Latest reviews from Preston
| 70 /100 139-141 MARKET STREET WEST “Small brewery tap at the end of a small pedestrian lane off the centre of the now pedestrianised Friargate. It's a quaint almost square room entered through patio type doors with brewing equipment down one side and the built in bar opposite. There's quite a few places to sit in between. Plenty of their own brews should be available, and some guests, especially canned options in a fridge that could also be taken away. They don't do taster trays but all are available in third options if you want to try and go through them all.“ |
| 86 /100 139-141 MARKET STREET WEST “Classic industrial unit brewery taproom. 2 cask and 10 keg lines. Roughly 50% brewed on site, guests mostly local, but also the inescapable Vault City guest "sour". Friendly welcome, and close to other good beer places worth a visit. I was the only customer for the first half hour or so of my visit.“ |
| 70 /100 Guild Ale House (Bar) 56 LANCASTER ROAD “Fairly standard format micropub adjacent to the Guildhall on the street between the market and Fishergate.
It’s a former shop and the large glass windows give it a very airy feel. The bar is on the left, and the rest of the (quite) small space includes a selection of tables, chairs and stools. An archway at the rear gives access to another small unusual shaped room that is similarly furnished. The main room also has a piano, but I’m not sure if that is featured in the advertised “occasional live music”. Apparantly there is more room upstairs ubt I have never been.
There are a total of 7 hand-pumps. These serve an every changing selection of mainly local beers. There’s is always dark beer, though on my latest visit I was disappointed to find it was Titanic Plum Porter.
There is no food or TV.
This is still a decent venue, but no longer as pioneering ss it once was.
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| 80 /100 Black Horse (Robinsons) (Bar) 166 FRIARGATE “An architectural gem of a pub run by Robinsons. Flat iron shaped halfway up the hill on the southern half of Friargate.
You know it is going t be something special when the name of the pub is spelt out in a mosaic on the tiled floor in the entrance. The mosaic continues throughout the pub. There are two rooms (one left, one right) immediately after the entrance both featuring much use of dark wood and plenty of old photos on the walls. The outstanding feature though is the huge ornate circular ceramic bar counter that is off to the right. More seating around this (it was originally the public bar). Straight on past the bar is a small alcove featuring mirrors. There is also more room upstairs, though I have never been, and I believe there is a rooftop terrace !
In terms of beer there are a total of 10 handpumps, 3 or 4 of which are from Robinsons. The rest are an ever changing selection of guest ales. These are sourced by Titanic, so usually include one or two of theirs. There is normally at least one dark beer. They used to be famed for always having Robinsons Old tom on tap, but this is now no longer possible. Instead they have recently celebrated “Old Tom Day” when it returned for the winter.
The only food is large pork pies.
The changing guest ales means it’s quite likely you’ll find a tick or two here, but the real point of any visit should be to marvel at the architectural splendour !
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| 78 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “Small Craft beer bar just off the inner ring road – from Fishergate it’s right at the far end of Lune St.
There are a few tables and chairs outside – which is more than can be said for the inside ! It really is quite small, and the bar takes up most of the right hand side. The only seating in the rest of it is some high stools connecting to a narrow ledge that runs around the whole place. There is also an upstairs with more comfortable seating, but access that you need to go back out of the main bar almost into the street. Toilet (note the use of the singular tense !) is also upstairs.
In terms of beer there are 10 craft keg lines (which includes a cider) in the wall behind the bar, and 4 cask handpumps on the bar. In terms of what beers to expect I can’t really give advice because on my visit they were in the middle of a Siren Caribbean Chocolate Cake tap takeover. No less than 4 different versions on that beer were available ! Didn’t include a cask version though – those were all pale ales (sigh). There was also a fridge filled with bottles, but I didn’t investigate further.
Staff were also very helpful and patiently explained the differences between all the chocolate cakes !
Nice place. I’ll certainly be returning on my next visit to Preston.
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| 64 /100 139-141 MARKET STREET WEST “Craft brewery taproom located just outside the inner ring road in Preston. Market Street West links the inner ring road with the northern half of Friargate. Whichever end you start from you’ll have to walk uphill to get to Chain House ! (From the ring road it’s on the left). Quite easy to miss the only signs are a couple of barrels out on the payement, and a small door with an illuminated sign saying “open”.
Once inside it is very much an industrial unit containing the brewery with bare walls and suspended lighting. The bar is on the left and the gleaming brewery kit is on the right. Inbetween there are a few tables and a selection of bench and stools serving them.
In terms of beer there are two hand pumps at the side of the bar and a row of 10 craft taps in the wall behind. The beer list is chalk written on boards to the left – and contains a total of 14 beers / ciders ! I’m not sure where the missing 2 are served from. Main of the bers are their own, but there are also a few from the likes of Little Monster and Thornbridge. [ The cask beers were from First Chop and Utopian on my visit ]
The only food I could see on offer were scotch eggs.
It’s OK but a bit basic. You should certainly get a tick or two here though !
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| 46 /100 Dog and Partridge (Bar) 44 FRIARGATE “On the soon to be pedestrianised Friargate with two defined areas although open plan, this is a modern shop unit conversion of a public house, so not quite a micropub, and seems to be a popular locals haunt. Has three often seen cask ales available.“ |
| 38 /100 Bears Paw (Bar) 42 CHURCH ST “In the undeveloped eastern section of the main street through the city centre, this is an old school locals pub with no cask, only macro brews available. In its own traditional building with a worn traditional appearance the best reference I can give is it is a great example of how many public houses used to be like in the late 20th century if you're after a heritage experience.“ |
| 70 /100 Old Black Bull (Bar) 35 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 64 /100 Grey Friar (JDW) (Bar) 144 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 68 /100 Hogarths (Bar) 140A CHURCH ST “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 78 /100 Orchard (Bar) UNIT 4C, EARL STREET “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 70 /100 Black Horse (Robinsons) (Bar) 166 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 74 /100 Guild Ale House (Bar) 56 LANCASTER ROAD “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 80 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 48 /100 Black a Moor Head (Bar) 92 LANCASTER RD “Visited January 2020.“ |
| 56 /100 Old Vic (Bar) 78 FISHERGATE “Classic old pub within spitting distance of the station. 8-10 cask beers available, unfortunately most being the "boring bitter" type. Not the most exciting place but worth a look if you need to kill time before a train.“ |
| 66 /100 Grey Friar (JDW) (Bar) 144 FRIARGATE “Fairly classic Wetherspoons, perhaps distinguished by the truly gruesome architectural exterior. Inside, it’s exactly what you’d expect, no more no less. Couple of nice pints on offer, hard to complain!“ |
| 70 /100 Orchard (Bar) UNIT 4C, EARL STREET “Bemused I hadn’t rated this before…nice small pub attached to the market in Preston, friendly, about 10 kegs and a couple of casks.“ |
| 82 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “Visited on 21st November 2021. 5 mins from station. 2 roomed pub. Main room has bar and barstools around outside. Upstairs is quieter and more comfy seating. Nice, smart decor. Typical of modern craft beer micro. 10 keg taps, 4 cask. Fridges full of decent ale. Good range. Staff friendly. Service good. Nice place. Definitely pop in.“ |
| 40 /100 New Britannia (Bar) 6 HEATLEY STREET “Regular urban pub down a side street that has a couple of wickets at the bar, but everything is macro produced. Shows all the football so maybe of interest to some. Fairly small front facing room with bar.“ |
| 42 /100 Sun Hotel (Thwaites) (Bar) 112 FRIARGATE “Fairly ordinary urban pub selling lots of mass produced beer to the masses. A good place to play pool or watch the football though if you so wish. Regular Thwaites ales are sold here.“ |
| 64 /100 PLAU Gin & Beer House (Bar) 115 FRIARGATE “Cosy cafe-bar styling eatery, beer house and cocktails, a bit of everything really in nicely restored pseudo period fixtures and fittings. A tad too crowded on my visit, with bodies making it very difficult to get up to and to the front of the bar on the raised service area. Has some very worthwhile crafted beers in its selection.“ |
| 82 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “Small beer focused pub with around 4 cask lines and maybe 10 kegs. Been a couple of times, super friendly, nice range of different styles on offer with good quality. What’s not to like?“ |
| 72 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “On the fringe of the shopping area just before the main road that separates this from the multiple bars close to the University area of the city, this is a micropub that has four cask pumps and gets into double figures with its keg lines, backed up by plenty of craft cans. The ground floor bar area doesn't leave a great amount of room to drink, but there's a few stools available, I didn't get to the other room but it's clear there will be a lot more seats available in there.“ |
| 72 /100 Vinyl Tap (Bar) 28-30 ADELPHI STREET “Corner pub in terraced area not too far behind the imposing Adelphi pub. Although an older building this music venue has definitely had a modern makeover inside, although still traditional enough in design. Its long bar against the inner wall has a row of ale pumps with some good local and regional crafted brews available, also craft cans in the fridge.“ |
| 56 /100 Adelphi (Bar) 43 FYLDE ST “Large pub overlooking the traffic island it faces, traditional in design, although slightly warn looking, probably as this looks like a popular student venue, it's certainly in the right place for it to be that. Nevertheless it has a row of worthwhile ale pumps at the long bar at the back of the main ground floor room. Has a garden area at the rear.“ |
| 70 /100 Orchard (Bar) UNIT 4C, EARL STREET “Micropub on one corner of the covered market area next to the Town Hall, has an inside and outside, with the latter sheltered by the aforementioned market roof. It's very modern looking with plenty of taps, mostly keg, lots of crafted beer.“ |
| 72 /100 Guild Ale House (Bar) 56 LANCASTER ROAD “Behind the Town Hall just a few yards up the street from the Guild Hall, this is a shop unit conversion into quite a neat and welcoming enough micropub. It's a standard unit size with the bar at the back, allowing you sit and people watch through the large commercial windows that cover the whole of its frontage - with more room upstairs. The selection of cask ales is good, expect local and regional efforts backed up by keg and bottles.“ |
| 62 /100 Wings & Beer Co (Bar) 37 CANNON STREET “Came here for the beer, not the Wings in this slightly cramped multi-television American style sports bar - although it's still British enough in design not to be completely alien to the area. There's a row of cask ale pumps at the bar with local options so it's worth a look, especially if you want to watch the football or other sports with a drink or filling food.“ |
| 56 /100 Baker Street (Bar) 30-34 AVENHAM ST “Old back street brick building but modern design on the inside, it's perhaps more of a late night venue, but is open early, although may prove a little lonely on some afternoons. Real ale is available though with several pumps across the middle of the bar - something local was available.“ |
| 56 /100 Ferret (Bar) 55 FYLDE RD “Large student music venue with a open plan main room, a central bar with local cask ale available and a few outdoor seats down the side of the building. Affordable food menu but nothing gourmet!“ |
| 38 /100 Barney's Piano Bar (Bar) 118 CHURCH STREET “At the far eastern end of the main shopping street, this pub is probably the cheapest place in town to drink and attracts a few 'characters' for it. It's huge though around a large central bar so it's easy enough to find your own space. A visit here is for the old school venue and atmosphere and not for the beer as it's not a destination.“ |
| 76 /100 Moorbrook (Bar) 370 NORTH ROAD “Multi-roomed traditional ale house on the A6 North out of the city centre. It's a good walk from the main action but possible. Standing on its own just before a road junction it's well appointed on the inside and has certainly had a makeover in recent times and there's plenty of ale choice, good local options and some real ciders too, so well worth the detour.“ |
| 76 /100 Priest Town Brewing Bottle Shop (Beer Store) NEW MARKET HALL “Small stall in the open but covered market area close to the Guildhall and Town Hall. There's only a couple of brews from Priest Town available here but there's all manor of styles and specials from the funkiest breweries in the North-west region so it's well worth a look.“ |
| 68 /100 Twelve Tellers (JDW) (Bar) 14-15 CHURCH STREET “@ The Twelve Tellers (JDW), 14-15 Church Street, PR1 3BQ Preston, Lancashire, England.
Visited January 2020. Our first stop of the day for breakfast and some beers. Aprox 15 minutes walk from the train station. Large central located spons and yes looks like a former bank building, lots of seatings, cozy sofas, open fire and normalt table - chairs, great decoration, lovely ceilings and great paintings. Place is clean and with a very welcoming atmosphere. Friendly staff and quick service, both at the bar and when you order food.
Rate this place on these attributes: Ambiance 4/5, Service 7/10, Selection 9/15, Overall 14/20, Optional, The scores below do not count towards the total score: Food 5/10, Value 6/10, Total score 3.4“ |
| 84 /100 PLAU Gin & Beer House (Bar) 115 FRIARGATE “Beautifully restored old building, meandering over numerous floors & cellars.
Outside private area at the back.
Great selection of around 8 Draft Craft beers.
Really worth a visit in Preston“ |
| 66 /100 Grey Friar (JDW) (Bar) 144 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020. Traditionel JDW deco. Lots of seatings. One large room. Staff being busy at our visit. Traditionel line up of beers.“ |
| 70 /100 Old Black Bull (Bar) 35 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020. I love coming into a pub and being welcomed by the pub dog.. Nice mix of beers.. To loudly music at our visit. Good amount of seatings. Nice and friendly atmosphere..“ |
| 80 /100 Plug & Taps (Bar) 32 LUNE STREET “Visited January 2020. Great spot, really nice selection of beers, both on draught and casks.. small fridge with beers on can / bottle.. not the biggest place but still good amount of seatings. For sure a must visit place when in Preston. They serve their beers in thirds as well as halfs.. Friendly and helpful staff that know their stuff about beers..“ |
| 72 /100 Black Horse (Robinsons) (Bar) 166 FRIARGATE “Visited January 2020. Another nice stop in the town center. Cosy lovely multi roomed pub. Way to loud music though.. lots of nice things / pictures decoration the walls. Lots of tiles decoration the floors and walls.. friendly staff.. nice fireplaces and great sitting close to them on this cold day... Good selection of beers.. served in good condition.. will for sure get here again if in Preston another time..“ |
| 80 /100 Orchard (Bar) UNIT 4C, EARL STREET “Visited January 2020. Placed in city center, easy to find. Smaller pub, placed in the corner of a bigger shopping building. Good amount of seatings compared to the size of the bar, can imagine there will be outdoor seatings in summer time. Helpfull staff. Possible to have a tasting paddles..“ |
| 50 /100 Black a Moor Head (Bar) 92 LANCASTER RD “Visited January 2020. Went in for a short visit.. Friendly staff, only draught beers on from industrial breweries.. locals are for sure having a nice time, coming for a lager, a chat and to watch the football on TV..“ |
| 74 /100 Guild Ale House (Bar) 56 LANCASTER ROAD “Visited January 2020. This place looks like it used to be a shop and now have turned into a lovely pub. Good service and good amount of seatings. A mix of old style and modern look.. Nice selection of beers. Both cask and draught, as well as a few bottles and cans.“ |
| 70 /100 Hogarths (Bar) 140A CHURCH ST “Visited January 2020. From the outside this place doesn't look that big, but it does when getting in. Old style pub deco, lots of seatings - and TV screens showing sports. Cosy relaxing atmosphere, even though being a locals pub, still welcoming to strangers.. Friendly staff.. beers served in fine conditions..“ |
| 70 /100 Twelve Tellers (JDW) (Bar) 14-15 CHURCH STREET “Visited January 2020. First stop of the day - breakfast.. 15 minutes walk from the station.. Huge place with lots of seatings. Great deco, lovely ceilings and great paintings.. Clean and a very welcoming atmosphere.. Friendly staff and quick service..“ |
