratch so kick back watch the big tele and have a beer while you wait. Selection is the best in the area bar none, Period. Next nearest place with even semi decent beer is a VERY long way away from this place. So this place gets a phenominal 15 on selection! Food is out of this world good. the service being slow does not matter once you get your food. THE BEST fish and chips known to man, THE BEST Reuben I have ever had. Pretty much anything I had I loved on this menu. Value, it is not expensive! I was shocked once I got my bill (every time I have gone) Witht he type of beer I like I was shocked the price is not higher. Overall, if you want faster food there is another pub down the street where they sever Square fish with French Fries (no I am not kidding they call it fish and chips, but eh?) Yeah the service is lacking here but it is made up for with phenomenal quality and a at home feel to the place. Say hi to Bryan the owner and tell him the couple from jersey still talk about his place!

July 19, 2009
I passed the sign for this place before I processed what the sign said: English Ales & Darts. I stopped, turned around and saw that the other side of the sign advertised 85 beers. For the beer connoisseur the selection may be a wee bit of a disappointment, although the selection was well beyond anything else I saw in the Pigeon Forge/ Gatlinburg vicinity. The focus is on English ales, so there are no Belgians. But I found a couple of American micros I’d not tried and was very satisfied with the service and draught quality, price, etc. The ambiance is great, tons of English memorabilia, flags, soccer jerseys, and as promised, proper dart boards. The FOOD is AMAZING if you like pub fare. My wife had the fish and chips (perfectly authentic, served on newspaper with malt vinegar) and I got the best corned beef Reuben I’ve ever tasted. The owner cooked all the food himself and talked shop about beer with me for half an hour. He’s trying to wrangle a 3 bbl setup so go buy a pint from him and support his effort. Great place!

October 18, 2008
A very interesting place to say the least. It is well off the beaten path, which in Gatlinburg is a good thing. It is housed in a 3 story building with the top floor dedicated to the tavern. The atmosphere is very eclectic. A variety of chairs, couches, and tables fill the main room, with a balcony that gives a great view of the area. A bar at the back of the room services everyone. I believe 8 tap handles at the bar, and an unused cask handpull adornes the bar. I almost jumped out of the building when I saw the handpull, with thoughts of cask conditioned ales in the hills of Tennessee, but this was dashed when I was informed that no distributor would get the casks in stock for them. The bottle list was about 85 deep which is very respectable, with an obvious focus on English beers, but with several microbrews sprinkled in. The menu is small, but mainly full of authentic English-style foods, with the exception of a few things for the kids. The food was excellently prepared, with good sized portions and was a great value for the price. The only knock I have on the place is the service. The teenager that was handling the place was, well, a teenager. Service was spotty at best, and it was not a crowded night. I did get to talk to the owner a bit, and he seemed like a very passionate beer lover. He talked about opening up a brewery for the tavern in the near future which is a huge plus. I recommend this place, but have patience. If you are wanting your food quickly, this is not the place, but if you don’t mind a bit of a wait, then stop in and enjoy.

January 20, 2008
Very clean Pub with the beast fish & chips I have ever had in my life. Was served at the bar by the owner Bryan who was very friendly, and although by himself, I got great service. There is an English hand pump but no one to supply him with cask beer. All this place needs is to put a local bitter or stout on cask and it would be perfect.

October 7, 2006 [ Updated October 18, 2006 ]
I am partial to this place because of the memories there but I must say that it is wonderful. Always a large enough selection to satisfy what your craving. My defaults there are Guinness, Highland Brews, and DuckRabbit. Oh and the food is wonderful.

January 10, 2006 [ Updated August 12, 2007 ]
This is pretty much the place to go for beer in Gatlinburg, other than the brewery downtown. Ambiance is great, it’s very akin to being a guest in the owner’s own home. The food is wonderful, it’s a small menu, but it’s all English pub fare prepared from scratch in a very homecooked fashion. The beer selection is all micros/imports and rotates regularly, but the stupid distributor for Gatlinburg really hurts things. Occassionally some gems find their way in there, but there’s always a decent brew available in the cooler. Great place to relax and have a brew in a removed setting.

January 10, 2006
A must for beer in Gatlinburg. It’s a little out of the way, but that’s good...it has a valley all to itself. In the second story of a craft shop, it is privately owned and operated, and the owner is often tending bar or at least present. Very casual atmosphere, almost like being in my own house. The beer selection isn’t huge, but changes fairly regularly. I can’t think of a better selection in Gatlinburg, anyway. If you want to play darts, I suggest bringing your own. The lanes and boards are good, but the house darts aren’t.