Sheffield recommendations

I would have suggested the Devonshire Car they do good food in the evening.

And I don't think it will be too busy of an evening on Monday

Sorry Cat no Car - ie a feline not a motor vehicle. Damn keyboard

Some beer bloggers & twitterers ("tweeters"? - I don't know!?) I know had a "twissup" there recently, plus some of them live, run pubs & brew beer there, so should be in the know - I asked them about good beer & evening food pubs . . .

"Fat Cat excellent beer and great pub food. Ditto Kelham Island Tavern Oh and what about the hillsborough Hotel and on and on" & "Devonshire cat in Sheffield has great beers, and good food served until 7 or 8 o'clock. & Rutland Arms is a great Sheffield pub, think they do food until about 8-ish."

Let us know how you get on, I'm going to try to get over there soon.

cheers MikeMcG

Paul and Mike, thanks for the information.

I'm looking forward to visiting Sheffield, something I've been promising myself for a while now.

Will let you know how we get on.

Cheers johnnysaint

Back from Sheffield via the lovely snow covered Woodhead Pass.

Had a great time, visited the Devonshire Cat, Kelham Island Tavern and finished off in the Fat Cat.

All 3 pubs had 11+ ales on each, so much choice we didn't know where to start. IMHO the beer quality/condition and range was probably best in the Devonshire Cat. I tried Saltaire Hazelnut & Coffee and Cascade Pale Ale - first time I've tried any Saltaire brews and I was very impressed with both. Also had Thornbridge Jaipur, in excellent condition and Salamander Dogger which was good but nothing special. The food in the DC was excellent, really tasted home made. I'd certainly eat and drink there again - great service too, was offered tasters before buying.

Off to the Kelham Island Tavern then at 5.00 pm. Fantastic pub, certainly has all the attributes of a national winner. Once again, the beer range was excellent, with all beers sampled in great condition. Don't think they were serving food in the evening.

A couple of pints later and we made the short walk to a very busy Fat Cat. They seemed to have a lot of higher strength beers at the bar, I guess what was left from their recent Winter Ale festival. Once again the beer was in great condition although the range was compromised by the higher ABVs. Very disappointed with the food, we both had the steak and ale pie, not up to much at all, although almost half the price of the DC. Wouldn't eat there again, would rather pay the extra at the DC.

All in all, a very enjoyable trip to South Yorkshire. 3 great pubs serving very good beer.

Cheers johnnysaint

Kelham Island Tavern is the newly announced CAMRA Pub of the Year Wellington just up the round has a brewery. The new Thornbridge owned pub on the station is also recommended.