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Bakers Vaults, Stockport

Market Place
Stockport
SK1 1EU
Phone: 01614809448

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Steve C left this review about Bakers Vaults

Bakers Vaults has an island bar with a U-shaped counter that faces the entrance and a tall back bar full of spirits. With the high ceiling it actually looks quite cool. The bar supports ten handpumps in two banks of five, but four handpumps were unused during a recent Tuesday afternoon visit. This left a cask ale option of 4T’s Wired, Titanic’s Plum Porter, and Weston’s Rosie’s Pig Cloudy Cider alongside Robinson’s Trooper, Unicorn and Dizzy Blonde. I had half a Titanic which set me back £2, which was a little annoying because I’d just paid £2.10 for a pint of it in the Spoons around the corner. The bar also supports eight premium keg fonts.
There is wooden flooring throughout and beer shelves with stools run down the left and right walls. Seating is found under the central front leaded window and high tables around the entrance. Some sofa seating is located along a thin strip behind the island bar. There are no televisions, but there was some background music playing. Out the front are some picnic tables behind a waist high fence that demarks it from the passing Market Place.
I thought it was good in here and the surroundings are certainly better than the Spoons, but was it twice as good? I think not.

On 9th June 2022 - rating: 7
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Rob Hunter left this review about Bakers Vaults

Visited on Friday lunchtime. Much quieter than on the Saturday evening and no issue getting in or getting a seat!

3 of the 5 guest hand pulls were on, offering Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve, Titanic Iceberg, and Rosie's Pig cider. The Robinsons pulls also had 3 of 5 on, offering Trooper, Unicorn and Dizzy Blonde.

The Plum Porter Grand Reserve was magnificent, and service was friendly. Recommended.

On 15th November 2021 - rating: 8
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Rob Hunter left this review about Bakers Vaults

Tried to visit on Saturday evening but the bouncer said it was packed inside and suggested we go across to the Board Head for a drink then come back and try again in 20-30 minutes. Certainly busy and popular, as a lot of places in Stockport town centre seem to be on a Saturday evening. We ended up going elsewhere but will be happy to try again next time we are in Stockport.

On 18th October 2021 - no rating submitted
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Brainy Pool left this review about Bakers Vaults

certainly a contrast to the nearby Boars Head, with a trendy atmosphere - flowers on the tables and pretty young clientele and staff. The arched windows are certainly an interesting feature and it does all feel quite imposing. A few Robbies ales, a couple from Titanic and a cider. Ale quality is very good though served in dimpled mugs. It’s worth a visit if you’re in this part of town.

On 26th September 2021 - rating: 7
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Rob Hunter left this review about Bakers Vaults

I've been in a handful of times over recent years, the most recent being on Friday lunch time after discovering that nearby Remedy was not serving food. I can only reinforce the previous reviews - a nice old building done up in a pleasant modern style with a central pillar to break things up a bit.

Service was friendly and welcoming. At the bar are ten hand pulls, split across two banks of five with the right hand bank offering the Robinsons ales and the left hand bank offering the guests. Just one of the guests was off, so a decent line up. Titanic Plum Porter seems to be a regular feature. I'm not a massive fan of Robinsons beers so the guest ales definitely make this place worth visiting in my opinion.

In terms of food it's mainly burgers and hot dog sausages, but decent quality and filling.

A Robinsons pub that's worth a visit even if, like me, you're not mad keen on Robinsons beers.

On 4th June 2019 - rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about Bakers Vaults

Enjoyed our visit to this Robinson's pub where we also found a guest from Salopian brewery which was very good. Large room with high ceilings and arched windows.

On 20th January 2019 - rating: 7
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Ian Mapp left this review about Bakers Vaults

Jukebox definitely works - converted for CD Use :-)

Handsome grade II listed building - big windows, high ceiling, wooden floors.

Didn't realise it was a Robinsons and found an unusual Butcombe Haka which was perfect.

Really nice pub. Would be my local, if I lived here.

On 20th November 2018 - rating: 8
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Malden man left this review about Bakers Vaults

A great start to our afternoon in Stockport prior to the match at Edgeley Park, a friendly welcoming ambience, great looking leaded arched windows, a high ceiling, fancy gilded clocks but not sure really about the stuffed birds of prey. A huge American 50s jukebox not sure if functioning though.
Robbies beers, well it is Stockport, Unicorn, Trooper, Dizzy Blonde, Cumbria Way, Double Hop but also Titanic Plum Porter and Cappucino Stout, Bridgehouse Holy Cow and North Cotswold Tumbling Jack. We sat outside on the picnic benches facing the market, liked it here.

On 26th October 2018 - rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Bakers Vaults

This large, bare boarded pub in Stockport’s market square has clearly had a recent refurbishment, creating a smart, clean venue in the heart of the town. The place gets plenty of natural light through a series of high arched windows that run around three sides of the large single room and bear a passing resemblance to the windows of the old market building across the square. A chunky L-shaped servery stands on the rear wall with an attractive angular counter and smart modern bar back topped with some impressive large barrels. High stools and benches run down the left hand side of the room, whilst standard tables and chairs can be found on a raised platform to the front, with plenty of space left over for vertical drinking, mainly around a very large centrally positioned pillar which breaks the room up nicely and hints at the pub’s former layout. The room has a very high ceiling and not too much in the way of soft furnishing, which means it gets a bit loud at times and I noticed a great old jukebox in the front right corner, which presumably adds to the cacophony once in use. Otherwise the decor is fairly limited, with only a small collection of cuckoo clocks really catching the eye. There is a hatch to a kitchen in the rear left corner and the menu looked pretty good from what I saw of it.
There was a nice ale selection on the bar with the inevitable Robinson’s beer – Unicorn, Dizzy Blonde, Trooper, Double Hop – joined by guests such as Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve, Potbelly Crazy Daze, Firebird Parody Session IPA and Harviestoun Old Engine Oil. The Plum Porter seemed universally popular but it’s a beer I’ve never really enjoyed, so I tried the Session IPA, which was a decent drop. The bar staff were very friendly and took a bit of time out to chat to us, as did a couple of the locals.
This is a very smart and respectable pub of the sort you would easily be able to convince non-pub going friends and family to visit. I found the service and beer range to be its biggest attractions and given its central location, could imagine stopping by regularly if I lived locally.

On 4th January 2018 - rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Bakers Vaults

A large, modern, high-ceilinged place with hipster lights but thankfully the interior has been finished in a professional manner (though the filing cabinet print wall paper was perhaps ill-advised). Star of the show are the marvellous high arched windows which allow the place to be flooded with light, though the cuckoo clocks may win it for those of a more quirky nature. Is owned by Robbies, so I raised an eyebrow when I saw 10 pumps (four of them Robbies) and all were on. My half of Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve was amazing though I paid a fair whack for it - £4.30. Very busy for Friday lunchtime with a crowd largely made up of workers enjoying a long lunch. As mentioned, the high ceiling and open-plan layout means that it can get noisy very easily. Those of a particular disposition may not too enamoured by the preponderance of high tables and chairs but some standards were available. I was pretty impressed with this one, having not expected too much on entering. 7.5

On 1st December 2017 - rating: 7
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