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The Coachmakers Arms, Stoke-On-Trent
Hanley
Postal town: Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 3EA
Served areas
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Steve C left this review about The Coachmakers Arms
The Coachmakers is a small pub with a tiny front bar to the left of the entrance. Standard keg was available alongside Birra Moretti and I counted four hand pumps. These were drawing Wye Valley’s HPA, Brains Rev James, Lymestone Brewery’s Ein Stien and Bass. A hatch on the right of the bar serves a central corridor that has three rooms coming off it, one to the left behind the bar and two to the right, one in front of the other. The two rear rooms were closed so the five or so locals had assembled in the front room that is just about big enough to swing a small cat. Banquettes run around the walls and on the right wall is a fireplace that had a log fire on the go. The toilets are in a shed out the back, I actually liked the walk to them through the old brick passageway. The service was friendly and the locals didn’t mind a stranger sitting amongst them, but being a southerner I like my space so would have preferred it if another room was open. Worth a look for the history.
On 19th January 2023
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Coachmakers Arms
Our final pub on our tour of Stoke pubs serving Bass, and fittingly there was actually Bass available, and even better it was in very good condition. I've been here a few times before, but this was my first visit since the threat of demolition had been lifted, so I could have a look around without that dreadful feeling of seeing an old friend for the last time. Definitely worth a look-in if you're in Stoke, and no excuse not to with the bus station just over the road and frequent services to and from the railway station.
On 4th September 2022
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Coachmakers Arms
To start with some good news, the developers who originally planned to demolish this pub to make way for some horrendous bit of modern urban planning, announced in July 2016 that they have scaled back their plans and that their development will no longer extend as far as Lichfield Street, thereby putting to an end years of speculation and fear for the pub’s future. This all seems rather fitting for a pub that is a genuine survivor, retaining a rare Victorian corridor pub layout, with four small rooms accessed from a central drinking corridor. The corridor is pretty narrow and has some lovely Minton tiling with old pictures of trains and trams hung above. There is a high ledge running down one side, legitimising the practise of drinking in the corridor, which a fair few were doing on a late Saturday evening visit. To the front of the corridor there is a serving hatch, which saves customers from having to enter the compact front bar in the front left room, where some fixed seating runs under the front windows and a nice fireplace stands on the end wall. The room is carpeted and has a few bland art prints on show as well as an unusual partly padded bar counter front. Unfortunately, two of the other rooms, to the front right and rear left, were not open on this visit, but from what I could gather, they are both fairly small and have bench and low stool seating and their own fireplace, with various old paintings and photos on the walls. The final room, to the rear right, was open to explore and seemed to act as something of a games room with a dartboard at one end and some folk playing board games in another corner. There is another fireplace in here, acting as an impressive focal point, and I also spotted an upright piano and some shelves stacked with books. The corridor leads out to a fairly uninspiring rear courtyard and the gents toilets which are in an outdoor block.
The pub usually serves four ales, but three of these had gone by the time I arrived, so I had a choice of Draught Bass or Weston’s Old Rosie cider. I ordered a pint of Bass, popped it on the shelf in the corridor and made the long walk to the gents, but when I returned I found my pint had gone. To my surprise, it turned out that another chap had ordered a pint of Bass just before me and had taken it back whilst I was in the gents, so the barman took it upon himself to track down my pint and then provide me with a replacement which he poured straight from the barrel in the cellar. I was a bit stunned by all this, but thought it was very good customer service and the new pint was fine by me.
I really enjoyed this fairly unique pub experience and thought the drinking corridor was a great place to prop yourself up and chat to the friendly locals. The staff were great and their commitment to ensuring I got a good quality pint has to be applauded. With a few more ales to choose from, I suspect this becomes a difficult pub to leave and I think we can all be grateful that its future now looks a lot more assured.
On 29th December 2016
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
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- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 29 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 01 June 2015 by Aqualung .
- Darts : Yes last updated 07 August 2018 by hondo .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
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- Jukebox : No last updated 01 June 2015 by Aqualung .
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- Live Music : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 01 June 2015 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
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- Real Ale : Yes last updated 07 August 2018 by hondo .
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- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- WiFi : No last updated 01 June 2015 by Aqualung .
