Ye Olde Vic, Stockport

The Olde Vic has an L-shaped bar on the left wall that supports six handpumps, three of which were unused during a recent Tuesday evening visit. I’d not heard of the three available ales, but I enjoyed the Portobello Westway Pale. On the rear wall is a fireplace and banquette seating is found in the rear and the front right. On the shelf at the back of the seating and around the walls is a load of old nick-nacks, in fact there is a lot of old bits and bobs everywhere, even the background music was from a bygone era. I didn’t find the service to be very friendly and I found it difficult to get comfortable, even though it was very quiet. This isn’t somewhere I’ll be rushing back to.

Well all I can say is I know exactly what the last reviewer means as we were exactly the same. This was the last pub for us on a coach trip of pubs in the area ending with 8 bars in Stockport, so my memory was hazy, but it was a great place that welcomed us with a smashing community spirit even to appreciating the singing from a few of our crowd. The last 3 pubs on our trip, Hope Magnet and here have made us want to book accomodation up here to have a weekend and be able to spend more time in these fantastic bars. We enjoyed our Abbeydale Reveller but wanted to try so many more. Will be back.

My last stop last Saturday before getting the train. Had seen something about Ye Olde Vic recently so figured it was worth trying to squeeze a visit in. Glad I did, it is an interesting place, like stepping back in time to another era. There was a bank of hand pumps at the bar and I think most of them were on. I think the landlord must be particularly proud of his "beer board" TV screen as he directed us to it while we were choosing our beers, despite having a clear view of the pumps at the bar right in front of us. I can't help thinking the TV is a bit overkill for a place of this size and as others have said does stand out as the one modern thing in what is otherwise a bit of a time warp. The real fire is a great feature and we were lucky enough to get a seat next to it. There were a few people in at the time of our visit but it was not what you would call busy. From the cask ales on offer I had the Bramble Stout by Burton Bridge Brewery, which was rather enjoyable! I was a bit pressed for time due to the train (which I ended up missing by about 10 seconds) so only stayed for one, but could easily have had another if time had permitted. Nice friendly pleasant atmosphere, in my opinion, with character.